Ability to use Forms to Create New Records

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Hi,

I noticed that Grist has a great form builder that’s designed for creating new records through external forms.

Would it be possible to use the same form builder internally as well? For example, instead of exposing the form publicly, it could be used as a built-in interface for adding new records within a document.

This would provide a more user-friendly data entry experience, especially for users who don’t want to enter data directly into the table. The following example is entering in a new credit card statement in a table.

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You can add a cut=stom widget, select the first (custom URL) and paste the URL of the form.

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This did work. However, when submitting it, it would be better if it skipped this screen.

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Actually another issue I see is that the widget link doesn’t work with this form builder. So when I select a credit card and enter the form, the link does not get made.

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You can add a redirect to this form in the submission part, so it directly opens a new submission.

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You need multiple widgets? I am not sure I get this, but to be honoust I would not a this form to getgrist (only for outside submissions). For internal submissions it’s more easiers to add a card widget and edit this just like a formsubmission.

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