topic Is it possible to override the list on a 'select_one' question? in ArcGIS Survey123 Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-survey123-questions/is-it-possible-to-override-the-list-on-a-select/m-p/788802#M7753 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>1. A select_one field exists with a list of possible values (using the autocomplete appearance to narrow options as a user types.</P><P>2.&nbsp; The desired value does not exist within the list. oh no!</P><P></P><P>Is it possible to allow the user to enter their own value in the field without reference to the list?</P><P></P><P>Currently the workaround is to have an 'other' option within the list and then a seperate text field that only become relevant when the 'other' value is selected from the select_one field.&nbsp; This is fairly clunky and annoying to code around and format popups for etc.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 30 Jun 2020 21:23:37 GMT Anonymous User 2020-06-30T21:23:37Z Is it possible to override the list on a 'select_one' question? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-survey123-questions/is-it-possible-to-override-the-list-on-a-select/m-p/788802#M7753 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>1. A select_one field exists with a list of possible values (using the autocomplete appearance to narrow options as a user types.</P><P>2.&nbsp; The desired value does not exist within the list. oh no!</P><P></P><P>Is it possible to allow the user to enter their own value in the field without reference to the list?</P><P></P><P>Currently the workaround is to have an 'other' option within the list and then a seperate text field that only become relevant when the 'other' value is selected from the select_one field.&nbsp; This is fairly clunky and annoying to code around and format popups for etc.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 30 Jun 2020 21:23:37 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-survey123-questions/is-it-possible-to-override-the-list-on-a-select/m-p/788802#M7753 Anonymous User 2020-06-30T21:23:37Z Re: Is it possible to override the list on a 'select_one' question? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-survey123-questions/is-it-possible-to-override-the-list-on-a-select/m-p/788803#M7754 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Stephen</P><P></P><P>While it isn't possible to have the user add their own choices to a select_one, perhaps this method might be useful:</P><P></P><OL><LI>As you describe above, add a select_one question and a separate question for 'other' that is relevant only when 'other' is selected. If you do not wish to store these as fields in the feature service, make these questions 'null' in the <EM>bind::esri:fieldType</EM> column. For more, see: <A href="https://community.esri.com/groups/survey123/blog/2017/10/26/the-power-of-nothing">https://community.esri.com/groups/survey123/blog/2017/10/26/the-power-of-nothing</A>.</LI><LI>Add a text question that uses an <STRONG>if()</STRONG> statement in the calculation column to store the value of <EM>either</EM> the select_one or the 'other' question. For example: if(selected(${fruit},'other'),${fruit_other},${fruit})</LI></OL><P></P><P></P><P>Best,</P><P>Jim</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:13:42 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-survey123-questions/is-it-possible-to-override-the-list-on-a-select/m-p/788803#M7754 Jim-Moore 2020-07-01T00:13:42Z Re: Is it possible to override the list on a 'select_one' question? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-survey123-questions/is-it-possible-to-override-the-list-on-a-select/m-p/788804#M7755 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thank you Jim for that.&nbsp; It is a better workaround than I initially had and does clean up the back end service considerably.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 02 Jul 2020 20:00:20 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-survey123-questions/is-it-possible-to-override-the-list-on-a-select/m-p/788804#M7755 Anonymous User 2020-07-02T20:00:20Z