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Forms: Overview & Setup

Structured data collection using our forms blocks.

Written by Jan Niklas Wick

Forms in Valuecase help you collect structured input from your customers and team — whether it’s for onboarding, project intake, feedback, or compliance (e.g. KYC/AML). You can create flexible forms that support collaboration, allow multiple submissions, and integrate with your existing tools.

This article explains how to create a form, choose the right mode, customize questions, and manage submissions.


Adding a Form to Your Template / Space

  1. Open your template / space and click + Add block

  2. Select Form from the block picker

  3. Choose your submission type (see below)

  4. Click Create Block to add it to your space


Choosing the Right Form Type

When adding a form block, you’ll be asked to select how submissions are handled. If in doubt, stick to the default Collaborative Form - this is what 90%+ of our customers need.

Collaborative Form

  • One shared response per space (e.g., customer).

  • Everyone with access to the space can view, edit, and submit the form together

  • Common for onboarding, project briefs, and shared documentation

  • After submission, the form is locked. You can unlock it via the sidebar

Survey Form

  • Each space viewer can submit their own individual response

  • Only your internal team can view submissions

  • Ideal for feedback collection, surveys, or cases with multiple stakeholders

  • Editors can toggle whether new submissions are accepted


Creating & Customizing Questions

Question creation

Click + Add question either in the editor sidebar (A) or directly in the space/template preview (B) to choose from the following:

Question Type

Description

Short Text

Single-line input for names, emails, etc.

Long Text

Multi-line input for open responses

Dropdown

User selects one option from a list

Checkboxes

User selects one or multiple options

Table

Input in table for with a flexible number of rows and columns

File Upload

Allows files to be attached

To learn more about the individual question types, consult the dedicated article.

Question Settings

Each question can be configured to:

  • Be required or optional

  • Accept only specific inputs (input validation - available for Short & Long Text Questions).

  • Show conditionally (based on answers to earlier questions - more details in this article)

  • Include a description (with formatting, links, lists, etc.)

  • Include images or videos for context

Create Form Question Modal - Valuecase

Managing Submissions

Once a form is submitted, responses can be viewed, tracked, downloaded, and — depending on the form type — reopened if changes are needed.

Collaborative Forms create one shared response per space. Survey Forms collect individual responses from each viewer.

For a detailed explanation of what customers see, how submissions work, and how to export responses, read:


Common Questions

Which form type should I use for onboarding?

In most onboarding cases, use a Collaborative Form. It allows all stakeholders to work on one shared response inside the customer space.

Which form type should I use for feedback?

Use a Survey Form when each person should submit their own individual response.


What's Next?

To build advanced forms, continue with:

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