Automatically start new response on form submission

Question

Hello, where I'm working we use a form that users fill out on a computer when they walk in to track who comes through and if they want emailed about certain information. When the form is submitted it leads to a page that asks the user if they want to submit a new form or links them to the forms page. Users most of the time don't, click the submit new response, and some have linked back to the account which is already logged in's forms page. Is there any way I could make it automatically start a new response, This is all done on one computer and one account which is already logged into make a response I just want it to automatically start a new response when one is completed.

Answer 1

Hi

I couldn't find the "Create a new response" option. Am I missing something or has it been removed?

Answer 2

Hello,

I tried using this trigger; "Create a new response" and I couldn't find it. Is there a way to go about this?

I am presently trying to add new responses to an approved form and I'm looking for a way to achieve this.

Thanks

Answer 3

Hi,

I'm flabbergasted that this simple and obvious feature isn't available. There isn't even the ability to click anywhere on the end of the form to return to the start page. I spent hours looking. I thought of using Chrome plugins. Then I asked ChatGPT. it came up with a long-winded solution but it works for now. Its not great but its the best AVAILABLE solution. Now my 365 form automatically returns to the start page after submissions. You use these steps and ChatGPT at your own risk! I take no responsibility. Please test in a sandbox environment. Check ChatGPT in case there are errors in the below script.

CREATE THE *MANUAL* REDIRECT WHEN SPECIFIC WORDS ARE DETECTED. (when a form is submitted, "Your response was submitted" appears on the page)

Open Chrome and go to the webpage where you want to detect specific words.

Right-click on the bookmarks bar and select "Add page."

In the "Name" field, give your bookmarklet a name (e.g., "Redirect if Words").

In the "URL" field, enter the following JavaScript code, replacing "specific words" with the words you want to detect, and "http://example.com" with the URL you want to redirect to:

javascript:(function() { var wordsToDetect = "Your response was submitted"; var redirectURL = "http://example.com"; if (document.body.textContent.includes(wordsToDetect)) { window.location.href = redirectURL; } })();

Click "Save."

Now, when you are on a webpage and want to check for the specific words and potentially trigger the redirect, you can simply click the bookmarklet you created. If the words are detected on the page, it will automatically redirect you to the specified URL.

Please note that bookmarklets can be useful for simple tasks like this, but they have limitations and may not work on all websites due to security restrictions. Additionally, bookmarklets can only be used manually by clicking the bookmark in your browser; they won't automatically trigger based on changes in the webpage content. If you need more automated or complex functionality, consider using a browser extension or script, as mentioned in the previous response.

CREATE THE *AUTO* REDIRECT WHEN SPECIFIC WORDS ARE DETECTED. This redirects every 5 seconds. I chose 5

Install a browser extension like Tampermonkey for Chrome

Create a new user script within the extension.

In the user script, paste your bookmarklet code and add a timer using setInterval.

Here's an example for Tampermonkey:

// ==UserScript==

// @name Auto Run Bookmarklet

// @namespace http://your-namespace.com

// @version 1.0

// @description Automatically run bookmarklet on a timed interval

// @match insert the destination url here

// @grant none

// ==/UserScript==

function runBookmarklet() { var wordsToDetect = "insert key words here"; var redirectURL = "insert destination url here"; if (document.body.textContent.includes(wordsToDetect)) { window.location.href = redirectURL; } } // Set the interval (in milliseconds) var interval = 5000; // 5000 milliseconds = 5 seconds // Run the bookmarklet on the specified interval setInterval(runBookmarklet, interval);

In TamperMonkey, click File and Save

Answer 4

Additional information. Just a reminder that the bookmarklet and TamperMonkey script works for the form on a "per computer" basis. Meaning, you will need to configure this on every computer that uses the form. Impossible if you are sending the form out to several people. However, it works perfectly in my use case where I have a few shared kiosk computes that displays the form. Also the TamperMonkey script does not work after the PC or tablet displaying the form is rebooted. The script has to be disabled and re-enabled. I have got around this by disabling ability to reboots (it is a kiosk device anyway) and doing them myself then checking the script loads.

CREATE THE *MANUAL* REDIRECT WHEN SPECIFIC WORDS ARE DETECTED.

(when a form is submitted, "Your response was submitted" appears on the page. You customize this by adding your own trigger words in the form's settings under customise thank you message)

CREATE THE *AUTO* REDIRECT WHEN SPECIFIC WORDS ARE DETECTED.

Mine redirects every 5 seconds. I chose 5 and customised my form's thank you message to include the trigger words and the 5 seconds waiting time - "Your response was submitted. The form will return to the start page in 5 seconds......."

Answer 5

Hello KadenUP

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

It seems like you have an issue to automatically start a new response when the users submit the response. Let’s work together in finding the best resolution to this issue.

For me to better understand the issue, I’d like to ask a few questions:

• Are you using Microsoft 365 Personal/Family or Business?

To automatically start a new response on form submission, you can use Microsoft Power Automate. Here are the steps to follow:

• Open Microsoft Power Automate and create a new flow.
  Select the "When a new response is submitted" trigger for the form you want to use.
  Add an action to the flow and select "Create a new response" for the same form.
  Save and test the flow.

This will automatically start a new response when a user submits a response on the form.

We look forward to your next response.

Regards,

Jason Guer

Microsoft Community Moderator