A Web form can be configured to be open or closed for submissions. A Web form will be open for submission if the status of the form is open when creating the Web form. The form status can be changed through the Settings > Form tab of the Web form.

Configure the status of a Web form when creating a Web form

  1. From the administration bar, select Workbench, then select My Dashboard.
  2. Navigate to Forms and select Add.
    Add forms screengrab
  3. Enter a Title.
  4. Enter the Administrative description, if applicable. 
  5. Select a Category
  6. Select a Status. An open status will enable users to submit the form. A closed status will close the form to submissions until the form status is changed.
    Status icon screengrab
  7. Select Save.  

Open/Close a Web form for submissions after creating the form

  1. From the administration bar, select Workbench, then select My Dashboard.
  2. Navigate to the Forms list.
     forms list
  3. In the Operations column, expand the drop-down menu of the desired form and select Settings.
    Operations drop down menu
  4. Select the Form sub-tab.
     Form setting tab
  5. Under Form general settings, in the Form status section, select Open or Closed.
    Open form status
  6. Navigate to the bottom of the page and select Save

Schedule a Web form to be open for submissions

  1. From the administration bar, select Workbench, then select My Dashboard.
  2. Navigate to the Forms list
  3. In the Operations column, expand the drop-down menu of the desired form and select Settings.
  4. Select the Form sub-tab. 
  5. Under Form general settings, in the Form status section, select Scheduled.
    Scheduled form status
  6. Enter the form open date (YYYY/MM/DD) and time (Hour-Minute-Second-A.M/P.M).
  7. Enter the form close date (YYYY/MM/DD) and time (Hour-Minute-Second-A.M/P.M).
  8. Navigate to the bottom of the page and select Save

Note: Scheduled Web forms do not work for anonymous users when the Internal page cache module is enabled. It is recommended to install the cache control override module.