# Ignition 8.3 Form Component Data Storage and Pipeline

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**Created:** [March 17, 2026, 12:04am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-3-form-component-data-storage-and-pipeline/114513 "2026-03-17T00:04:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Muhammad\_Awais](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/22d042/32.png) [@Muhammad\_Awais](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Muhammad_Awais)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 12:04am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-3-form-component-data-storage-and-pipeline/114513/1 "2026-03-17T00:04:53Z")

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Hi All

I am trying to learn this new form component and went thru docs/IU however I need support in figuring out how to store form information when its submitted.

I have to build 50+ forms so please advise scalable solution to store, view and access these forms in an easy manner.

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**Author:** ![lane.duncan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/lane.duncan/32/83700_2.png) [@lane.duncan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lane.duncan)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 3:51am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-3-form-component-data-storage-and-pipeline/114513/2 "2026-03-17T03:51:34Z")

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Write the information to a database.

The scalability is going to be highly dependent on the commonality between the 50+ forms and your database design, not the submission form.

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**Author:** ![travisaggiebrown](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/travisaggiebrown/32/85824_2.png) [@travisaggiebrown](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/travisaggiebrown)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2026, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-3-form-component-data-storage-and-pipeline/114513/3 "2026-04-06T20:17:46Z")

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I’m working on a similar project where users can dynamically build forms and then save them to a database. From what I’ve gathered, the best approach is to store the form definition in the same JSON-like format it’s generated in.

My current plan is to extract the form configuration directly from `columns.items` and store it as a blob (or JSON column) in a SQL database. This preserves the structure exactly as the user created it and makes it easy to re-enter into a form later.

That’s the approach I’m using, and it seems like it should work well for your scenario too.

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**Author:** ![lane.duncan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/lane.duncan/32/83700_2.png) [@lane.duncan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lane.duncan)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2026, 5:34am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-3-form-component-data-storage-and-pipeline/114513/4 "2026-04-08T05:34:39Z")

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You make a very valid point that keeping the original json data intact could be useful (and efficient).

When I think about storing json data my mind automatically goes to MongoDB instead of a traditional SQL database. Mongo is specifically made to work with json data and would probably pair well with Ignition forms.

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2026, 8:10am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-3-form-component-data-storage-and-pipeline/114513/5 "2026-04-08T08:10:52Z")

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**Competent** SQL databases have json column types. Like PostgreSQL. Just say no to Mongo.

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**Author:** ![Steve\_Laubach](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/steve_laubach/32/60900_2.png) [@Steve\_Laubach](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Steve_Laubach)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2026, 12:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-3-form-component-data-storage-and-pipeline/114513/6 "2026-04-08T12:41:38Z")

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I didn’t know that was a thing. Very cool.

Thanks for mentioning it. I have some ideas.