Issue with ODK Form - Conditional Choices Not Populating Correctly

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Hello ODK Community,

I am writing to seek assistance with an issue I am encountering with my ODK form.

The form includes a question titled "Select Government Institution Type" with the following options: ministry, agency, department, commission, and council.

I have implemented conditional logic to populate the subsequent question, "Select your institution name," with relevant options based on the selected institution type. However, I am observing the following behavior:

  • When "council" is selected, the list of relevant district and city councils appears as expected.
  • However, when selecting "ministry," "agency," "department," or "commission," the "Select your institution name" field remains empty.

I believe this issue arises from the conditional logic not functioning correctly for these specific institution types.

I would greatly appreciate any guidance on how to resolve this issue and ensure that the correct list of institutions is populated for each selected institution type.

Thank you in advance for your time and assistance.

29012025_Last_Mile_Survey_Questionnaire.xlsx (261.2 KB)

Sincerely,

Gerald Thomas

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I have already gone ahead to improve on the form and attached is the updated form. Please if you have any input to improve on what I have done to make it very interactive I am open to discussions and willing to tap from your expertise in XLS form creation.

08022025_Last_Mile_Survey_Questionnaire.xlsx (260.1 KB)

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  • However, when selecting "ministry," "agency," "department," or "commission," the "Select your institution name" field remains empty.

I noticed you have already sorted out the issue you mentioned earlier. Overall, the form looks good to me. Just a small suggestion, I personally find it a bit tricky to use names written as text in the choices tab. I usually go with numbers and use text as labels, like you did. Then, when it comes to analysis, I label the values. For example 1: "email", 2: "whatsapp", etc . It is just easier for me to work with numbers rather than text, but that is just my personal preference, so feel free to ignore it if you prefer your approach.

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Dear Joseph,
Thank you for your response. Your points are well noted and the major change has been done.

Please find the attached updated file.
08022025_Last_Mile_Survey_Questionnaire.xlsx (260.1 KB)

Sincerely,
Gerald Thomas