Real-time Registration Form Tracking with Google Sheets and Gmail Notifications

Title: Gracewell Automated Registration Tracker Suite

version: 1.0 tags: [education, automation, google-sheets, gmail, dashboard, form-tracking, workflow-suite]

category: Academic Automation

Description:

Automate the real-time tracking of Google Form submissions using Google Sheets and n8n. This 3-workflow suite includes a live dashboard with submission statistics and two companion workflows To send acknowledgement and reminder emails to students — all seamlessly connected through n8n webhooks.

🚀 Gracewell Automated Registration Tracker Suite

A fully automated, real-time monitoring system for student form submissions — built with Google Sheets, Gmail, and n8n.
The suite provides a live dashboard, auto-generated summary analytics, and instant messaging (email or WhatsApp) capabilities.

🧩 Workflow Suite Overview

| Workflow | Purpose | Webhook | Output | |-----------|----------|----------|----------| | 1️⃣ Live Dashboard | Displays summary of submissions and includes trigger buttons | /live-tracking | HTML Dashboard | | 2️⃣ Send Acknowledgements | Sends thank-you emails to completed respondents | /send-acknowledgements | HTML Confirmation Page | | 3️⃣ Send Reminders | Sends personalized reminders to pending students | /send-reminders | HTML Confirmation Page |

🧠 Who Is This For Educators managing student registration or feedback
Department coordinators tracking submission completion
EdTech and training institutions handling digital enrolments
Universities automating exam registration or attendance forms

⚙️ Problem It Solves Manual form tracking is slow, repetitive, and prone to error.
This workflow suite provides: ✅ Automated reconciliation of student vs. response data
✅ Instant calculation of pending and completed submissions
✅ One-click acknowledgement and reminder dispatch
✅ Web-based dashboard with summary visualization

📊 Workflow 1: Live Tracking Dashboard

Steps Google Sheets – Student List → Reads master student sheet
Google Sheets – Form Responses → Reads live form entries
Code Node → Compares Register Nos. and generates HTML dashboard
Respond to Webhook → Displays HTML with summary and control buttons

Output A clean web dashboard showing: Total, Submitted, Pending, Completion % ✅ Completed list and ⚠️ Pending list
Two buttons: Send Acknowledgements Send Reminders

💌 Workflow 2: Send Acknowledgements

Steps Webhook Trigger → /send-acknowledgements
Google Sheets – Student List & Form Responses
Merge Node → Combines matching rows
Code Node → Generates personalized thank-you emails
Gmail Node → Sends messages
Respond Node → Displays confirmation message

Email Template > Subject: ✅ Thank You for Your Submission
> Body:
> Dear {{name}},
> Thank you for completing your form (Reg No: {{reg}}).
> We appreciate your prompt response.
> – Gracewell

⚠️ Workflow 3: Send Reminders

Steps Webhook Trigger → /send-reminders
Google Sheets – Student List & Form Responses
Merge Node → Aligns both data sets
Code Node → Identifies pending students
Gmail Node → Sends customized reminder
Respond Node → Confirms completion

Email Template > Subject: ⚠️ Reminder: Please Complete Your Form
> Body:
> Dear {{name}},
> You haven’t yet completed your form (Reg No: {{reg}}).
> Please complete it at the earliest.
> – Gracewell

🛠️ Setup Instructions

Step 1 – Connect Accounts Connect Google Sheets (OAuth2)
Connect Gmail for sending messages

Step 2 – Prepare Sheets Student List Sheet:**
Columns → Register No., Student Name, Contact, Email
Form Response Sheet:**
Columns → Timestamp, Reg No, Email Address

Step 3 – Deploy URLs | Workflow | Webhook Endpoint | |-----------|------------------| | Dashboard | /live-tracking | | Acknowledgements | /send-acknowledgements | | Reminders | /send-reminders |

🎨 Optional Customizations Add institution name/logo to dashboard HTML
Include charts (Chart.js) for submission visualization
Auto-refresh every 60 seconds
Integrate WhatsApp messaging via Twilio or Gupshup
Log emails into a “Mail Logs” sheet

🧩 Version Summary

| Workflow | Version | Description | |-----------|----------|-------------| | Live Dashboard | v3 | Interactive HTML dashboard with controls | | Send Acknowledgements | v1 | Personalized thank-you email sender | | Send Reminders | v1 | Automated reminder email sender |

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✨ Credits Developed by Dr. J. Jeffin Gracewell
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