Parent Initiated Form (PIF) - Form Template Packets

For Parent Initiated Forms, Template Packets provide a way of creating a large and complex School Form by breaking it down into parts, each of which is a Template in its own right, which is then associated with a parent Template.

When the Form is seen on screen, it is displayed as a series of tabs, where each tab represents a Form Template in the Packet.

Note: If you do not see the various options noted below, please contact support@edsmart.com and ask for the Form Template Packet feature to be enabled for your school account, this is a feature for Engage & Transform subscription schools.

Create a Form Template Packet (Assigning the Primary Form)

A Packet consists of a Parent (Primary Form) and any number of Children (Secondary Forms).

To create the Parent template:

1. Create a form template using the Parent Initiated Form for Student.
2. Complete the required fields, then save the template.
3. Once saved, click EDIT.
4. Now you will see the Form Packet?
5. Field - select 'Yes' for the Form Packet option.

Assigning Child Forms to Packet ( Secondary Forms)

1. Edit the Form Templates you wish to be Children of this Packet (Secondary Forms)
2. Allocate them to the Parent. Note, that a Template can be the Child Form (Secondary Form) of more than one Parent Form (Primary Form).

To assign the order of the Child (Secondary) Forms:

1. Navigate back to the Parent (Primary) Forms:
2. In the Section In this Packet enter numbers in ascending order based on the order the Forms should be displayed. 

When a Form is created from the Parent Template, it will be shown with a tabbed view. The first tab is the Parent Template (Primary Form), and the others are the Children (Secondary Forms). These will be displayed in the order as per the display order assigned in the Template's setting.

More articles in this category:

• Send a School Form to Staff
• Building a Slip Template in EdSmart
• Creating a Form Template
• Designing a Form Template
• Improvements to Form Designer
• Adding an Approval Workflow to a Form Template
• Managing Fields on Form Templates
• Lock and Unlock Fields on Form Workflows
• Managing your Form Template Workflows
• Conditional Workflows
• Allow parents to create multiple forms of the same type
• Form Template Categories - how to create and edit
• Parent Initiated Form (PIF) - Form Template Packets
• Form Template Library
• Duplicate a Form Template
• Process Module
• School Form for Student and Parent Response
• Workflow scenarios for School Form for Student with Parent Response
• Field Configurations in Template Designer
• Validate Feature to enter and capture correct data
• Add a Web Page Link in a Long Description Field
• Parent Slip File Uploads
• Create Slips from the Form Templates page
• How To Create a Form With a Notification That Is Sent To The Form Creator On Behalf Of The User.
• Assign User Groups to Workflow Steps
• Streamlining Template Creation with Default Approval Workflows