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Survey123 autocomplete search option

SPNIOrganization — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 14:42:25 GMT

Autocomplete searches anywhere in the string, not just the first letter. It would be better if there will be a modifier to the autocomplete appearance where one can decide what mode to use. I would like the option to use autocomplete from the first letter. For example, if I type "Ba", I want to see "banana" and "Basil", instead of "xyzBa", "banana", "Basil".

Thanks in advance,

Dikla

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Re: Survey123 autocomplete search option

DaveFullerton1 — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 03:02:19 GMT

Yes, this is how we need things to work in our apps most of the time.

Re: Survey123 autocomplete search option

JohnTaylor5 — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 13:22:05 GMT

Yes, I need to have this as an option as well, please!

Re: Survey123 autocomplete search option

GuyWeerasingheAWE — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 02:15:15 GMT

Very keen on this as an option - I want the auto complete search to be used across a group of variables - - for example searching for a bird using a range of options such as common name, species name (along with taxonomic synonyms), family and order (it would be good that which ever option is selected, will then automatically pre-populate the preceding taxonomic sections).

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JanVrba — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 09:48:41 GMT

Yes, it would be very usefull!

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JeffMay2 — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 22:05:17 GMT

Having the option to search entire string or strictly from the beginning is absolutely needed! I would add that the current behavior is different than what Microsoft has had implemented for auto-select for years, which autocompletes from the beginning on the string.

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drewhutch — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 15:34:47 GMT

This is a no brainer, the option to search from the start of the string is really something that should be implemented, in a lot of cases searching anywhere in the string just makes no sense whatsoever.

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KeithGerhartz1 — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 14:39:47 GMT

I agree. This should be an option in the XSL file.

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TravisHaney — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 20:50:28 GMT

I agree. I vote that esri escalates this function.

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HillMarler — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 16:25:37 GMT

Please add this as an option. It would make survey forms much easier to use for field workers in my organization.

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KatarzynaDąbrowska-Stanik — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 11:11:58 GMT

I'm also waiting for this option. It makes sense, especially when you work with a very long list and you need to decrease the number of search results. It's a bit annoying for users if they type 3 or 4 characters and still can see dozens of options.

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ToshiaFleischaker1 — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:06:52 GMT

Yes this would be very helpful. Searching anywhere in the string brings back many results which don't help to reduce options by very much. We are looking at this function to speed up the data entry process.

Re: Survey123 autocomplete search option

ESmith — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:32:54 GMT

I would love to see this!