Deny Submissions
With the rules to deny form submissions, you can disable the submit action in the form if your defined set of conditions are satisfied.
For example, if you have a Voter Registration form in the United States ,and you only want the US citizens aged 18 and above to apply. You can restrict the applicants below 18 from submitting the form using the rules to Deny Submissions.
Configuring rules to Deny Submissions
To configure a combination of deny submission rules with AND/OR connectors together,
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In your form builder, navigate to Rules > Deny Submissions.
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Click Configure Now to configure a new rule.
- Enter a name for the rule.
- In the Deny Submission If
section, define your conditions by choosing your form fields and the criterion they must satisfy. To add more than one condition, click the
icon. You can use the AND/OR connectors to connect your conditions together. You can switch between the connector as required by clicking them.
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Click +Add Sub-group/+Add group to define more conditions with AND/OR connectors to suit your logic.
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You can see a summary of the logic you used to build the criteria under Rule Expression.
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Under Show Denial Message, enter the message that will be displayed to respondents after they hit the submit button if they do not meet the defined criteria.
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Once you have configured the rule(s), click Add
to save and view the rule summary.
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To add more rules, click
in the top-right corner.
Note:
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Deny Submissions rules are available only in our paid plans.
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You can add upto 5 Rules to deny form submissions.
Rules are case-sensitive which means the conditions trigger actions only when the case of the text in the defined condition matches the case of the respondent input. Check out an example to understand this better.
Supported Operators
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- Is: Checks if the selected field is equal to the set value
- Is Not: Checks if the selected field is not equal to the set value
- Is Empty: Checks if the selected field is empty
- Is Not Empty: Checks if the selected field is not empty
- Contains: Checks if the selected field contains a value in the condition
- Not Contains: Checks if the selected field does not contain a value in the condition
- Contains Any Of: Checks if a field contains any of the selected choices
- Contains All Of: Checks if a field contains all of the selected choices
- Contains None Of: Checks if a field contains none of the selected choices
- Starts With: Checks if the selected field starts with the given value
- Ends With: Checks if the selected field ends with the given value
- Other Choice Is Not Empty: Checks if a value is entered in the Other choice
- Is Any Of: Checks if any of the choices chosen in the condition match
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Is None Of: Checks if none of the choices chosen in the condition match
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Less Than: Checks if a number is less than a given value
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Greater Than: Checks if a number is greater than a given value
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Less Than or Equal To: Checks if a number is less than or equal to a given value
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Greater Than or Equal To: Checks if a number is greater than or equal to a given value
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Between: Checks if a number/date is between 2 given values
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Not Between: Checks if a number/date is not between 2 given values
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Day Is: Checks if a date falls on the selected day of the week
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Day Is Not: Checks if a date does not fall on the selected day of the week
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Is Previous Day: Checks if a date falls on the previous day
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Is Current Day: Checks if a date falls on the current day
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Is Next Day: Checks if a date falls on the next day
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Is Before [x] Day(s): Checks if a date falls 'x' number of days before the current date
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Is After [x] Day(s): Checks if a date falls 'x' number of days after the current date
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Is Previous Week: Checks if a date falls in the previous week
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Is Current Week: Checks if a date falls in the current week
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Is Next Week: Checks if a date falls in the coming week
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Is Previous Month: Checks if a date falls in the last month
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Is Current Month: Checks if a date falls in the current month
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Is Next Month: Checks if a date falls in the next month
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Is Previous Year: Checks if a date falls in the last year
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Is Current Year: Checks if a date falls in the current year
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Is Next Year: Checks if a date falls in the coming year
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Month Is: Checks if a date falls in selected month of the year
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Year Is: Checks if a date falls in selected year
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Is in the Past: Checks if a date falls in the past
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Is in the Future: Checks if a date falls in future
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Is Any of Selected Days: Checks if a date falls on any of the selected days of the week
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Is None of Selected Days: Checks if a date does not fall on any of the selected days of the week
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Is Any of Selected Months: Checks if date falls in any of the selected months of the year
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Is None of Selected Months: Checks if date does not fall in any of the selected months of the year
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Is Previous Day Before: Checks if the time on the previous day is earlier than a specified time.
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Is Previous Day After: Checks if the time on the previous day is later than a specified time.
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Is Previous Day Between: Checks if the time on the previous day is within a specified time range.
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Is Previous Day Not Between: Checks if the time on the previous day is not within a specified time range.
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Is Previous Day At: Checks if the time on the previous day matches a specified time.
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Is Previous Day Not At: Checks if the time on the previous day does not match a specified time.
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Is Current Day Before: Checks if the time on the current day is earlier than a specified time range.
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Is Current Day After: Checks if the time on the current day is later than a specified time range.
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Is Current Day Between: Checks if the time on the current day is between a specified time range.
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Is Current Day Not Between: Checks if the time on the current day is outside a specified time range.
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Is Current Day At: Checks if the time on the current day matches a specified time.
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Is Current Day Not At: Checks if the time on the current day does not match a specified time.
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Is Next Day Before: Checks if the time on the next day is earlier than a specified time.
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Is Next Day After: Checks if the time on the next day is later than a specified time.
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Is Next Day Between: Checks if the time on the next day is within a specified time range.
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Is Next Day Not Between: Checks if the time on the next day is outside a specified time range.
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Is Next Day At: Checks if the time on the next day matches a specified time.
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Is Next Day Not At: Checks if the time on the next day does not match a specified time.
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Time Is Before: Checks if the time falls before the specified time.
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Time Is After: Checks if the time occurs after the specified time.
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Time Is Between: Checks if the time falls between two specified times.
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Time Is Not Between: Checks if the time is outside the specified time range.
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Time Is: Checks if the time matches the specified time.
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Time Is Not: Checks if the time does not match the specified time.
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True: Checks if logical TRUE value is returned
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False: Checks if logical FALSE value is returned
The following table lists the operators that can be used with the corresponding field types to form a rule criteria in the If section:Field TypesSupported OperatorsName - Is Empty
- Is Not Empty
- Contains
- Not Contains
- Contains Any Of
- Contains None Of
Name - FirstName - Last- Is
- Is Not
- Is Empty
- Is Not Empty
- Is Any Of
- Is None Of
- Contains
- Not Contains
- Contains Any Of
- Contains None Of
Single Line
Multi Line
Phone- Is
- Is Not
- Is Empty
- Is Not Empty
- Contains
- Not Contains
- Starts With
- Ends With
- Is Any Of
- Is None Of
Number
Decimal
Currency
Rating
Formula- Is
- Is Not
- Is Empty
- Is Not Empty
- Less Than
- Greater Than
- Less Than or Equal To
- Greater Than or Equal To
- Between
- Is Any Of
- Is None Of
Website- Is
- Is Not
- Is Empty
- Is Not Empty
- Starts With
- Ends With
- Is Any Of
- Is None Of
Address - Is Empty
- Is Not Empty
- Contains
- Not Contains
- Contains Any Of
- Contains None Of
Address - Street AddressAddress - Address Line 2Address - CityAddress - State/Region/ProvinceAddress - Postal/Zip Code- Is
- Is Not
- Is Empty
- Is Not Empty
- Contains
- Not Contains
- Is Any Of
- Is None Of
- Contains Any Of
- Contains None Of
Address - Country- Is
- Is Not
- Is Empty
- Is Not Empty
- Is Any Of
- Is None Of
Email
Website- Is
- Is Not
- Is Empty
- Is Not Empty
- Starts With
- Ends With
Date- Is
- Is Not
- Is Empty
- Is Not Empty
- Less Than
- Greater Than
- Between
- Not Between
- Is Any Of
- Is None Of
- Greater than or Equal to
- Less than or Equal to
- Day Is
- Day Is Not
- Is Previous Day
- Is Current Day
- Is Next Day
- Is Before [x] Day(s)
- Is After [x] Day(s)
- Is Previous Week
- Is Current Week
- Is Next Week
- Is Previous Month
- Is Current Month
- Is Next Month
- Is Previous Year
- Is Current Year
- Is Next Year
- Month Is
- Year Is
- Is in the Past
- Is in the Future
- Is Any of Selected Days
- Is None of Selected Days
- Is Any of Selected Months
- Is None of Selected Months
Date-Time- Is
- Is Not
- Is Empty
- Is Not Empty
- Less Than
- Greater Than
- Between
- Not Between
- Is Any Of
- Is None Of
- Greater than or Equal to
- Less than or Equal to
- Day Is
- Day Is Not
- Is Yesterday
- Is Today
- Is Tomorrow
- Is Before [x] Day(s)
- Is After [x] Day(s)
- Is Previous Week
- Is Current Week
- Is Next Week
- Is Previous Month
- Is Current Month
- Is Next Month
- Is Previous Year
- Is Current Year
- Is Next Year
- Month Is
- Year Is
- Is in the Past
- Is in the Future
- Is Any of Selected Days
- Is None of Selected Days
- Is Any Of Selected Months
- Is None Of Selected Months
- Is Previous Day Before
- Is Previous Day After
- Is Previous Day Between
- Is Previous Day Not Between
- Is Previous Day At
- Is Previous Day Not At
- Is Current Day Before
- Is Current Day After
- Is Current Day Between
- Is Current Day Not Between
- Is Current Day At
- Is Current Day Not At
- Is Next Day Before
- Is Next Day After
- Is Next Day Between
- Is Next Day Not Between
- Is Next Day At
- Is Next Day Not At
- Time Is Before
- Time Is After
- Time Is Between
- Time Is Not Between
- Time Is
- Time Is Not
Time - Is
- Is Not
- Is Empty
- Is Not Empty
- Less Than
- Greater Than
- Between
Decision Box
Terms and Conditions- True
- False
Radio
Dropdown- Is
- Is Not
- Is Empty
- Is Not Empty
- Starts With
- Ends With
- Other Choice Is Not Empty
- Is Any Of
- Is None Of
Multiple Choice
Checkbox
Image Choices- Contains
- Not Contains
- Is Empty
- Is Not Empty
- Contains Any Of
- Contains All Of
- Contains None Of
Matrix Choice - Is
- Is Not
- Is Empty
- Is Not Empty
Slider - Is
- Is Not
- Less Than
- Greater Than
- Less Than or Equal To
- Greater Than or Equal To
- Between
Signature - Is Empty
- Is Not Empty
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