idea Suppress the Submit Button Using the Relevant Column in Connect in ArcGIS Survey123 Ideas

Suppress the Submit Button Using the Relevant Column in Connect

DaveFullerton — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 16:32:58 GMT

We would like to be able to take a geopoint, do a spatial query, and depending on the returned result, inform the user whether or not a specific type of recycling service is available in their geographic area. If the service is not available then we don't want them to submit a survey at all.

We are currently trying to do this by getting the geopoint from the Address Question and doing the spatial query part using the Search function in the appearance column of a Select Multiple Question. For example (abbreviated), search("area?url=https://.../MapServer/11", "intersects", "@geopoint", ${address_geopoint}). When the recycling service will not be available again until next year in the user's area, for example, we remove the text from the Submit Button as seen here:

It's not ideal, but it works for the most part. We are looking forward to point-in-polygon queries (https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-survey123-videos/point-in-polygon-queries-coming-to-the-survey123/m-p/1207817#M49).

When the recycling service is available at the user's address, the user selects the (single) date that the service is available and the process of successively displaying more questions begins:

The problem is when the recycling service is not available, some users are hitting the unlabeled submit button anyway. It not only might confuse them, but the data that we get ends up just containing their address and the select multiple answer that says the service is not available to them. We are left with data we have to filter out of the because it is irrelevant, and we then wonder if those users are going to set items out for collection that we will not be coming to pick up. Therefore it would be great to be able to suppress the Submit Button using the relevant column.

Re: Suppress the Submit Button Using the Relevant Column in Connect

DougBrowning — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 18:48:40 GMT

Why not use a constraint on the question that says . != "no service yet" and make it required. If there is just the one option then they cannot submit with that selected or leave it blank. Maybe I am missing something but seems doable.

Re: Suppress the Submit Button Using the Relevant Column in Connect

DaveFullerton — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 14:34:02 GMT

@DougBrowning

Thanks. I have tried out your workaround. You are right, it is doable.

I hadn't used a Constraint in a production survey before and was concerned about the use of a function in one when I saw in the documentation "In the constraint expression, the input for the question is always represented by a period." The documentation about Constraints doesn't happen to show any examples using functions, but it works (and looks odd). All of our pickups are on Friday, so the constraint is starts-with(., 'Friday').

We would still prefer to be able to suppress the submit button. The error message at the top might confuse the user. They might think there is something they have done wrong and that they need to try to do something differently to get their mattress picked up. It is misinformation. There are no errors in the survey.

Re: Suppress the Submit Button Using the Relevant Column in Connect

DougBrowning — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 15:21:32 GMT

You do not have to use a period you can write out the ${fieldname} just like all other places. In fact I use this a lot since when using > sometimes it things its HTML.

Re: Suppress the Submit Button Using the Relevant Column in Connect

DaveFullerton — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 17:59:56 GMT

@DougBrowning @JamesTedrick

Yes, it worked when I changed the constraint to:

starts-with(${pickup_area}, 'Friday')

"In the constraint expression, the input for the question is always represented by a period." Seems pretty definitive. I don't really see the need for shorthand here and prefer the long version for the sake of my coworkers who might have to tweak something if I am unavailable. Good to know about the HTML confusion too. Perhaps James Tedrick has something to add about this?

https://doc.arcgis.com/en/survey123/desktop/create-surveys/xlsformformulas.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_8979CBF8B7354DA9A4FE0F6B6D61E1A0

Re: Suppress the Submit Button Using the Relevant Column in Connect

Raquel — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 09:40:58 GMT

It would be interesting to show or hide the submit button based on one or more responses.

Thanks!

Re: Suppress the Submit Button Using the Relevant Column in Connect

jessneuner — Fri, 27 Dec 2024 16:05:10 GMT

Agree! This is a needed capability!

Working on a survey today where I want to disallow the user to submit the form...

the use case is -- we want users to access the form via an application that pushes information in certain parameters. Although unlikely, it is possible that someone could get the url for the sign up form without going through the designed workflow -- in this case, the form will display a message indicating they need to visit the other application to sign up.

Since we don't know where that user is coming from, we can't append a URL parameter and would like to hide the submit button and just have the form note displayed

Re: Suppress the Submit Button Using the Relevant Column in Connect

DougBrowning — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 14:23:09 GMT

You can have the field or fields that gets filled in from the URL required and read only - then they cannot submit without coming from the URL. Also add a note that appears when the URL filled field is blank. This should get you there.