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title: "User Controls"
slug: "user-controls"
description: "This document discusses the reusable form components in Decisions, known as User Controls. The document then demonstrates how create a form, and how to use and map these controls, to data sources. "
tags: ["Organization", "Templates", "Shortcuts"]
updated: 2026-07-01T19:33:10Z
published: 2026-07-01T19:33:10Z
canonical: "documentation.decisions.com/user-controls"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://documentation.decisions.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# User Controls

## Overview

**User Controls** are sets of controls that can be quickly added into a Form.

Compared to [Form Templates](https://documentation.decisions.com/version-10/docs/create-a-form#:~:text=or%20Dashboard%20article.-,Form%20Templates,-The%20following%20Form) that alter a Form's format, think of User Controls as a reusable template of configured controls. Controls added via User Controls can be subjected to Flow and/or Form logic like Active Forms Flows similar to other controls.

Changes made to a User Control automatically updates all Forms using that User Control. Multiple User Controls can be added to a single Form; there is no limit.

An example use case may involve creating a User Control for collecting personal information such as a **Textbox** for Name, [**Masked Textboxes**](https://documentation.decisions.com/version-10/docs/using-the-masked-textbox-control) for Email and Phone Number, and a [**Number Spinner**](/version-10/docs/currency-box-and-number-box-number-spinner) for Age. Any future Forms needing to gather this information may instead drag the single User Control containing all of these features thus speeding up design time.

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## Creating a User Control

1. In a Designer Project, click CREATE FORM at the top action bar then select CREATE.
2. In the **Create Form** window, click User Control, then select and name the User Defined Control. It will automatically open in the Form Designer.![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/image-1782934371525.png)
3. In the Form Designer, drag any Form controls onto the Form. This example uses a **Textbox** and a **Checkbox** with **Labels** for both. Save and close the Form Designer.![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/image-1780508549553.png)
4. Back in the Designer Folder, create a Form.
5. In the Form Designer, expand **USER CONTROLS > [Existing User Controls] > [Current Folder].** Drag the recently created **User Control** control into the Form. Add a **Button [Submit]**, then save and close the Form  
  
Notice the inputs of the User Control populates the Properties > Data section. Enter Data Names for the User Control's values here. If the user wishes to edit the User Control, they may select the EDIT SOURCE button.![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/image-1780508721777.png)