Advanced Application Settings

On the "Settings" page (accessed by clicking the gear icon  and selecting the Advanced Settings tab) in the app builder, you will see a variety of advanced settings. Many of them are only accessible through clicking the list icon button to the right of the "saved"/"save" button at the top of the page. Each setting configures the mobile application in a different way. After you update settings for your app, you have to make a new version, for the settings to take effect.  Please note that with the exception of "Android Settings / Web Apps Logo", only "Basic" settings apply to Web Apps.

Data and Sharing (Basic)

Case Sharing - whether to enable the sharing of cases between groups of users.  More Info

Web App - whether to enable the web-based version of the application.  More Info

Build Settings

CommCare Version - The minimum CommCare version mobile users are required to have on their devices to be able to install the application. This is also true for application updates, user’s won’t be able to update any apps if the app update targets a higher CommCare version then what is already installed on their mobile device; they will need to update CommCare via the Google Play store first in order to update the app. The setting is especially useful when your application starts using a recently released CommCare feature and you want your users to be able to use said feature.  This setting can also act as a great forcing function for users to update CommCare to the latest version.

Auto Update Frequency - How frequently the app should check for updates made to the applications.  It will look for the latest released version of your application.

Unsent Form Limit - The number of unsent forms you can have on the phone before highlighting the number of unsent forms in red warning text 

Multimedia Validation - Whether to require that all multimedia files be present on the phone before starting a newly-installed application.  Note that this validation will not run if the application remotely updates. More info. 

Auto-Sync Frequency - How often the application should automatically sync with the server.

Unsynced Time Limit - How long the application can go without syncing with the server before highlighting the sync message in red warning text 

Android Settings

Days for Review - For how long completed forms remain in the Saved menu before they are erased from the phone.

Saved Forms - Enable / Disable the setting for saved forms. Once a form has been completed CommCare, it is then saved on the device in an encrypted format so it can be reviewed in a read only format in the future.

Incomplete Forms - Enable / Disable the settings for incomplete forms, which are forms that have been started but not finished.

Auto-resize Images - Several different options for how CommCare resizes images to fit on the device screen

Auto Capture Location - Application will automatically capture GPS coordinates in forms without the user having to do anything. More info

Login Duration - Length of time after which you will be logged out automatically

CommCare Home Screen Logo - Allows you to upload your own image to be displayed across the top of the Home Screen

CommCare Login Logo - Allows you to upload your own image to be displayed across the login screen

Web Apps Logo - Allows you to upload your own image to be displayed on the home screen of Web Apps