How to set a minimum order amount in your order forms?

A Google Form doesn't know what an order comes to, so it can't turn away one that's too small to be worth preparing. The order arrives, and you have to tell the customer afterwards that it doesn't meet your minimum. In Neartail, the Order Amount on your Google Form adds up as the customer picks, and a number validation on it holds your minimum. Below it, the customer sees your message and can add to the order before they submit. You can set a maximum the same way.

Create your order form and follow the steps below.

How to set a minimum order amount?

  • On the page that opens, click Enter your form name, type your form's name and click Generate.
  • Check the outline it suggests and click Proceed. Your form opens on the Edit tab.
The tabs Edit, Preview, Share and Orders, with Edit marked
Your form comes with products, an Order Amount question that adds up by itself and an Order Quantity question.
To set a minimum order amount, add a "greater than or equal to" number validation to the Order Amount question.
  • Click on the Order Amount question, then click the ⚙️ icon
  • In Field settings, select the Answer tab. The TOTAL formula is already in the Calculate option
  • Click Configure under Validation
  • Select "Greater than or equal to" number validation and enter the minimum amount. Enter the error message and click Save
The Order Amount question selected in the editor, with its title and the gear at the bottom of its card marked
Similarly you can set a maximum order value by adding a "less than" number validation for the Order Amount question.
When an order is below your minimum, your customers see your error message on the form.
The Bakery order form with an Order Amount of $10.50 and the error Minimum order amount is $20

Summary

A Google Form can't hold a minimum order amount, because it doesn't add up the order. With Neartail, the Order Amount uses the TOTAL function and a number validation stops orders below your minimum. Create your order form and complete the steps above. If you have any questions, write to support.

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