Overview & Background
The ability to filter Fieldwire forms in our mobile apps ensures you and your team can easily access the forms that are most relevant to you on the fly. This article covers how to filter your forms on your iOS and Android devices.
By default n both the iOS and Android versions of Fieldwire, when the 'Forms' tab is selected, you have the option to view All of the Forms on the project, or just view the Forms you've created; just select the contingent category, once the 'Forms' tab is selected:
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How to filter Forms through the Search Bar:
On your iOS Device, open any project and click the 'Forms' tab, then use the search box at the top of the left menu:
- To filter by the Form number, type in '#' followed by the form number.
- The form number populates automatically after a form is created.
- To filter by Form Description, type the desired Form Description.
- When you first create a form, you're prompted to enter the Form Description.
- When you first create a form, you're prompted to enter the Form Description.
- To filter by the Assignee, type '@' followed by the desired user's name.
- When you type '@', all current form assignees are listed in a drop-down menu.
Example: Filtering my forms by the Assignee '@InspectorPaul' on iOS:
On an Android device, while on the 'Forms' tab, you can also filter by the form description, assignee, or number:
- To filter by Form name, type the desired Form Description.
- When you first create a form, you're prompted to enter the Form Description.
- To filter by the Assignee, type '@' followed by the desired user's name.
- When you type '@', all current form assignees are listed in a drop-down menu.
- To filter by the Form number, type in '#' followed by the form number.
- The form number populates automatically after a form is created.

More Information
These articles speak about how to filter and manage your Forms on the Web: