topic Re: Preserve required for select_one or other in ArcGIS Survey123 Questions

Preserve required for select_one or other

RyanBohan — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 17:03:03 GMT

Preserve required for select_one or other question type.

The Select Venue Name is required, however if other is selected, the Specify other is not required. Is there a way to make the Specify other as required?

Re: Preserve required for select_one or other

abureaux — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 15:04:15 GMT

Don't use specify_other. It is just a wonky parameter. Add a custom "other" field and set it to required. This gives you soooo much more control.

Re: Preserve required for select_one or other

DougBrowning — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 14:11:19 GMT

Yes and we tend to use the 3 field trick so that all the values are in one field in the end. Having data in 2 fields gets annoying fast.

Field 1 is the list with a extra option of Other

Field 2 is a text field with a relevant of Field 1 = Other

Field 3 is if(Field 1 = other, use Field 2, else use Field 1)

Hope that helps

Re: Preserve required for select_one or other

abureaux — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 15:10:50 GMT

Yep. 3-field approach for selects with an "other" option is a fantastic approach. Just wanted to add an alternative to the IF() statement approach. You can also use COALESCE() for this.

coalesce(${field1},${field2})

Your calculate using this formula will prioritize ${field1} if it contains data (e.g., the 'other' field), or ${field2} is there is no data in ${field1}. Here is a slightly more relevant example:

Re: Preserve required for select_one or other

RyanBohan — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 20:29:31 GMT

Thank you for all your quick responses. I agree Or_Other is wonky. I inherited a couple surveys and was hoping for an easy way to mark it as required. I will take your advice for the next version of this survey. Thank you..