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Glossary

eForm

An electronic form — a structured data-capture interface that produces a document on submission.

eForm

An eForm (electronic form) is a structured data-capture interface defined in Papyrus's form designer. Users fill the form; on submission, a document is generated containing the captured data, and (optionally) a workflow is triggered.

eForms are common for:

  • Leave requests
  • Expense claims
  • New supplier registration
  • Service request tickets
  • Feedback and surveys
  • Onboarding intake (HR)
  • Patient registration (Healthcare)
  • Loan applications (SACCO)

Form fields can be: text, number, date, currency, single-select, multi-select, file upload, GPS capture, signature. Fields can be required, conditional (visible only if another field has a specific value), and validated (regex, range, etc.).

eForms produce two artefacts: the captured submission (a queryable data record) and the rendered document (a PDF, suitable for archiving and signing).

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