Default not working while hidden.

chiragtiwari

Default Answer not working when hidden.

I read that there are issues with using Default values while hiding the fields. Has this issue been resolved?

I am trying to use default values on a hidden set of fields which won't populate.

Sincerely,

Chirag Tiwari

Jing_Sun

Hi Chirag,

I am confused because you were saying 'unhide' the question, because to 'unhide' a hidden question you need to change the question type to something else, say 'note' question type.

Please forget about changing the question type in my earlier reply, because adjusting your hidden question might solve the problem. 

So I think you are referring to a question like this: 

This should work as long as the 'calculation' field has noting in it. What it returns is the string 'default value'.

From your description I guess your actual hidden question looks like this:

This time it will return the sting '${question_1}' instead of the answer of question_1.

What you can do is to put the '${question_1}' in calculation instead, this way it will return the answer of question_1. 

What wouldn't work is the scenario below, the hidden question will respect the calculation field instead of the default field. If this is what you are trying to achieve, I would suggest using if statement in the calculation instead.

It would be great if you can share a screenshot of the question.

Cheers,

Sun