IT Form Developer Rapid form creation, data capture,         information tracking & work process development.

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• What does this web site do - [here].
• How does it work - [here].
• How much does it cost - [here].
• How do you pay - [here].
• What are the benefits of online forms over paper or document forms - [here].
• What questions can be asked - [here].
• The information I want to collect is more complicated than the standard set of question - [here].
• We don't want you to send us our data directly, we would prefer to browse the information online - [here].

What does this web site do?

We have software which allows us to rapidly develop online forms.

Because setting up a web form is a time consuming task for a web developer it is normally quite expensive. However because we are set up specifically to make web forms we can quickly create feature rich forms which you only pay for as you use.

How does it work?

1. You contact us by phone or email and then forward your specification or existing form to us. We currently build your forms for you but we are working towards putting our form building software online so that you are able to build and modify your own forms if you wish to.

2. The form can be accessed using the blue form selection bar at the top of the page. A form can be found either by a form ID or by searching a list of forms which your company has on this site. A link from an existing web site can be used to refer a user directly to a form.

3. The completed forms are emailed to you as a html page and as part of an indexing spreadsheet. Other formats are available.

How much does it cost?

We charge:

• 1. For the time taken to create a form on our system and
• 2. Each time that a completed form is sent to you.

Because there can be a number of form specific requirements we currently provide a quote for each form. The price is based on:

• The number of standard html form elements (SFE) eg. text entry box or drop down menus etc.
• Complex html form elements (CFE) eg. a file upload page or conditional processing is charged as a multiplication of (SFE's)
• Customised html form elements require coding and are charged for individually.

However as a guideline; considering a form with only standard form elements (SFE):

• Form creation is 4 hours + 1.5 hours per 10 SFE's charged at £10 an hour.
• Completed forms are charged at 20 pence + 8 pence per 10 SFE's.
• Plus an initial minimum of £100 in form credits.

No. Of Standard Form Elements	Cost To Create Form	Cost Per Completed form	Minimum No Of Forms	Initial Cost
10	£55	28p	@300	£155
50	£115	60p	@200	£215
100	£190	100p	@100	£290

Please note that our prices are always quoted. The prices in the table above are only a guideline and refer to forms which contain only simple form elements. Please see our terms - [here].

How do you pay?

Its 'pay as you go'. Once you have a form online you buy credits.

The credit cannot be redeemed but there is not a time limit on when the credit is used. The credits can be used on any of your forms.

The 'pay as you go' option is designed for simple forms or one off arrangements. If you intend to regularly use a number forms then a price can be negotiated. Where you have a significant requirement you may want to start developing a web application. Detailed information about the process which IT Business Developer uses to create webapps can be found - [here].

Initially payments will be made by bank transfer or cheque. The facility to pay online will be included soon.

What are the benefits of online forms over paper or document forms?

For a discussion of the problem with working with emails and forms in word documents - [here].

What questions can be asked?

All the standard html form elements can be included:

• Text box.
• Text area.
• Number.
• Radio.
• Checkbox.
• Drop down menu.

Some customised elements include:

• Date.
• Latitude.
• Non-editable field.
• Required field.
• Required content.
• Error checking.
• Cascading data.

The information I want to collect is more complicated than the standard set of question?

We can create customised elements which then insert directly into your form. Whether there is a charge for a custom element will depend on the complexity and the number of times that you plan to use the form. Any charges for customisable form elements will be used to create some extra form credits. IT Form Developer already has a lot of functionality, so please don't hesitate to ask us about your requirements - [here].

Who can see the information?

Clearly this depends upon the sensitivity of the data which you are collecting. Although we are happy to give you our guidance this is something that you must determine for yourself. It is important that you are comfortable transferring information over the Internet.

Level 1

If the information is of no interest to anyone but your company, and you want to encourage casual users or members of the public to use the forms, then we recommend that you leave the access open. In our view it is extremely unlikely that anyone will be bothered to submits nuisance applications. Most people wont even know the forms are there until they need to use them.

Level 2

Information can be protected by using passwords. However it is worth noting that Users really don't like having to sign up to new accounts and that they will conspire to repeatedly forget their passwords.

Some times the nature of the information that you are gathering means that there has to be password protection. The benefit of this is that, once you have passwords, and can assign different roles to your Users, you can control exactly who gets to see what.

Level 3

Unfortunately access control using password and roles does not protect your information as it is actually being transmitted over the Internet. While there are some risks associated with passing unencrypted data over the Internet in our view it would require a dedicated individual to exploit them. Presently IT Business Developer has the ability to encrypt single field values before sending them. This offers a much higher degree of security than a normal submission but again this could not be considered totally secure.

Level 4

If you have highly sensitive data then you will need to access your information using the https:// protocol on a secure server. IT Business Developer does not yet operate on an secure server but this could be arranged depending upon the requirement.

We don't want you to send us our data directly, we would prefer to browse the information online?

We are currently not set up to facilitate this but this is our next priority.

You've collected the information. Can you process the information and relay it back to the user?

With this enquiry you are moving away from simply collecting data in forms toward building a web application. However web applications will normally use a series of forms and tables as their user interface. The IT Form Developer system can be used as a platform on which to build your web application. Detailed information about the process which IT Business Developer uses to create webapps can be found - [here].

You've collected the information. Can you process the information before you send it to us?

The benefit of the IT Form Developer system is that a large number of operations and transformations can be made on the data programmatically after it has been submitted by the user. These operations require dedicated programming to meet the specific requirement but any modifications slot into the existing framework rather than having to build a new application from the bottom up.

Any charge for processing the returned information will also generate extra form credits.

   IT Form Developer: Rapid form creation, data capture, information tracking & work process development.