Docked questions/groups

NicholasDay — Thu, 05 Jan 2023 20:30:25 GMT

IDEA

In surveys with pages, or which require scrolling, it would be helpful to have the ability to create a docked question or group in the field app for easy navigation.

Use Case Example

For example, in place of creating multiple photo questions throughout our surveys, we utilize a repeat that is available on all pages of the survey. This is done by placing the repeat outside of the various pages, either at the beginning (top) or end (bottom) of the excel sheet.

screenshot showing photo repeat placement in excel.

GIF showing how the repeat appears on each page.

While it's nice to have the repeat on each page, and tapping the top banner navigates to the top for quick access, it can be difficult to navigate (scroll) back to the original position on the page without accidently changing a questions answer.

It would be very helpful to dock a question/group so that it remains available when scrolling. I recognize the potential issue of screen-estate, and limiting the use of this to collapsible groups would be advisable.

Suggestion

Using the appearance column with a 'docked' option, or maybe parameters function.

Optionally users could 'dock' a question/group from within the Field App.

idea Docked questions/groups in ArcGIS Survey123 Ideas

Docked questions/groups