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Menu & Form Types
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Before you build a CommCare form, you will need to decide what kind of menu you want your form to be nested in. Below are some of the options.
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All menu types can be managed in Menu Settings. To find Menu settings, click, the top-level menu item and it will bring you to the settings. For example, see the menu settings for a surevy below:
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As you can see, menu settings look different depending on the menu item that you have selected
Surveys
Read more here: Survey DevelopmentYour options include the following:
Surveys
For one-time data collection. You can read more here: Surveys
When building surveys in CommCare, all forms are nested within a Survey Menu that can only add other survey forms.
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In the Survey Menu, the only settings that exist are related to Multimedia in CommCare .
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Case List
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Case List
To structure forms that register and follow-up on items or people of interest over time, via Case Management.
When you select a case list, your application will always start with a registration form. In building out other forms, you have the option to select another registration or follow-up form.
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Shadow Modules
Mimic any of the menus that you have already set up
Menu Settings
As you can see, the Case List Menu is more complicated than a Survey Menu. In this, we have the following settings
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All menu types can be managed in Menu Settings. To find Menu settings, click, the top-level menu item and it will bring you to the settings.
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Menu settings look different depending on the menu item that you have selected. The example above is a Survey Menu, where the only settings that exist are related to Multimedia in CommCare .
The Case List Menu has more settings, since it includes settings related to setting up case management criteria. These include:
Menu: This is where you define your case management parameters, including your case type
Multimedia: Like Surveys, this is related to Multimedia in CommCare
Case List & Case Details: On these two tabs, you can define and configure your case management settings, as described here: Case List and Case Detail Configuration
Shadow Menu
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And then the shadow menu settings look like whatever type of menu you selected - either survey or case list!