Very long load-time for form

Question

I have a form that is very slow to load. It taked approx. 90 seconds in the app, which isn’t acceptable for the users, and even longer in Connect.

I can’t figure out what causes this.

The form has almost 300 calculations, an external choices sheet and is linked to three other forms.

I use version 3.9.149 for the app and Connect 3.9.120.

Any help would be appreciated!

RobertBorchert · Answer

Do you also have a lot of hint images in the form?

dougbrowning · Answer

Can you post it?  I did find some weird ones in the past - like if your pulldata references a field that is in a repeat that is slow.

I have 100s of questions also. I also load a 5-6000 long species list 12 times per repeat on a 50 repeat.  It can take 22 seconds to open on a regular android.  My iPad Pro does it on 1.6 seconds.  So device is important info also.

Overall thought that is a huge form.   We break our process up into 9 forms to reduce load time and be easier to read and use.  Also then we can have 2 crew members at the same time.

Hopefully you can post it.

RobertBorchert · Answer

Probably because you have

Almost 300 calculations, an external choices sheet and is linked to three other forms.

Try to make it more simple.