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<u>'''General Description'''</u>{{Deprecated}}
The Auto Save custom field automatically saves the current page in the background at a specified interval (1 minute, 5 minutes etc.)
* Using ==General Description==<u>'''Note:'''</u> In a future upgrade, this custom field will be deprecated for new instances. For existing instances, any '''Special - Auto Save''' custom fields will be excluded from instance cloning and field imports. An alternative to this custom field can be used by going to '''Global Settings''' > '''System''' tab > Toggle on '''Automatically Save Field Values when Editing Records'''. This will autosave all the fields on the record. The '''Auto Save''' [[Custom Fields|custom field]] automatically saves the current page in the background at a specified interval (5 minutes, 10 minutes, etc.)<br />Using this [[Custom Fields|custom field ]] will ensure that [[User|users ]] filling in long forms will have their work automatically saved at the specified interval in case of an Internet outage or connection time-out.
<u>'''==Field Display'''</u> Illustrated==:[[Image:AutoSaveDisplay.png]]
<u>'''Field Options''' </u>===[[Visibility Condition]]===The [[Visibility Condition]] field can be used to enter a logical statement which determines whether or not the field is displayed.
[[Image:AutoSaveEdit* If the Visibility Condition statement is not true the '''Auto Save''' field will not be displayed, and automatic background saving will '''not''' take place.png]]
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* This field was specifically designed for [[Level 1 Templates|Level 1 Template Pages]], but will also work for the internal view of Level 1 records.
* The page is '''not ''' refreshed on-screen, simply saved in the background. * The '''Auto Save''' field can be placed anywhere on the page. * '''IMPORTANT:''' It is only available with the [[Universal Tracking Application]] at Level 1.* '''ImportantIMPORTANT:''' No Validation or Calculations will be performed until the record is saved in the normal fashion (using the '''Save''' or '''Submit''' button). * '''IMPORTANT:''' If the Auto Save interval is less than the [[Session Timeout]] interval, the session won't time out if user is on the edit page, because it will keep saving the form.* If the same record is being edited by more than one person, the information saved within [[SmartSimple]] will be the version of whoever saved (or Auto Saved) the record last. (Only applies if the [[Record Lock]] is not enabled)
* The field is displayed as '''Read Only''' with the Field Name or Caption (if defined) as the label and the text ''Autosave Enabled'' displayed in the field.
* The number in brackets following ''Autosave Enabled'' indicates the number of times that the page has been saved in the background.
* This field is only displayed in '''Edit''' mode. It is not displayed (and has no need to function) in '''View''' mode.
* You can suppress the display of the field by checking the Hide Field checkbox in the '''General Options''' section. It will function, but not appear on the page.
==Field Options==
All common options:<br />
[[Custom Fields - General Information #General_Settings|General Settings]]<br />
[[Custom Fields - General Information #Role Field Permissions and Status Field Permissions|Permissions & Availability]]<br />
[[Custom Fields - General Information #Classic Options|Classic Options]]<br />
For further information, please refer to [[Custom Fields – General Information]].<br /><br />
Options listed below are specific to this particular field type.
===Values===
The '''Values''' field is used to specify the number of minutes between background saves.
* '''The minimum Auto Save interval is 5 minutes.'''
===[[Role Field Permissions]] and [[Status Field Permissions]]===
Whether or not the '''Auto Save''' field will be active on a page can be controlled using both the [[Role Field Permissions]] fields and the [[Status Field Permissions]] fields.
* In order to function. the field must have the '''Allow View Field''' <!--and '''Modify'''--> permission in both the [[Role Field Permissions]] and the [[Status Field Permissions]].
==See Also==
* [[Enable warning upon navigation from unsaved forms]]
