Deny Submissions

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.

Example

Configuring rules to Deny Submissions

To configure a combination of deny submission rules with AND/OR connectors together,
  1. In your form builder, navigate to Rules > Deny Submissions.
  2. Click Configure Now to configure a new rule.

    Configuring Deny Submission

  3. Enter a name for the rule.
  4. 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.
  5. Click +Add Sub-group/+Add group to define more conditions with AND/OR connectors to suit your logic.

    New Rule

  6. You can see a summary of the logic you used to build the criteria under Rule Expression.
  7. 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.
  8. Once you have configured the rule(s), click Add to save and view the rule summary.

    Rule Summary

  9. To add more rules, click  in the top-right corner.
Note:
  1. Deny Submissions rules are available only in our paid plans.
  2. You can add upto 5 Rules to deny form submissions.
  3. To set Deny Submissions by comparing the values of two fields within a form, use Field-to-Field Comparison in Advanced Rules. Learn more
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

    1. Is: Checks if the selected field is equal to the set value
    2. Is Not: Checks if the selected field is not equal to the set value
    3. Is Empty: Checks if the selected field is empty
    4. Is Not Empty: Checks if the selected field is not empty
    5. Contains: Checks if the selected field contains a value in the condition
    6. Not Contains: Checks if the selected field does not contain a value in the condition
    7. Contains Any Of: Checks if a field contains any of the selected choices
    8. Contains All Of: Checks if a field contains all of the selected choices
    9. Contains None Of: Checks if a field contains none of the selected choices
    10. Starts With: Checks if the selected field starts with the given value
    11. Ends With: Checks if the selected field ends with the given value
    12. Other Choice Is Not Empty: Checks if a value is entered in the Other choice
    13. Is Any Of: Checks if any of the choices chosen in the condition match
    14. Is None Of: Checks if none of the choices chosen in the condition match
    15. Less Than: Checks if a number is less than a given value
    16. Greater Than: Checks if a number is greater than a given value
    17. Less Than or Equal To: Checks if a number is less than or equal to a given value
    18. Greater Than or Equal To: Checks if a number is greater than or equal to a given value
    19. Between: Checks if a number/date is between 2 given values
    20. Not Between: Checks if a number/date is not between 2 given values
    21. Day Is: Checks if a date falls on the selected day of the week
    22. Day Is Not: Checks if a date does not fall on the selected day of the week
    23. Is Previous Day: Checks if a date falls on the previous day
    24. Is Current Day: Checks if a date falls on the current day
    25. Is Next Day: Checks if a date falls on the next day
    26. Is Before [x] Day(s): Checks if a date falls 'x' number of days before the current date
    27. Is After [x] Day(s): Checks if a date falls 'x' number of days after the current date
    28. Is Previous Week: Checks if a date falls in the previous week
    29. Is Current Week: Checks if a date falls in the current week
    30. Is Next Week: Checks if a date falls in the coming week
    31. Is Previous Month: Checks if a date falls in the last month
    32. Is Current Month: Checks if a date falls in the current month
    33. Is Next Month: Checks if a date falls in the next month
    34. Is Previous Year: Checks if a date falls in the last year
    35. Is Current Year: Checks if a date falls in the current year
    36. Is Next Year: Checks if a date falls in the coming year
    37. Month Is: Checks if a date falls in selected month of the year
    38. Year Is: Checks if a date falls in selected year
    39. Is in the Past: Checks if a date falls in the past
    40. Is in the Future: Checks if a date falls in future 
    41. Is Any of Selected Days: Checks if a date falls on any of the selected days of the week
    42. Is None of Selected Days: Checks if a date does not fall on any of the selected days of the week
    43. Is Any of Selected Months: Checks if date falls in any of the selected months of the year
    44. Is None of Selected Months: Checks if date does not fall in any of the selected months of the year
    45. Is Previous Day Before: Checks if the time on the previous day is earlier than a specified time.
    46. Is Previous Day After: Checks if the time on the previous day is later than a specified time.
    47. Is Previous Day Between: Checks if the time on the previous day is within a specified time range.
    48. Is Previous Day Not Between: Checks if the time on the previous day is not within a specified time range.
    49. Is Previous Day At: Checks if the time on the previous day matches a specified time.
    50. Is Previous Day Not At: Checks if the time on the previous day does not match a specified time.
    51. Is Current Day Before: Checks if the time on the current day is earlier than a specified time range.
    52. Is Current Day After: Checks if the time on the current day is later than a specified time range.
    53. Is Current Day Between: Checks if the time on the current day is between a specified time range.
    54. Is Current Day Not Between: Checks if the time on the current day is outside a specified time range.
    55. Is Current Day At: Checks if the time on the current day matches a specified time.
    56. Is Current Day Not At: Checks if the time on the current day does not match a specified time.
    57. Is Next Day Before: Checks if the time on the next day is earlier than a specified time.
    58. Is Next Day After: Checks if the time on the next day is later than a specified time.
    59. Is Next Day Between: Checks if the time on the next day is within a specified time range.
    60. Is Next Day Not Between: Checks if the time on the next day is outside a specified time range.
    61. Is Next Day At: Checks if the time on the next day matches a specified time.
    62. Is Next Day Not At: Checks if the time on the next day does not match a specified time.
    63. Time Is Before: Checks if the time falls before the specified time.
    64. Time Is After: Checks if the time occurs after the specified time.
    65. Time Is Between: Checks if the time falls between two specified times.
    66. Time Is Not Between: Checks if the time is outside the specified time range.
    67. Time Is: Checks if the time matches the specified time.
    68. Time Is Not: Checks if the time does not match the specified time.
    69. True:  Checks if logical TRUE value is returned
    70. 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 Types
       Supported Operators
    Name
    1. Is Empty
    2. Is Not Empty
    3. Contains
    4. Not Contains
    5. Contains Any Of
    6. Contains None Of
    Name - First
    Name - Last
    1. Is
    2. Is Not 
    3. Is Empty
    4. Is Not Empty
    5. Is Any Of
    6. Is None Of  
    7. Contains
    8. Not Contains
    9. Contains Any Of
    10. Contains None Of
    Single Line
    Multi Line
    Phone
    1. Is
    2. Is Not
    3. Is Empty
    4. Is Not Empty
    5. Contains
    6. Not Contains
    7. Starts With
    8. Ends With
    9. Is Any Of
    10. Is None Of
    Number
    Decimal
    Currency
    Rating
    Formula
    1. Is
    2. Is Not
    3. Is Empty
    4. Is Not Empty
    5. Less Than
    6. Greater Than
    7. Less Than or Equal To
    8. Greater Than or Equal To
    9. Between
    10. Is Any Of
    11. Is None Of
    Website
    1. Is
    2. Is Not
    3. Is Empty
    4. Is Not Empty
    5. Starts With
    6. Ends With
    7. Is Any Of
    8. Is None Of   
    Address
    1. Is Empty
    2. Is Not Empty
    3. Contains
    4. Not Contains
    5. Contains Any Of
    6. Contains None Of
    Address - Street Address
    Address - Address Line 2
    Address - City
    Address - State/Region/Province
    Address - Postal/Zip Code

    1. Is
    2. Is Not
    3. Is Empty
    4. Is Not Empty
    5. Contains
    6. Not Contains
    7. Is Any Of
    8. Is None Of
    9. Contains Any Of
    10. Contains None Of
    Address - Country
    1. Is
    2. Is Not
    3. Is Empty
    4. Is Not Empty
    5. Is Any Of
    6. Is None Of
    Email
    Website
    1. Is
    2. Is Not
    3. Is Empty
    4. Is Not Empty
    5. Starts With
    6. Ends With
    Date
    1. Is
    2. Is Not
    3. Is Empty
    4. Is Not Empty
    5. Less Than
    6. Greater Than
    7. Between
    8. Not Between
    9. Is Any Of
    10. Is None Of
    11. Greater than or Equal to
    12. Less than or Equal to
    13. Day Is
    14. Day Is Not
    15. Is Previous Day
    16. Is Current Day
    17. Is Next Day
    18. Is Before [x] Day(s)
    19. Is After [x] Day(s)
    20. Is Previous Week
    21. Is Current Week
    22. Is Next Week
    23. Is Previous Month
    24. Is Current Month
    25. Is Next Month
    26. Is Previous Year
    27. Is Current Year
    28. Is Next Year
    29. Month Is
    30. Year Is
    31. Is in the Past
    32. Is in the Future
    33. Is Any of Selected Days
    34. Is None of Selected Days
    35. Is Any of Selected Months
    36. Is None of Selected Months

    Date-Time
    1. Is
    2. Is Not
    3. Is Empty
    4. Is Not Empty
    5. Less Than
    6. Greater Than
    7. Between
    8. Not Between
    9. Is Any Of
    10. Is None Of
    11. Greater than or Equal to
    12. Less than or Equal to
    13. Day Is
    14. Day Is Not
    15. Is Yesterday
    16. Is Today
    17. Is Tomorrow
    18. Is Before [x] Day(s)
    19. Is After [x] Day(s)
    20. Is Previous Week
    21. Is Current Week
    22. Is Next Week
    23. Is Previous Month
    24. Is Current Month
    25. Is Next Month
    26. Is Previous Year
    27. Is Current Year
    28. Is Next Year
    29. Month Is
    30. Year Is
    31. Is in the Past
    32. Is in the Future
    33. Is Any of Selected Days
    34. Is None of Selected Days
    35. Is Any Of Selected Months
    36. Is None Of Selected Months
    37. Is Previous Day Before
    38. Is Previous Day After
    39. Is Previous Day Between
    40. Is Previous Day Not Between
    41. Is Previous Day At
    42. Is Previous Day Not At
    43. Is Current Day Before
    44. Is Current Day After
    45. Is Current Day Between
    46. Is Current Day Not Between
    47. Is Current Day At
    48. Is Current Day Not At
    49. Is Next Day Before
    50. Is Next Day After
    51. Is Next Day Between
    52. Is Next Day Not Between
    53. Is Next Day At
    54. Is Next Day Not At
    55. Time Is Before
    56. Time Is After
    57. Time Is Between
    58. Time Is Not Between
    59. Time Is
    60. Time Is Not
    Time
    1. Is
    2. Is Not
    3. Is Empty
    4. Is Not Empty
    5. Less Than
    6. Greater Than
    7. Between
    Decision Box
    Terms and Conditions
    1. True
    2. False
    Radio
    Dropdown
    1. Is
    2. Is Not
    3. Is Empty
    4. Is Not Empty
    5. Starts With
    6. Ends With
    7. Other Choice Is Not Empty
    8. Is Any Of
    9. Is None Of
    Multiple Choice
    Checkbox
    Image Choices
    1. Contains
    2. Not Contains
    3. Is Empty
    4. Is Not Empty
    5. Contains Any Of
    6. Contains All Of
    7. Contains None Of
    Matrix Choice
    1. Is
    2. Is Not
    3. Is Empty
    4. Is Not Empty
    Slider
    1. Is
    2. Is Not
    3. Less Than
    4. Greater Than
    5. Less Than or Equal To
    6. Greater Than or Equal To
    7. Between
    Signature
    1. Is Empty
    2. Is Not Empty