I am new to Cognito Forms and have limited computer skills. I need it to create a form for my business to enable users to register for aclass from a choice of dates, each of which has limited numbers, and count down the numbers as people book.
I need to allow a user to do the following:
- Choose a date from a list of dates (I can do this bit)
- Tell me how many people will be attending, and their names (I can do this bit too)
- Take payment (I can do this bit too)
The issue: I need the form to show the user how many places are available for each date on the list ie "15th March - 4 places remaining". If they then book 2 places for 15th March the form must then show "15th March - 2 places remaining".
I have asked the good people at Cognito Forms if this is possible. They replied very promptly saying:
"This can be done by setting up a Choice with options that have a quantity limit set up on them in a Repeating Section or by setting up a Calculation field with a quantity limit set up in a Repeating Section. Both ways will let you restrict the number of tickets or people can sign up to the number set as the quantity limit.
You can then set up a Calculation field that will target either the Choice field or the Calculation field and use the '_QuantityRemaining' to display the amount remaining after the current entry is submitted"
Sadly, I can't get my head round how Repeating Sections work, which probably means I am not clever enough to join this forum. I'm therefore seeking someone willing to spend some time on this for a fee, and hope that sort of suggestion is acceptable here. If not I am sure I will be told - it would be nice if someone could point me to where I can find the help that I need if here is not that place.
David