2018.2

Signature
The Signature Element adds a signature box to a COTG form. These signatures are filled in via
touch input, either with a finger or capacitive pen. Touching the signature box opens up a
fullscreen box used to sign (generally more useful in Landscape mode depending on the
device); after confirming, the dialog saves the data into the Form.
Signature data is transmitted in SVG plain text format. This type of data can be stored in a data
field in a Data Mapping and dragged from the Data Model into a template as is. In Preview
mode it will be displayed as an image because the Designer, just like web browsers, knows
how to display this kind of data.
Note
The Signature data returned by the COTG app (as of Android 10.6.0, iOS 10.6.0, and Windows
6.0) is formatted so that the signature will automatically be scaled to fit in the containing box in a
template. With previous versions of the app, the format of returned signatures could vary.
Time and Formatted Time
The Time element and the Formatted Time element display the current time on the device
when the form is first opened. When the element is touched, a time selector appears so the user
can modify this time. The Formatted Time element displays times in a format that depends on
the locale of the device on which the user is viewing the form. A Time Element displays dates
in the ISO 8601 format: HH:MM.
When the form is submitted, the time data is sent as plain text. A Formatted Time element
submits the time in both the ISO format mentioned above and in the format that depends on the
device's regional and language settings. A Time element sends the time in the ISO format only.
User Account
The User Account Element adds a read only field that contains the Capture OnTheGo user
account (an email address) that was used to submit the form to the server. This is useful if a
form is available to many different users, to detect who submitted it.
If desired the field can be hidden; it will still be submitted.
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