or_other with cascading selects

[LeeBerryman]

I currently have a long list of place names in a sequence of cascading selects.  I need to be able to use or_other as my field users tell me my list is not comprehensive.  Is this function not possible when using external choices and or cascading selects?

[JamesTedrick · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Just to clarify, the or_other is being applied to the select that is being filtered, rather than the one that filters, correct?

We don't support the or_other keyword being used with cascading selects.  You can manually add an 'other' value to your list and have it appear in the appear in the select_one.  The easy way to do this is to provide the 'other' value a unique code and modify the choice statement with an or clause; i.e., 

state=${state_1} or state=1

I've attached a modified version of the Cascade Sample that illustrates this.