Concepts and Definitions

Below are some important concepts that are helpfull to understand when working with Dataforms.

Collection

A Dataform collection is a group of Dataform Forms. A collection can separate out forms into sections and by doing this, you can render a table of contents.

See the create_collection and BaseCollection objects in Dataforms Form API for more information.

Bindings

Bindings are a way of showing and/or hiding certain fields based on the actions of others fields. Say you hide certain fields in your form until a uses clicks on a specific checkbox and then show them.

Bindings can show or hide fields based on the follow conditions:

• A Field that is checked or has a value
• A Field value that is equal to a specific value
• A Field value that is not equal to specific value
• A Field value that contains a specific value
• A Field value that does not contains a specific value

Bindings can be added through the Django admin.

Mappings

You will notice in the Django admin there are three mapping models. (Choice Mappings, Collection Mappings, and Field Mappings) These are the bridge table relations that connect Choices to Fields, Forms to Collections, and Fields to Forms.

In the future, a re-work of the admin interface is planned to be more intuitive but for now this admin areas serve as the way to connect the pieces of your forms togethor.