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Collecting Fingerprint using Survey123

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01-14-2024 10:11 PM
HadeesullahSahak
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Is this possible to collect fingerprints on survey123, using an external dedicated fingerprint device?

Lets support I have designed a survey123 form for online attendance from the field. I want now to collect the fingerprints of the employees from the field. 

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abureaux
MVP Frequent Contributor

Presently, no. There is nothing native for fingerprints.

Depending on what type of output the scanner results in, you may be able to save that in a text field. But I have no idea what the output of a fingerprint scanner would be (and it may vary from device to device).

Here is some good info on fingerprints in general though https://stackoverflow.com/questions/57743059/what-is-the-output-of-a-fingerprint-scanner-is-there-an...

RyanUthoff
Frequent Contributor

I know nothing about fingerprint scanners or what's required of the fingerprint output, but wouldn't you be able to save the output of the fingerprint reader as a photo and save that to the S123 form?

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abureaux
MVP Frequent Contributor

Assuming the scanner outputs a photo, I think it would first need to be saved to the device and then manually uploaded to the S123 app. But that would be a fairly straight forward process.

If Hadeesullah is looking for Spike level of integration, I don't see that happening in the near future.

However, there is compatibility for things external Bluetooth barcode scanners. So there is a slim chance that if you do what Ismael mentioned here, a text-like output could be automatically saved into the app.

Again, it is all highly dependent on what the actual output is (I'm quite curious to hear the answer now!).

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