Database Documents

Database documents are the containers for all the information you create in a particular Tap Forms document. These contain all forms, records, and fields you’ve added, and can be imported, exported, and opened at will. Database documents are made up of both an SQLite database file along with any photos and file attachments.

For the majority of your Tap Forms usage, you will likely have few interactions with the ins and outs of database documents; when you launch the app, you’ll simply choose which one you’d like to open and continue working with your data inside the document. However, there are times where you’ll need to work with database documents, either through migration, creation, deletion, etc.

After launching Tap Forms, you’ll see the list of database documents you’ve created as well as the various sample forms. Here, you can use any of the buttons found at the bottom of the window to interact with database documents, including options to add, duplicate, delete, show in Finder, send document to another device, and show document info. To interact using any of these functions, select the database document and choose one of the listed options.

You can choose where you want Tap Forms Pro to look for your documents by selecting the App Settings menu item underneath the Tap Forms Pro menu.

Database documents can also be locked and encrypted to protect any valuable data stored within them. To do this, follow the instructions outlined in the Security topic.