Updates and Enhancements to Encompass Web Input Form Builder - 24.1 Major Release

When managing custom forms in the Web Input Form Builder, you can now import or export custom forms that include custom calculations in custom fields. After importing and then activating a custom form, the custom calculated fields and values will be reflected on the form in Encompass. When exporting a form, the custom fields that currently exist in the destination Encompass instance will be updated according to the calculations in the exported form and any new fields in the exported form will be added to the custom form in the destination instance. This functionality is supported only with Encompass 24.1 (or later) source and destination instances.

There is a known issue after importing a custom form into Encompass (desktop version) where there may be a delay in custom fields and the field calculations being available on the form. When new custom calculations are included with the imported form, the field(s) will display on the imported form first, but then it will take time for the calculation code associated with the field to be applied to the field.

To start the import process, navigate to the Encompass Admin portal, and then select Customization > Custom Forms. Select New, select Import Form, and then select Create.

To start the export process, navigate to the Encompass Admin portal, and then select Customization > Custom Forms. Select the form(s) to export, and then select Export.

When adding or managing buttons on a custom form in the Web Input Form Builder, the following new button actions are now available to apply: 

• Apply Partial Exemption

• Calculate ULI

• Recalculate HMDA/Apply Partial Exemption

• Property Information - Disaster Declaration

• HMDA Transmittal Sheet

Starting in this 24.1 release, if a plugin is hosted in the same domain as that of a parent web app, it will no longer have the allow-same-origin value for the sandbox attribute. All iframes that host third party scripts now include a strict sandbox attribute using only required values (or no value (i.e., exception)).

In addition, scripts within any Custom/Global Tools or those created in the Web Input Form Builder cannot gain access to the tool's parent window's DOM or Session storage. If you need session storage access, please use the Session Scripting Object.