topic Re: Create Other + text box option from choice_filter list in ArcGIS Survey123 Questions

Create Other + text box option from choice_filter list

dwold — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 19:48:39 GMT

I want to enable Other selection based on answer to previous question. I can get Other selection to show up on one response but if a different answer to that previous question is selected, the Other selection is not an option.

Works: Safety (Lifeline) - Law Enforcement (Component) - Unsafe/Multi-Agency, Other (Indicator choices) - Text (text box opens when user chooses Other

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Does not work: Safety (Lifeline) - Fire Service (Component) - Unsafe Conditions, Response Needed (Indicator Choice) Other selection is not an option

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Does not work: Safety (Lifeline) - Search & Rescue (Component) - SAR Response (Indicator Choice) Other selection is not an option

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It would seem the component column needs to be formatted differently.pic2.png

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I feel like component column needs to be formatted differently. Fire Service and Search & Rescue needs to be added but how do I make that call so it takes in the survey?

Re: Create Other + text box option from choice_filter list

ZacharySutherby — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 19:59:10 GMT

Hello @dwold,

For the other choice in the component column you can comma separate all the components (ex. Law Enforcement / Security,Fire Service,Search & Rescue) then use the selected() function in your choice filter column. The choice filter would look like selected(${Component}, component).

Re: Create Other + text box option from choice_filter list

dwold — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 20:12:15 GMT

Hi @ZacharySutherby thanks for the response! I tried those steps but unfortunately, I still cannot get that action to work. The other selection went away in the Indicator field for every Component drop-down selection noted in column E/component

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Survey results:

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Re: Create Other + text box option from choice_filter list

ZacharySutherby — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 20:15:17 GMT

Hello @dwold,

The selected() function would go in the choice filter for the Indicator question not the IndicatorOther question.

Re: Create Other + text box option from choice_filter list

dwold — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 20:15:21 GMT

I should add I tried keeping the ${Indicator}='Other" in the relevant column (N) and removing it. Neither had any effect on the survey

Re: Create Other + text box option from choice_filter list

dwold — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 20:23:08 GMT

@ZacharySutherby Does this look right? Other option still being omitted.

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Thanks for your assistance.

Re: Create Other + text box option from choice_filter list

ZacharySutherby — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 20:50:16 GMT

Hello @dwold,

I'm guessing selected() isn't playing nice with the choice names, I switched the choice filter to use the regex() function and that's working. I've attached an XLSForm for reference

Re: Create Other + text box option from choice_filter list

dwold — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 13:17:54 GMT

@ZacharySutherby it is working on my end too. Thank you for all your help with this, I appreciate it.