topic How to create Tick Boxes for a survey123 report in ArcGIS Survey123 Questions

How to create Tick Boxes for a survey123 report

SeanNagy1 — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 16:48:11 GMT

I have created a survey and i want the report to still show all the options as part of the report, but only show a check box in certain locations for the items selected in multiple choice and single choice items. It is not working and I'm not sure if i just am not writing the formula correctly in the report or if there is a step I am missing somewhere. I attached the form and report (the report doesn't have formulas everywhere since i just wanted to see if i could get it to work)

Re: How to create Tick Boxes for a survey123 report

IsmaelChivite — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 18:40:46 GMT

Hi Sean Nagy‌ I am attaching here a new version of your template. I was able to add the checkboxes as shown below.

I think there are two issues causing your errors: function name and field names.

Function names: You are using the function checked, which I replaced with selected*. We are about to add the checked function into the software but it is not available just yet. We are hours away from it...

This is what I used: ${Flow_Conditions | selected: "Dry"} Wet

Please note that we will updating the selected and checked functions today. Stay tuned to new announcements in our blog.

Field names: The name in your XLSForm is Flow_Condtions not Flow_Conditions

This is what I used: ${Flow_Condtions | selected: "Dry"} Wet

In the attached template you will also note that I replaced your curly quotes (”Dry”) to straight quotes ("Dry"). I was able to get things to work with your original curly quotes, but to avoid issues with the parser in the future, I would go with straight quotes.

Re: How to create Tick Boxes for a survey123 report

SeanNagy1 — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 17:48:57 GMT

Thank you, that and the update were very helpful. Is there a page or list of all the different report template syntax's out there?

Re: How to create Tick Boxes for a survey123 report

JamesTedrick — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 18:39:54 GMT

Hi Sean,

Feature report templates—Survey123 for ArcGIS | Documentation documents the syntax.

Re: How to create Tick Boxes for a survey123 report

Blevins_Mark — Sat, 29 Mar 2025 13:48:12 GMT

@IsmaelChivite how do you get the check boxes to format as blue boxes? When I pull a multiple select question into a report it’s just a white box. Is there something you can do to format these, so you do it through html, etc? Thanks.

Re: How to create Tick Boxes for a survey123 report

StevenDel_Castillo — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 21:23:19 GMT

Hi @Blevins_Mark I'm wondering the same. Any chance you figured out a solution?

Re: How to create Tick Boxes for a survey123 report

Blevins_Mark — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 21:27:30 GMT

sorry never have figured this out.