topic Re: Survey123 calculationMode=whenEmpty Not working in ArcGIS Survey123 Questions

Survey123 calculationMode=whenEmpty Not working

chrisblinn_kci — Wed, 17 May 2023 19:51:47 GMT

I have a survey where the user can change the status, and I am tracking the dateTime of the status change in a hidden field. The problem is when a user changes the status, the dateTime field in reference to the existing status value is set to null when the form is submitted.

The way this is setup is I have a select_one field with my status values.

For each status value, I have hidden dateTime fields with a calculation value of now(), and a relevant value that matches the selected status value.

Once the status has been selected and submitted, I want the dateTime field to calculate and then never change. From the description of the calculateMode=whenEmpty, I thought this was the correct choice.

However, if I change the status from say 2. to 4., the dateTime value for 2. becomes null, and 4. populates with the now value.

Before changing and submitting:

After changing and submitting, note how 2. is blank:

I've tried other calculateMode values and nothing works. Any ideas?

Re: Survey123 calculationMode=whenEmpty Not working

chrisblinn_kci — Wed, 17 May 2023 20:44:08 GMT

An update:

If I change the input type to dateTime, and make the calculationMode=auto, then the user can click the Recalculate button and submit. This preserves the values in other date fields, but I would still like the calculation for the new status to automatically calculate.

Re: Survey123 calculationMode=whenEmpty Not working

JerrySneary — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 17:04:26 GMT

Hi,

The parameter calculationMode=whenEmpty has now stopped working for me too. It's been working for almost a year. If I turn off readonly it works. I don't want this field to have the ability to be recalculated. If any one has any ideas I'd love to hear them.

Jerry

Re: Survey123 calculationMode=whenEmpty Not working

JonCardiello — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 21:45:19 GMT

Hey there,

I just wanted to add that calculationMode=whenEmpty has also stopped working for me. It had been working but no longer is. Wondering if anyone got to the bottom of this?

Thanks,
Jon

Re: Survey123 calculationMode=whenEmpty Not working

HOEOEK — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 11:20:42 GMT

I still have this problem...