Preserve required for select_one or other question type.
The Select Venue Name is required, however if other is selected, the Specify other is not required. Is there a way to make the Specify other as required?
Don't use specify_other. It is just a wonky parameter. Add a custom "other" field and set it to required. This gives you soooo much more control.
Yes and we tend to use the 3 field trick so that all the values are in one field in the end. Having data in 2 fields gets annoying fast.
Field 1 is the list with a extra option of Other
Field 2 is a text field with a relevant of Field 1 = Other
Field 3 is if(Field 1 = other, use Field 2, else use Field 1)
Hope that helps
Yep. 3-field approach for selects with an "other" option is a fantastic approach. Just wanted to add an alternative to the IF() statement approach. You can also use COALESCE() for this.
coalesce(${field1},${field2})
Your calculate using this formula will prioritize ${field1} if it contains data (e.g., the 'other' field), or ${field2} is there is no data in ${field1}. Here is a slightly more relevant example:
Thank you for all your quick responses. I agree Or_Other is wonky. I inherited a couple surveys and was hoping for an easy way to mark it as required. I will take your advice for the next version of this survey. Thank you..
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