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How to send a client the form and get complete data - a guide

From creating the project to accepting the client's data - a simple step-by-step guide, screen by screen, no jargon.

Founder of HeatAlgo, author of the calculation engine to EN 12831 and EN 1264

This guide walks you through the whole client form - from creating the project to the moment the client's data lands in your heat loss calculation. Every step is one screen and two-three sentences, no jargon.

1. Create a project

You start the same way as with any other job - create a new project in HeatAlgo. That's where the form and everything the client fills in will live.

The HeatAlgo Start page with the Your recent projects card and the New project button

2. Open the form inside the project

In the project view you'll find the "Client form" card. Click "Prepare form" to move on to configuration.

Project overview with the modules and the Client form card under Tools

3. Adjust the fields - optional

If you want, untick the sections or individual fields you don't need for this job, and write your own message to the client. You can also pre-fill some answers you already know - the client then sees less to complete. You can also skip this step entirely and continue with the default set of fields.

The What do you no longer need to ask? screen - tick what you already know and the estimated time to fill in drops

You have two options: enter the client's email and send the invitation straight from HeatAlgo, or copy the link with one click and share it however suits you - by SMS, WhatsApp, or in a message you're already writing to the client.

The Send form panel - a message to the client, an email field and the Send by email and Copy link buttons

5. What the client sees

The client opens the link without creating an account and fills in the data field by field, section by section. The form saves itself as they go, so the client can stop and come back to it later.

The client-side form - project data filled in section by section, no account needed

6. You get a notification

When the client submits the form, HeatAlgo notifies you - the bell in the top bar and an email. No need to keep opening the project to check whether anything changed.

The notifications panel in HeatAlgo with an entry about the client completing the form

7. Review the answers

Once the client submits the form, you see their complete answers in one place, section by section, exactly as they filled them in.

The Client answers screen - data section by section, with a flag beside each answer to mark it

8. Accept the data or request additions

Both buttons sit under the client's answers - you can see them on the previous step's screen. If everything checks out, click "Accept data" and the form is ready for the next stage. If something's missing or looks off, click "Request additions" and briefly describe what should be corrected - the client gets the same link and doesn't start over.

9. Import the data into the heat loss calculation with one click

After acceptance, the start screen of an empty heat loss module has the "Import the client form with Algo" and "Import without Algo" presses. Either one writes the form's data into the calculation fields and opens step 2; with Algo, the assistant then asks what is still missing. No manual copying.

That's all

Nine steps from creating the project to imported data - without a single phone call about a window size. The rest, the heat loss calculation itself, you do as usual. More guides live in the help center.

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Frequently asked questions

The client has no email - now what?

Copy the link with one click and send it through any channel - SMS, WhatsApp, or any other message. The link works the same regardless of how it reached the client.

The client got stuck halfway through the form

The form saves answers as they go, so the client can come back any time and continue from where they stopped. If they simply don't understand something, a quick call to walk them through the missing part is the easiest fix - nothing they've already filled in gets lost.

How long does the form link work?

The link is valid for 90 days from sending. That's plenty even for a client who returns to the form in stages and takes their time.

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