Count-selected Multiline image

MatthewRogers

I am working on a survey that uses a multiline appearance for an image question. I am using the count-selected function in another question to count the number of photos from the image question. Everything is working correctly when a new survey is initiated and sent. However, if I edit that survey from the inbox any additional photos added to the image question are not counted from where the count left off from the initial submittal. Instead it resets and starts the count from 0. For example, if I took 2 photos on the initial survey the count-selected question correctly counts 2 photos, but when I edit that survey from the inbox and add additional photos it will start the count over from 0. I've tried the calculationMode=always but that did not work. 

Is this expected behavior? Is there a work around for this? @Ismael 

Thank you,

Matt Rogers

 

JJ_Reyes

Another workaround would be to use a calculated attachment count field and pulldata functions. 

When you access the record in the inbox, you will need something like these fields:

GlobalID: to get the record you are using from the cloud

where_clause: concat("GlobalID = '",${GlobalID,"'")

get_json: pulldata("@layer", "getRecord", [URL of the fs]+"?t="+now(), ${where_clause})

prev_attach_count: pulldata("@json", ${get_json}, "attributes.attachment_count")

attachment_count: count-selected(${fieldbook_images})+if(pulldata("@property", 'mode') = 'edit',${prev_attach_count},0)

When the record is created, the attachment count will be saved. When the record is edited, you have pulled a saved attachment count and are adding the new images taken.