# Build or change a form

Create a form in the builder: add sections and questions, set expected readings and pass or fail rules, then publish.

1. Open **Settings → Form templates**.
2. Select **New form**, give it a **Name** and select **Create and open builder**. To change an existing form, select it in the list.

![The form builder with the Readings and Safety tests sections, and the Operating pressure question open for editing](../../../assets/screens/form-builder.png)

## Sections and questions

- Select **Add section** for a new group of questions, and type its title.
- Select **Add question**, then set it up on the right:
  - **Question**: the wording the engineer sees.
  - **Answer type**: yes / no, pass / fail / N/A, number, text, one or several choices, date, photos, guidance (text to read, no answer) or repeating rows.
  - **Must be answered**, and **Help text** if it needs explaining.
- Drag a question by its handle to move it, or use the arrows.

## Readings and pass or fail

For a **Number**, set the **Unit** and the **Lowest expected** and **Highest expected** readings. A reading outside them warns the engineer. Tick **Fail the form when the reading is outside this range** to make it fail the form.

A **Pass / fail / N/A** answered **Fail** also fails the form. See [When a form fails](/settings/when-a-form-fails/).

## Repeating rows

Use **Repeating rows** for one set of answers per item, like each detector or each circuit. Set the **Row name** ("Circuit" becomes Circuit 1, Circuit 2…) and the questions in each row.

## Questions that depend on others

Under **Only show when**, pick an earlier question and the answer that shows this one. For example, show "Warning notice issued" only when "Appliance safe to use" is No.

## Publish

Your changes save as a draft as you go. **Preview** shows the form as engineers will see it. If something needs fixing, the builder lists it.

Select **Publish**, say **What changed**, and publish. Engineers get the new version on visits that start from now on. **Discard changes** goes back to the last published version.