Is it possible to keep a value of variable date start when editing a saved form?
Hi @olosimam,
Welcome to the forum.
Can you elaborate more on what you want to achieve? A simple example illustrating the actions may help to understand you.
Also check the documentation and how the metadata works, may it is what you are looking for.
Thank you for your reply.
I try to explain more (my english is not good i m sorry)
Here my xlsform
type name label relevant calculation
start debut
end fin
calculate firstend_save ${fin}!='' ${fin}
I want to keep in a variable the first date of form save (here firstend_save) but at the second update there is no way to save this first date.
Thanks
@olosimam: All you need to do is to set your metadata well and you may be sorted.
The 'start' you see in the snapshot takes care of the start time and date on which the survey was started. This variable will not and cannot change once a survey has started.
The 'end' takes care of the date and time on which the survey ends. The end time will keep changing whenever you edit your form.
'today' in the snapshot keeps track of only the date on which the survey was started.
Thank you.
The end time will keep changing whenever you edit your form.
=> So I have a new duration if i edit my form ( It's not possible to keep the first duration).
Thanks.