Forms are a fundamental feature of the Apricot platform, enabling you to easily collect information from your participants. Our flexible Form Designer gives you the tools to create custom forms tailored to your business needs. This article provides resources to walk you through the basics of Apricot forms and how to leverage their full potential.

There are two main form types - Tier 1 and Tier 2. Tier 1 forms typically collect data that is not expected to change over time or only needs to be kept up to date. Tier 2 forms are child forms that live under a Tier 1 form. They capture data that's likely to change often for individuals and show snapshots of a situation that may occur several times over the course of their participation in your programs.

Administrators and users with administrative access can access the Administrator tab at the top of their Apricot page, then expand the Form Designer category. You can create forms from scratch on the Standard Forms page, including customizing the form's appearance and other properties to create an intuitive experience for your users. You could also select a template that fits your needs on the Templates page, then add, arrange, and configure the desired fields and settings.

Once your forms are published, users can access them in Apricot and submit responses to be stored in your database. Administrators can then report on the collected data by expanding the Report Center and navigating to the Native Reporting tool on the Reports page or the Apricot Results Reporting (ARR) platform.

Review the articles below to learn the context of how forms are set up and utilized in Apricot and how to create a basic form with the Form Designer.