Webpage based form entry aid

1. A method for providing an interface for data entry into a webform, the method comprising:

receiving, by one or more processors, a selection of an active data-entry field in a webform;

determining, by one or more processors, an inline label associated with the active data-entry field;

determining, by one or more processors, which data-entry fields in the webform are required data-entry fields;

determining, by one or more processors, a location of an active data-entry field within a webform with respect to a total number of active data-entry fields within the webform wherein the total number of active data-entry fields includes the required and non-required data-entry fields;

calculating, by one or more processors, an estimated amount of time to complete the webform based on historical data for the active data-entry field and the mobile webform;

displaying, by one or more processors, an interface for the webform that includes information corresponding to the active data-entry field, wherein the information corresponding to the active data-entry field includes the determined inline label, an indication of whether or not the active data-entry field is a required data-entry field, the calculated estimated time to complete the webform, and an indication of the determined location of the active data-entry field with respect to the total number of active data-entry fields within the webform;

providing by one or more processors, a selectable overview option in the displayed interface for the webform;

receiving by one or more processors, a selection of the overview option in the displayed interface for the webform; and

in response to receiving a selection of the overview option, displaying, by one or more processors, a webform overview that displays a reduced image of the entire webform with each data-entry field in the webform and an indication of the location of the active data-entry field within the webform.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

providing, by one or more processors, a selectable help icon in the interface for the webform;

receiving, by one or more processors, a selection of the help icon through the interface for the webform; and

in response to receiving a selection of the help icon, displaying, by one or more processors, help information associated with the active data-entry field.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by one or more processors, data entered into the active data-entry field;

determining, by one or more processors, the data entered in the active data-entry field includes an error; and

providing, by one or more processors, a selectable error message in the interface for the webform corresponding to the determined error.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving, by one or more processors, a selection of a data-entry field from within the webform overview;

navigating, by one or more processors, to the selected data-entry field in the webform;

assigning, by one or more processors, the selected data-entry field to be an updated active data-entry field; and

updating, by one or more processors, the provided interface for the webform with the information associated with the updated active data-entry field.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the historical data for the active data-entry field and the webform includes amounts of time that previous users have taken to complete data-entry fields in the webform and amounts of time that previous users have taken to complete the entire webform.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising,

providing, by one or more processors, an audio notification of the information corresponding to the active data-entry field that is provided in the interface for the webform.

7. A computer program product for providing an interface for data entry into a webform, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising:

program instructions to receive a selection of an active data-entry field in a webform;

program instructions to determine an inline label associated with the active data-entry field;

program instructions to determine which data-entry fields in the webform are required data-entry fields;

program instructions to determine a location of an active data-entry field within a webform with respect to a total number of active data-entry fields within the webform, wherein the total number of active data-entry fields includes the required and non-required data-entry fields;

program instructions to calculate an estimated amount of time to complete the webform based on historical data for the active data-entry field and the mobile webform; and

program instructions to display an interface for the webform that includes information corresponding to the active data-entry field, wherein the information corresponding to the active data-entry field includes the determined inline label, an indication of whether or not the active data-entry field is a required data-entry field, the calculated estimated time to complete the webform, and an indication of the determined location of the active data-entry field with respect to the total number of active data-entry fields within the webform.

8. The computer program product of claim 7 , further comprising program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to:

provide a selectable help icon in the interface for the webform;

receive a selection of the help icon through the interface for the webform; and

responsive to receiving a selection of the help icon, display help information associated with the active data-entry field.

9. The computer program product of claim 7 , further comprising program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to:

receive data entered into the active data-entry field;

determine the data entered in the active data-entry field includes an error; and

provide a selectable error message in the interface for the webform corresponding to the determined error.

10. The computer program product of claim 7 , further comprising program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to:

provide a selectable overview option in the interface for the webform;

receive a selection of the overview option in the interface for the webform; and

responsive to receiving a selection of the overview option, display a webform overview that displays a reduced image of the entire webform with each data-entry field in the webform and an indication of the location of the active data-entry field within the webform.

11. The computer program product of claim 10 , further comprising program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to:

receive a selection of a data-entry field from within the webform overview;

navigate to the selected data-entry field in the webform;

assign the selected data-entry field to be an updated active data-entry field; and

update the provided interface for the webform with the information associated with the updated active data-entry field.

12. The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein the historical data for the active data-entry field and the webform includes amounts of time that previous users have taken to complete data-entry fields in the webform and amounts of time that previous users have taken to complete the entire webform.

13. The computer program product of claim 7 , further comprising program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to:

provide an audio notification of the information corresponding to the active data-entry field that is provided in the interface for the webform.

14. A computer system for providing an interface for data entry into a webform, the computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors;

one or more computer readable storage media;

program instructions stored on the computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the program instructions comprising:

program instructions to receive a selection of an active data-entry field in a webform;

program instructions to determine an inline label associated with the active data-entry field;

program instructions to determine which data-entry fields in the webform are required data-entry fields;

program instructions to determine a location of an active data-entry field within a webform;

program instructions to calculate an estimated amount of time to complete the webform based on historical data for the active data-entry field and the mobile webform that includes at least one of the following: updating the calculated estimated time to complete as each data-entry field is completed, calculating an estimated time remaining as each data-entry field is completed, and an increasing time upon exceeding the calculated estimated time to complete by calculating a time to complete utilizing time stamps with respect to a start time and a stop time; and

program instructions to display an interface for the webform that includes information corresponding to the active data-entry field, wherein the information corresponding to the active data-entry field includes the determined inline label, an indication of whether or not the active data-entry field is a required data-entry field, the calculated estimated time to complete the webform, and an indication of the determined location of the active data-entry field within the webform.

15. The computer system of claim 14 , further comprising program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to:

provide a selectable help icon in the interface for the webform;

receive a selection of the help icon through the interface for the webform; and

responsive to receiving a selection of the help icon, display help information associated with the active data-entry field.

16. The computer system of claim 14 , further comprising program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to:

receive data entered into the active data-entry field;

determine the data entered in the active data-entry field includes an error; and

provide a selectable error message in the interface for the webform corresponding to the determined error.

17. The computer system of claim 14 , further comprising program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to:

provide a selectable overview option in the interface for the webform;

receive a selection of the overview option in the interface for the webform; and

responsive to receiving a selection of the overview option, display a webform overview of the entire webform wherein the webform overview displays each data-entry field in the webform and an indication of the location of the active data-entry field within the webform.

18. The computer system of claim 17 , further comprising program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to:

receive a selection of a data-entry field from within the webform overview;

navigate to the selected data-entry field in the webform;

assign the selected data-entry field to be an updated active data-entry field; and

update the provided interface for the webform with the information associated with the updated active data-entry field.

19. The computer system of claim 14 , further comprising program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to:

provide an audio notification of the information corresponding to the active data-entry field that is provided in the interface for the webform.