Address

This article explains the features of the Address block and how it can be used to design your app.

Use Cases

1. Customer Address Collection: Gather complete address information from customers, including country, state, city, and postal code.
2. Shipping Information: Capture detailed shipping addresses for order deliveries.
3. Event Registration: Collect participants' addresses for event planning or invitations.

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Editing the Block

Click on the Address block and start editing on the panel that appears on the right side.

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Label

The label is the name of the block that the end user sees in the app.

Example: Address, Shipping Address.

Description

The description is the additional information provided to the end user, displayed below the input area. You can also leave this blank if not necessary.

Example: Please enter your full address.

Required

Enable this option if you want to make this field mandatory. When enabled, users must complete all parts of the address before submitting the form.

Advanced Options

Countries List

Use this option to specify the list of countries available in the dropdown menu. Select multiple countries if you want to limit choices to specific regions, or select all to provide a global list.

Default Country

Set a default country to display in the app out of the selected countries. This can streamline the process for users if the majority are from a particular country.

Example: If you select India as the default country, it will appear by default in the country dropdown within the Address block, but users can still change it if needed.

Display this field if

Use this option to show or hide the field under specific conditions. It accepts the standard Clappia formulae, similar to conditional sections or in the ‘Calculations & Logic’ block.

1. Type @ to get a list of all the fields you have added in the app and select the relevant field or type @ followed by the field name.

2. Use these field variables to write spreadsheet-like formulae for conditional display of the field in the app.

Retain value if hidden

This option appears once a condition is set in the Display this field if option. Enable this setting if you want the field's value to be retained even when the field is hidden. This is useful for preserving user input in cases where the field may temporarily disappear based on conditions.

Example: If the field is hidden based on user selection but you still need to keep the entered value for future reference or calculations, enable this option to ensure the data is retained.

Allow value to be changed after initial submission

This option is enabled by default. When active, end users can edit the address fields after creating a submission. Disable this option if you want the address to remain fixed once submitted.

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Advanced Label

The Advanced Label option allows you to change the label of a field dynamically based on a condition you define. Instead of always showing the same fixed label under the ‘Basic’ tab, the field can display different labels depending on requirements of the form. Use spreadsheet-like functions such as IF, AND, OR, etc. and make use of other field variables to set your conditions. Type @ and select the field.

This is useful when the meaning of a field changes based on context, business logic, or user choices.

For example:
If you have a dropdown called Address Type with options “Billing Address” and “Shipping Address”.
Label should reflect the chosen type.

So:
– If Billing, show “Enter Billing Address”
– If Shipping, show “Enter Shipping Address”

Formula:

IF({address_type} = "Billing Address", "Enter Billing Address", "Enter Shipping Address")

This allows the same field to adapt its displayed purpose without needing multiple separate fields.

Advanced Description

The Advanced Description option works exactly like Advanced Label, but it changes the description text instead. This is useful when guidance or instructions for a field need to change depending on earlier answers.

For example, using the same scenario from Advanced Label:
If you have a dropdown called Address Type with options like “Billing Address” and “Shipping Address”, you may want the description of your Address field to guide the user differently depending on what they selected.

So:
– If the user selects Billing Address, the description could say: “Enter the billing address used for invoicing.”
– If the user selects Shipping Address, the description could say: “Enter the shipping address for delivery.”

Formula:

IF({address_type} = "Billing Address", "Enter the billing address used for invoicing.", "Enter the shipping address for delivery.")

This helps users understand what is required from them without showing unnecessarily long or irrelevant instructions.

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Additional Examples (Apply to Both Advanced Label and Advanced Description)

1. Showing nothing until a selection is made

For example, if you have a dropdown field called Visit Category with options “Routine” and “Urgent”, you may want the label or description of a field to remain blank until the user first selects a category.

Once a selection is made:

• If the user chooses Routine, the field will display “Routine”.
• If the user chooses Urgent, the field will display “Urgent”.

Formula (can be used in either Advanced Label or Advanced Description):

{visit_category}The label/description stays empty until the dropdown has a selected value.
After the user picks an option, the selected text (Routine or Urgent) becomes the label or description.

2. Changing label/description based on language selection

For example, if your form includes a dropdown field called Select Language with options English, Spanish, and French, you can show the label or description in the selected language.

So:

• If the user selects English, show English text.
• If the user selects Spanish, show Spanish text.
• If the user selects French, show French text.

Formula (can be used in either Advanced Label or Advanced Description):

IF({select_language} = "English", "Enter details", IF({select_language} = "Spanish", "Ingrese detalles", "Entrez les détails"))The formula returns the text for the selected language.
Only one label/description is shown at a time, depending on what the user picks in the Select Language dropdown.

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Important Notes (applies to both Advanced Label and Advanced Description)

1. Variables do not change
When a field is created, its variable name is derived from the label you set in the Basic tab. That variable name is what you must use in formulas, workflows, and other logic. The visible label or description shown by Advanced Label / Advanced Description does not change the variable name.

2. Submissions tab: table view vs right panel
In the Submissions area, the table view always displays the labels from the Basic tab. When you open an individual submission, the right panel shows the labels and descriptions as they appear in the form (i.e., the Advanced Label and Advanced Description applied for that submission). This keeps the submission list consistent while letting reviewers see the context-aware labels and descriptions when viewing a record.

3. Bulk Edit shows Basic tab labels and descriptions
When you need to Bulk Edit submissions, the spreadsheet you download shows the labels and descriptions from the Basic tab only. Advanced Label and Advanced Description are not applied in Bulk Edit, so keep that in mind when preparing bulk updates.

4. Some fields cannot be used inside Advanced Label/Description formulas
Certain block types do not expose a variable that can be referenced in Advanced Label or Advanced Description. If a block does not expose a variable, you cannot use it inside the formula.

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