Location Field

The Location field records where a user is when they fill out a form, using the device's GPS. This article covers how to add a Location field and configure its settings.

How the Location field works

A Location field shows a Capture GPS button in the FastField mobile app. When the user selects it, the app captures the device's current GPS coordinates. The app then shows the location on a map, with its coordinates and address.

For example, a work order can capture the Location of each job site. You can then see in every submission exactly where the work took place.

To let users choose a different spot, turn on Allow User Defined Location. Users can then long press on the map to select a location other than their current one.

Tip
Other field types can record a location too. Turn on Capture GPS Location in the field's Behavior tab.

Add a Location field

In the Form Builder, select Add Fields in the side bar.
Under Location, select Location / GPS to add it after the selected field. You can also drag it onto the canvas where you want it.

The field appears on the canvas as Location / GPS Field, and its field settings open on the General tab.

In Field Label, enter the question users see, for example Job Site Location.
To let users pick a location on the map, turn on Allow User Defined Location.

Configure the field

Use the General, Behavior, and Appearance tabs in Field Settings to control how the field works.

Tab	Setting	What it does
General	Field Label	The question users see on the form
General	Field Key	The key that identifies the field in submissions, rules, and calculations
General	Allow User Defined Location	Lets users long press on the map to select a location other than their current one
General	Required Field	Users must capture a location before they can submit the form
Behavior	Hide Field	Hides the field in the app
Behavior	Hide Field Label	Shows the field without its label
Behavior	Exclude From Reports	Leaves the field's value out of reports. The value stays in the submission data
Behavior	Enabled	When off, the field is grayed out and users can't change it
Behavior	Capture Timestamp	Records the date and time the field was last changed
Appearance	Background Color	Gives the field a color. Learn more about alert types

Select Save Draft to save your changes. Users see them after you select Publish.

Set up the field with the Assistant

You can also ask the Assistant to add a Location field or change its settings.

Select Assistant in the side bar.
Describe what you want, for example Add a location field called Job Site Location after Title, and let users choose a different location on the map.
Send the message.

The Assistant can add, rename, move, and require the field. It can also turn Allow User Defined Location on or off.