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Capture data where it happens

A form comes straight out of your grid and can be shared in minutes — on the vehicle, at the machine, at a customer site or on your website. Every response lands in the database right away.

From grid to form in minutes

Pick the fields you want to ask for and name them the way the person filling them in would. New fields can be created straight from the form. The rest of the grid stays out of sight.

  • Pick fields — reuse existing columns or create new ones
  • Your own labels — “Licence plate” on the outside, “vehicle_id” on the inside
  • Fitting components — dropdowns, multiple select, file upload, signature
  • Required or optional — required fields enforce what matters, the rest stays optional

Maintenance log

Live

Link, QR code or embedded

“Create link” produces a share link anyone can open without an account. Print the same link as a QR code, or embed the form as an iframe on your website — responses run into the same grid either way.

  • Share link — distribute by email, messenger or intranet
  • QR code — on the vehicle, the machine or a notice — point a phone at it and fill it in
  • Embed — as an iframe in your own site, in your own layout
  • Prefilled link — device, location or contact are already filled in when it opens
Share form
app.apptivegrid.de/f/… Share link
QR code
For posters, machines, vehicles
Embed
As an iframe on your own website
Prefilled link
Device and location already filled in

After submitting, things carry on by themselves

“Entry via form” is one of the six flow triggers. That turns a form into a process: notify, forward, write into other systems — or wait for an approval.

  • Notify immediately — email, Slack, MS Teams or SMS to whoever is responsible
  • Enrich the data — update the entry, link it, or pass it on with an HTTP request
  • Collect an approval — a page as a flow step holds the process until someone has decided
  • Produce documents — a PDF, a QR code or a calendar entry from the captured data
See human-in-the-loop processes
Trigger: Entry via form
Someone submits the maintenance log
Action: Update entry
Set status to “In review”
Action: Send email
Notify the responsible team
Action: Slack message
Post to #maintenance

Every setting at a glance

What you can configure per field, on the appearance, and after submitting.

Per field

Required
The form cannot be submitted without an entry.
Hidden
The field is not shown but still submitted — location or source, for instance.
Prefilled
A default value that is already there when the form opens.
Not editable
The value is visible but cannot be changed.
Own label
A field name and description for the person filling it in, independent of the column name.
Only allow adding files
Existing attachments cannot be deleted.

Appearance

Title & description
What sits at the top of the form.
Colours
Match the form to your own look.
Background image
Your own motif behind the form.
Logo
Your logo inside the form — from the Pro plan onwards.
Button text
“Report defect” instead of “Submit”, for example.

After submitting

Success page
Your own title and message instead of a default notice.
Redirect to a website
Straight back into your own presence.
Fill in again
For capture runs that repeat back to back.
Timing
Immediately, on a button, or after five seconds.
Submit automatically
The form submits itself on load — together with a prefilled link.

Questions about forms

Do the people filling in my form need an account?

No. A form is shared through a link and can be filled in without signing in — by link, QR code or embedded on your website.

Where do the responses go?

Every response becomes an entry in the grid the form was built from. It is immediately available in every view, evaluation and automation.

Can I prefill fields?

Yes, in two ways: as a fixed default value in the form, or through a prefilled link that carries the values. A QR code on a machine can already say which machine it is.

Can I capture photos, files and signatures?

Yes. File fields take photos and documents straight from a phone, video capture is supported, and a signature field records a signature on the device.

Can something happen automatically after submitting?

Yes. “Entry via form” is one of the six flow triggers. The flow can notify people, write data into other systems or collect an approval.

How is this different from a page?

A form is built for quick capture. A page gives you a free layout: text, embedded views, evaluations and input fields together — and it can wait for a decision as a step inside a flow.

Build your first form

Start for free, pick your fields, share the link. No credit card required.