Relevant if a specific option in a select multiple question has been selected

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Hi,

I was wondering if anyone knows how to specify a relevant clause when you
want that question asked only if a specific option is selected from a
checkbox question?

  • if question a has options with values 1,2,3, 99
  • Then I'd like question b to be relevant if the user selects 99 so
  • option 1 and option 99
    • options, 2,3 and 99
  • But not if they just select 2 and 3

Any hints gratefully received.

Regards

Neil

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Neil,
You use the 'selected' attribute, like this:

this questions shows when question 1 (a Multi) has the option '99' selected.
It will show if any combination of options that include '99'

relevant="selected(/data/q1, '99')"

You can combine that with 'and' to require that more than one multi option
is selected.

relevant="selected(/data/q1, '99') and selected(/data/q1, '2')"

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~Neil

··· On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 10:39 AM, Neil Penman wrote:

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone knows how to specify a relevant clause when you
want that question asked only if a specific option is selected from a
checkbox question?

  • if question a has options with values 1,2,3, 99
  • Then I'd like question b to be relevant if the user selects 99 so
  • option 1 and option 99
    • options, 2,3 and 99
  • But not if they just select 2 and 3

Any hints gratefully received.

Regards

Neil

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Thanks Neil,

Works perfectly.

Regards

Neil

··· On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 10:04 PM, Neil Hendrick wrote:

Neil,
You use the 'selected' attribute, like this:

this questions shows when question 1 (a Multi) has the option '99'
selected. It will show if any combination of options that include '99'

relevant="selected(/data/q1, '99')"

You can combine that with 'and' to require that more than one multi option
is selected.

relevant="selected(/data/q1, '99') and selected(/data/q1, '2')"

☞§※☼:airplane::open_umbrella::slight_smile:
~Neil

On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 10:39 AM, Neil Penman neilpenman@gmail.com wrote:

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone knows how to specify a relevant clause when you
want that question asked only if a specific option is selected from a
checkbox question?

  • if question a has options with values 1,2,3, 99
  • Then I'd like question b to be relevant if the user selects 99 so
  • option 1 and option 99
    • options, 2,3 and 99
  • But not if they just select 2 and 3

Any hints gratefully received.

Regards

Neil

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i have tried this suggestion as i have a similar task to accomplish but the
specify for me is showing even when the 99 is not selected i am not sure
where i not implementing right .
i have used this relevant for the specify question
"selected(/screening_form/source, '99')"
any help please

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Five years after and this is still valid.. Thanks

··· On Tuesday, 3 May 2011 15:39:12 UTC+1, Neil Penman wrote: > Hi, > > I was wondering if anyone knows how to specify a relevant clause when you want that question asked only if a specific option is selected from a checkbox question? > if question a has options with values 1,2,3, 99 > Then I'd like question b to be relevant if the user selects 99 so > option 1 and option 99options, 2,3 and 99But not if they just select 2 and 3Any hints gratefully received. > > > Regards > > Neil
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Hi Mukanya,
Are you using XLSForm or creating the XForm directly?
If you could attach the XLSForm or XForm you are using that would help us
find the issue.
Regards,
-Nathan

··· On Tuesday, July 10, 2012 12:40:35 AM UTC-7, Mukanya wrote: > > i have tried this suggestion as i have a similar task to accomplish but > the specify for me is showing even when the 99 is not selected i am not > sure where i not implementing right . > i have used this relevant for the specify question > "selected(/screening_form/source, '99')" > any help please >
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Use something like this: selected(${my_multi_choice_question}, 'option_1')

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Five years after and this is still valid.. Thanks

On Tuesday, 3 May 2011 15:39:12 UTC+1, Neil Penman wrote:

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone knows how to specify a relevant clause when you want that question asked only if a specific option is selected from a checkbox question?
if question a has options with values 1,2,3, 99
Then I'd like question b to be relevant if the user selects 99 so
option 1 and option 99options, 2,3 and 99But not if they just select 2 and 3Any hints gratefully received.

Regards

Neil

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Hi Nathan

I attach the file so i only want the specify question to appear if other is
selected alone or is part of the selection list .I hope this is clear enough

test.xls (33 KB)

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In XLSForms the relevant formulas work a little differently. You do not
need to enter an XPath, you can enter ${question_name} instead. Also, you
shouldn't use quotes. So try this formula:
selected(${item_owned}, '99')
Hope this helps,
-Nathan

··· On Tuesday, July 10, 2012 11:01:47 AM UTC-7, Mukanya wrote: > > Hi Nathan > > I attach the file so i only want the specify question to appear if other > is selected alone or is part of the selection list .I hope this is clear > enough >
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Hi Nathan

That was sport on thank you my man its all sorted now

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