Survey123: Add autocomplete to select_multiple questions

[RobertMcLeod]

Adding autocomplete as an option for select_multiple questions would be very helpful, particularly for large lists where scrolling through all the options isn't feasible.

[GuyEiserman]

I agree.  I have a species list that is 4000 records long.  The autocomplete functionality works great for a select_one scenario but we need to be able to pick multiples in a given area.

[RheannaNeidinger]

Yes I agree also I have the same situation as above and this function would help greatly.

[HélèneTouyéras]

Thanks for this good idea, @RobertMcLeod ! My organization has the same need in a forestry context.

The aim is to pick out a list of parcels selected for forestry works.

I have a select_multiple on the forest parcels list ; users request an autocomplete behaviour to avoid loading the screen with  potentially thousands of parcel names and tick boxes.

Many thanks, ESRI, for helping us help our users 🙂

[nspittlemeister_LCFPD]

I also have plant species list that is 4300 records long and it would greatly helpful to have an autocomplete or some type of search function available for select multiple questions. 

[jwelty_USGS]

Same here, we have incredibly long species lists in a multiple select form and autocomplete in a multiple select list would be incredibly helpful. 

[SusanPollard]

Agree. Autocomplete has been requested by our team. We have species list that are extremely long to have to scroll through.

[StevenSGIS]

Bump.

There is still interest in this feature ESRI!

It's 2024 and it still hasn't been implemented...

[GeorgeF]

This is an extremely important functionality as in 2024 all modern digital forms support this.

Data needs and options only increase. In the construction industry we have 1000s of drawings and reference numbers that our engineers need to access quickly.

This prevents GIS adoption.

May I ask the community what alternatives they have looked at? I am thinking of a repeat function

[RheannaNeidinger]

I agree that this function would be very helpful! We have several long species list. I have come up with a work around by using repeat sections and then hidden line items that join all the species into 1 list by a formula in the calculation column. It creates a separate tab in the export but all observations are in 1 list and we are able to use the autocomplete function.

begin repeat	avian_obs
select_one_from_file avian_choice_list.csv	birds_observed
text	birds_observed_other
end repeat
hidden	bird_obs_list
hidden	bird_obs_list_ot
hidden	bird_obs_list_all

join(",",${birds_observed})

join(",",${birds_observed_other})

${bird_obs_list}+","+${bird_obs_list_ot}