Error in update 3.25.27 for groups in ${modo_form} = 'edit'

[EdwinCarrillo]

I updated to the latest version, and the relevant fields in edit mode stopped working in the XLSForm.

[JodyZhengLiu]

Hi @EdwinCarrillo , thanks for reporting this. Would you mind sharing your XLSXForm so we can try to reproduce the issue on our end? Please feel free to email it to [email protected]

Thanks,
Jody Zheng Liu

[EdwinCarrillo]

That's the problem, the group doesn't appear when in edit mode on the web version when used, for example, on a dashboard.

type

name

label

hint

guidance_hint

appearance

required

required_message

readonly

default

calculation

relevant

note

modo_form

modo_form

hidden

pulldata("@property", 'mode')

begin group

grp_avaliacao

<b>AVALIAÇÃO DA OBRA:</b>

w1

${modo_form} = 'edit'

end group

[JodyZhengLiu]

Hi @EdwinCarrillo , Thanks for providing that information. We deployed a hotfix on March 30th, could you try publishing the survey again with the latest version and let us know if the issue persists?

[EdwinCarrillo]

The problem was identified in version 3.25.27, which was the last update.

[JodyZhengLiu]

Hi @EdwinCarrillo , 

I was able to reproduce the issue. The workaround is to add calculationMode=always to the ${modo_form} field.

Background on this change:
With the 3.25 release, we introduced support for calculation modes in the web app. The default status (when left blank) is now "auto" mode. In "auto" mode, the calculation triggers for new records; however, when editing an existing record, "auto" will not re-trigger a calculation if a value already exists.

Normally, for visible questions, a user could manually trigger a recalculation via a button. Since this question is hidden, that button isn't available, so setting the mode to "always" is necessary to ensure the calculation runs during edits.

We will update our documentation to better cover these scenarios. Thanks again for the detailed information you provided!

[RoshanPalikhe1]

 

We are experiencing the same issue. Our survey worked correctly for months using calculationMode=always, and no significant changes were made to the XLSForm. After republishing from Survey123 Connect, automatic recalculation stopped working in Edit Mode.

In our case, calculations still work when editing records directly in the Survey123 web app. However, when the same record is opened in Edit Mode through a direct edit URL or from Experience Builder, the calculated fields are no longer populated automatically and instead display the "Calculate answer" option.