Hello Bubble Community,
I am working on a feature for my app and could use some advice. My application includes a form where users provide information about their company. The objective is to create an auto-save feature where the form saves the user’s input persistently across sessions without submitting the form. Here are my requirements and what I have tried:
Requirements:
- Users should be able to fill out parts of the form, navigate away, and return to the form with their inputs preserved.
- The inputs should be saved automatically without the user needing to hit a “Save” button.
- When the user finally decides to submit the form, the saved inputs are then used to create or update their ‘Advanced Information Security Policy’.
- There is no direct field on the ‘Current User’ that links to an ‘Advanced Information Security Policy’, so I can’t use the user’s record to directly save the form data.
Current Approach:
- I have set up a group with input fields where the user enters their information.
- Created a data type called ‘Temporary data’ to temporarily store the user’s inputs.
- Attempted to set this group’s data source to a ‘Temporary data’ record associated with the current user’s session.
I’m unsure how to proceed with creating and linking a ‘Temporary data’ record to each user session effectively.
Ask: How would you approach building this feature in Bubble, considering the need to save form data across sessions and the absence of a direct link between the ‘Current User’ and the ‘Advanced Information Security Policy’?
I’m looking for a solution that ensures a smooth user experience while meeting the above requirements. If you have implemented something similar or have suggestions on best practices for this use case, I’d greatly appreciate your insights.
PS: I still continue to believe this need is pretty basic.
Thank you!
