# A dynamic form data lookup locally without server synchronization

**URL:** <https://forum.getodk.org/t/a-dynamic-form-data-lookup-locally-without-server-synchronization/9382>\
**Category:** Ideas\
**Created:** [August 11, 2017, 6:32am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/a-dynamic-form-data-lookup-locally-without-server-synchronization/9382 "2017-08-11T06:32:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![LN](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/ln/32/1605_2.png) [@LN](https://forum.getodk.org/u/LN)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 1:47am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/a-dynamic-form-data-lookup-locally-without-server-synchronization/9382/2 "2017-08-14T01:47:13Z")

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This is not something that's currently possible. It is somewhat related to [improved preloading](https://forum.getodk.org/t/enable-case-management-preloading/6827) and to [automatic default selection](https://forum.getodk.org/t/automatic-default-selection/7056) -- all of these feature requests have to do with collecting more than one survey's worth of information for the same entity.

Do you actually need access to the day 1 information when collecting data on day 2 or simply a way to link the two records? In fact, do you really need separate forms for the two surveys or could you possibly have a single form that has instructions for the enumerator to save the current work and return the next day to finish the encounter?

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