Repeat values jumps between different repeats

Question

Hi,

In our survey we have the problem for our fieldworkers that values entered in one repeat can jump and insert themself in an other repeat in the same question.

When that happens a required field alert for a field in the repeat, that is already answered will say that it needs an answer and you can't change the alert even if you answer a new value, thus making the survey not possible to send in.

The survey is quite complex, but I send a very simple survey how the basic structure of the survey is built. The problem does not happen every time and is hard to systematically isolate.

Sincere regards,
Marcus

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Marcus · Answer

Thank you so much! Will try to send the files with a description.

Aha I thought that you needed to have the relevant (a relevant with a condition is always fulfilled), there to make the calculations update if the surveyors change a a value outside the repeat, that affect a value inside of the repeat?

dougbrowning · Answer

Sure you can PM me the survey.  If it is a nested repeat I have varied the repeat count before but it can be dangerous when repeat gets smaller data is gone.  Having a relevant on a calculate is weird and if that feeds the repeat count it may get mad getting an empty string for a value.

Send it along and I can see.

Marcus · Answer

Thank you, that is very generous of you!

Yes hmm, do not still really know what is causing the jumping repeats . I think we have to use relevant and not once() in repeats due to that we have a question outside the repeat that dynamically set the repeat_count, and this repeat_count can change during the survey.

So is it that if you have a nested repeat you have to give the name of inside repeat as an argument to position for it to work?

Would you by perhaps have the possibility to look if you find something with a quick eye, by sending it over email perhaps?

Thank you,
Marcus