Create and update Entities from repeats

On the assumption that Collect beta functionality exists for entities from repeats, I made a quick test form in a similar manner to @LN's example at the top to see what would happen, for now only with save_to against fields in one repeat as also creating entities outside a repeat is incomplete. Using Central 2025.3.1

Spec is still at 2024.1.0 so I guess this thread is the spec discussion for 2025.1 in the current Collect beta?

I modified an existing demo entity form to put a repeat around the fields and added the repeat column to the entities sheet and found;

  • Enketo - allows the first repeat. In the second, third etc repeats the top note shows a read only text field under it and then the following question has no selections visible and the questions after that are not shown at all. :cross_mark:
  • WF - allows >1 values in the repeat, can create/update ok. :white_check_mark:
  • Collect 2025.4.0 beta 2 with experimental entities spec 2025.1 off: form doesn't load
  • Collect 2025.4.0 beta 2 with experimental entities spec 2025.1 on: can create/update multiple entities ok :white_check_mark:

@Tyler_Depke - looks like we can start testing repeat entities workflows :smiley:

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