Actions of type export (persistence) allow you to export the data of a form record, ie. the data that has been submitted with the form.

By combining this with actions of type Set form fields from XML, the exported data can be imported again later. This way it becomes possible to save form record data locally and restore it from a local backup.

Options

• Output file name
  The name for the export file.

Importing form data from a persistence file

When you open a form and the form contains a non-empty upload field named fcp_persistence, or some other upload field contains a file whose file name without the extension is  fcp-persistence, form fields are pre-filled with the data form the persistence file.

Form data may be exported and saved as a file via the action Export (Persistence).

You may also download an example form illustrating this process and how to setup the workflow.