📰 Updates & News

Major updates and new features in propform.io — sorted chronologically (newest at the top).


Appointments, Search Criteria & Calendar Loop

Edit appointments — incl. appointment macros & appointment loop

Appointments can not only be displayed and created via a form, but also specifically edited/updated (subject, note, status, times). Particularly useful in combination with the onOffice appointment macros and the new recursive appointment loop:

_bCalendarRek_(...) ... _eCalendarRek_

Appointments can be listed dynamically and processed further via form logic — e.g. book a slot, deactivate a slot, change status. The new macro _pfGetCalendarUUID provides an encrypted calendar UUID to securely access appointments via a link or parameter.

📖 propform macros — Calendar loop

Search criteria can now be edited

Existing search criteria can be loaded and edited via a form. Explanatory video

Search criteria loop & individual values

_bScRek_(...) ... _eScRek_ allows you to iterate through all search criteria for an address. Optionally with a filter, e.g. _bScRek_("status:1") for active search criteria only.

Also: output individual search criteria values using _pfGetSearchCriteriaField(feldname).

📖 Overview of all propform macros


New macros

_pfButton() & _pfLink()

Fully styled buttons and hyperlinks directly in description and text fields. Examples:

_pfButton("Weiter zum Formular", "https://example.com", "rounded-pill", "_blank")
_pfLink("https://example.com", "Hier klicken", "_blank")

Deep link macros: _getAddressLink & _getEstateLink

Create a direct deep link to the address or property record in onOffice enterprise — works only for logged-in users.

📖 Complete macro overview


ChatGPT models updated

When a form performs ChatGPT operations, you can now also select the newer models GPT-5.1, GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1-mini — in the form settings under “Generate text (ChatGPT)” → “Fine-tuning”.


File upload — significantly expanded

All functions of the onOffice API are now available in propform:

  • Dynamic renaming before upload (macros enabled)
  • File type selection and document properties
  • Internal or external tabs
  • Merge multiple files into a ZIP or PDF before uploading to onOffice (useful for building authority photos)
  • HEIC conversion (iPhone photos are automatically converted to JPEG)
  • Watermark on files

📖 File upload fields · Video tutorial


File download — new selectors

Download fields have been given many new selection criteria:

  • “All files containing the following string in the document attribute…”
  • Last/first file with file type X
  • Last/first file with name or title containing X

In addition, download tracking is now available as an activity in onOffice. This also enables digital data/download rooms for customers via a form.

📖 File download fields · Video tutorial


AI voice input

Forms can now be filled in using voice/AI. Prerequisite: OpenAI Platform API key stored in the account. Can be enabled in the form settings under ‘Further settings’. A microphone button will then appear at the bottom right of the form.

📖 AI voice input · Video example


Conditions & Rules

In the form settings under the “Conditions & Rules” tab, you can dynamically show and hide fields depending on the values of other fields.

📖 Conditions & Rules · Explanatory video


Write values

With “Write values”, additional fields can be populated in the address or property section after the form is submitted — including using macros. Example: Write _pfGetSearchCriteriaInformation into an address field to use it later in an onOffice PDF template.

📖 Write values · Video


Statistics opt-out for data protection

In the account settings under “Statistics”, you can completely disable the following:

  • submitted form data is stored in encrypted form in the propform database
  • IP addresses of form requests are recorded

This ensures that data is routed exclusively to onOffice.

📖 Data Protection & Data Minimisation


Security Features

Form password via URL parameter key=

The URL parameter ?key=... can be used to password-protect a form — also in combination with macros, for example to create one-time links. Video explanation

IP whitelist for forms

In the form settings, you can configure the form so that only specific IP addresses are permitted to access it.

📖 Access protection


Advanced tracking

Google Tag Manager — new push events

form_start_input and form_abort have been added. GTM can therefore be used to track form abandonment and the start of input.

Etracker

In addition to Google Tag Manager, the Etracker code can now also be added to forms.

📖 Tracking


Email improvements

Recipient logic revised

Previously, when matching recipients to onOffice addresses where the email was only a secondary or tertiary address, the email was sent to the primary address of the record. Now, propform first checks whether the email actually exists as the primary address — and if not, automatically creates a new address record with this email.

User field recipients

Individually created user fields in the address or property can now be selected as recipients of emails — e.g. “Team Leader” or “In-house Responsibility”.

Macro resolution in To, CC, BCC

Recipients, CC and BCC now also support onOffice macros — e.g. with fallback:

_ifEmpty(_Sonstige1;"fallback@unternehmen.de";"_Sonstige1")

📖 Email in propform


Fields & Input Behaviour

Drag & Drop

Fields can now be moved within the form via drag & drop — the old ‘up/down arrow’ logic has been replaced.

Single-select search

For single-select fields with many options (e.g. user fields), a search function can be enabled — the visitor types a search term and matching options are suggested.

Multi-select improvements

  • Hierarchy display (parent/child elements)
  • Configurable dropdown behaviour (opens on click or only when typing, closes after selection or remains open)
  • Special “Alternative” mode for “Regional Supplement” — child elements are not displayed directly in the form, but are automatically activated upon saving
  • Custom labels for single/multiselect key values (e.g. for multilingual forms: “ja”→“yes”, “nein”→“no”)

Range search criteria fields

Search criteria fields with From and To values can now be populated separately via URL parameters — using a double underscore:

?searchcriteria[wohnflaeche__von]=50&searchcriteria[wohnflaeche__bis]=80

Decimal fields with up to 4 decimal places

Set Intervall = 0,0001 in the field settings. Please note: In onOffice, the field must also be set to “Decimal with 4 decimal places” in the administration.

Unit/currency in the field

For number fields, a unit or currency can now be displayed after entered values — e.g. or . Freely definable in the “Further field settings”.

Thousands separator + numeric keypad

Number fields now use a full stop as the thousands separator. The numeric keypad is automatically displayed on smartphones.

Browser autocomplete

Configurable in the field settings — the browser can suggest saved values (name, email, phone number, etc.).

📖 Fields — all options


Descriptions — iFrames & macros

iFrames can now be embedded from any source via the description field — e.g. Timum appointment booking:

<iframe src="https://www.timum.de/[providerID]/_Id@[providerID]@onofficeEstate/embedded_map" width="100%" height="400px" frameborder="0"></iframe>

Duplicate check can be tightened up

In the case of the “Duplicate check on object_no_external”, you can now select that only existing object numbers are permitted. This prevents “ghost properties” caused by typing errors.


“Pill” design style

In addition to “square” and “rounded”, you can now also select the “Pill” design style — all form elements will be fully rounded.


Fonts added

Baskerville and Inter are now available.


Create activity on form call

Previously, you could only define an activity for form submission. Now, an activity can also be created on form call — e.g. to track who has accessed a form.


Macro resolution on thank-you page URL

You can now dynamically decide which thank-you page to redirect to based on field values in the address/property:

_ifEmpty(_Sonstige1;"www.dankeseite1.de";"www.dankeseite2.de")

or using a single-select value:

_calculate(IF([ind_2418_Feld_adressen51]="ind_Schl_4605";"https://link-1.de";"https://link-2.de"))

Speed upgrade

The onOffice field configuration is now retrieved in the background. Using the builder and loading forms is significantly faster. Fields are now only auto-updated when the form overview is called up and once a day in the morning — no longer every time the field settings are accessed.


Group Copy Function

Form groups can be defined in the account settings. In the form settings, a form can be assigned to a group. This allows you to create a copy link for the entire form group — and copy multiple forms between propform accounts at once.


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