Set up appforms on DreamApply Knowledge Base

Appform basics

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To collect information from applicants on the application edit page, you can configure and combine several sources. While applicants see a single, unified form, DreamApply builds it from several components:

Programme-specific appforms
Additional appforms
Inherent appform

The application edit page can also include programme-specific requirements configured for each programme in the catalog. For details, see Define application form settings.

Programme-specific appforms

The structure of the application edit page is primarily defined by a programme-specific appform. This appform includes a standard set of sections and fields that applicants must complete. You can use this appform to collect common information that applies across multiple programmes.

Create programme-specific appforms

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To set up a standard set of sections and fields that applicants must complete, you need to create one or more programme-specific appforms and link them to programmes.

DreamApply comes with a set of predefined appform sections. Each section includes data entry fields that you can activate and display to applicants. If a suitable question is not available, you can add your own data entry fields. If some section or data entry field is not required, you can exclude it.

Create and assign additional appforms

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To collect extra information in specific cases, you can create additional appforms and assign them to applications. DreamApply will merge sections of additional appforms with sections of the programme-specific appform and display a combined, unified structure to applicants.

Before you begin

To manage appforms, your account must have the Superuser or Courses administrator role or the appforms permission.
To edit programme settings, your account must have the Superuser or Courses administrator role or the courses-view and courses-edit permissions.
To set up automatic rules, your account must have the Superuser role or the rules permissions.
To edit offer type settings, your account must have the Superuser role or the offer-view and offer-edit permissions.

Create additional appforms

In DreamApply, additional appforms are configured in the same way as programme-specific appforms but are not linked to programmes. For details, see Create programme-specific appforms.

Set up official use sections

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To record internal information needed for admission processing, you can add official use sections to appforms. These sections can be helpful for administrative details such as:

Internal Administrator records
Housing or accommodations assignments
Scholarship or funding decisions
Special admission routes or exceptions

Only Administrators can complete and view official use sections. These sections are hidden from applicants and Advisors to guarantee that sensitive information remains secure.

Before you begin

To set up official use sections in appforms, your account must have the Superuser or Courses administrator role or the appforms permission.
To complete official use sections, your account must have the Superuser or Admissions administrator role or the applications-view and applications-edit permissions.

Add official use sections

To add an official use section to an appform: