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1. Mike Cohen

   

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   10 Aug 2021
   12 Dec 2023

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   Hello, we have a web form that does not require authentication.  The form first requires picking an eligible date from a specified list from our CRM and then populating a number of web form fields and finally submitting. 
   
   What is the best way to expire/invalidate the form if the user does not populate and submit the form within a reasonable amount of time (eg. 10 minutes). 
   
   
2. Eric Mann

   

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   16 Oct 2020
   14 Dec 2023 in reply to Mike Cohen

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   Mike,
   We use this type of JavaScript for timeout then we add in whatever action based on that tmeout such as redirect, alert message, or disable fields. 
   
   $(document).on("tpc:ready", function (event, tpcObject) {
     const myTimeout = setTimeout(function () {
       // Loop through widgets in first form on page and disable
       for (widget in tpc.forms[0].$$instance.get_formWidgets()) {
         try {
           tpc.forms[0].$$instance.get_formWidgets()[widget].disable();
         } catch {}
       }
   
       // Disable buttons
       $(".tpc-formflow-buttons").children(".btn").prop("disabled", true);
   
       // Clear the timeout (to prevent re-running)
       clearTimeout(myTimeout);
     }, 5000);
   });
   - Eric 
3. Mike Cohen

   

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   14 Dec 2023 in reply to Eric Mann

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   Thank you Eric, this is just what I was looking for.