I am trying to experiment with Sheets as the server, all seems to be running smoothly except for the repeat group. I gather this functionality now exists but I am not sure what I need to do to actually make it work.
I am using ODK collect v1.16.4
I create the form in Excel and then convert to XML using http://opendatakit.org/xlsform/
I have set "submission_url" in settings sheet to the editable sharing link for the target sheet in Google drive
Do I need to create a separate sheet, or tab in the existing submission sheet, to receive the data from the repeat group? And do I need to put the separate "submission URL" for this sheet somewhere in my original XLS/XML? If so - where?
As it is, the cell for the repeat group in the parent sheet just says: =HYPERLINK("null", "rmf_monitoring_form_gdrive-visit_1-rcm_plan")
No, you do not have to create separate sheet. When you download the data in .CSV file or Excel file, data from repeat group will be in different sheet but in same CSV file or Excel file.
Everything works automatically and new sheets for (repeat groups) are created automatically as well during uploading. Just create a test form and try it out if you need.
Maybe it is not the editable sharing link for the target sheet. Rather copy the url of the target sheet from the address bar (current url) at the top of yr browser (when you are at that sheet).
Good luck! This functionality is awesome.
My next learn is to find out how to join the repeats back into their parent survey to make a long version of the survey. The reason is to relate common fields to each individual in the household. I think there must be an east Sheets formula.
Thanks for your replies... but - still struggling! I have a form with a single repeat group. The main form data uploads to Google Sheets just fine, but the repeat group data is nowhere to be seen.
@Grzesiek2010 - it does't create anything automatically. I kind of hoped that it would. Could it be that ODK app doesn't have sufficient permissions to modify the Google drive?
@Chris_Berens1 - I changed the link as per your suggestion. Seems to make no difference, both options work as far as general submissions go. Is your re-linking data for analysis purposes, or to enable tailoring further questions based on already given answers? I will also be looking for the same for analysis purposes. Actually, one thing I am musing for all this GDPR regulations is to put all personal data in a repeat group so it is automatically removed from the "main" survey. I would plan to turn the parent key to a QR code such that it would be very easy to link subsequent surveys to the same set of personal data - even without the analysis team having access to that personal data...
I'm still having absolutely no success with this - using Google Sheets for a form with repeat groups. regular data uploads fine into the "submissions" Google sheet, but any data inside a repeat group just disappears off the face of the earth.
I get "upload success" message from ODK collect - and no error messages from ODK app, nor any odd notification from Google.
I have set "sharing" preference for the folder in which the ODK forms and submission sheets such that anyone with link "can edit".
I still only get this in the cell that I would expect would link to the created sheet for repeat group data:
=HYPERLINK("null", "rmf_validation-ha_1-ha_1_plot")
I have uninstalled and re-installed ODK collect (v1.16.4), and given it every permission it asks for on my phone.
I have gone to "manage linked apps" in the Google drive and see that "all ODK Android Tools and Site" are connected to drive (though the drop down "options" is blank)
Does the submissions form have to be in Google drive root?
Could the issue be that my phone is connected to 2 different Google accounts? The settings in ODK, are for only one Google account, obviously.
Is there a way to create the sub-sheets myself, and direct repeat groups to have their own submission URL to these sheets??
Or is it that repeat groups and google only work in a very specific set of circumstances, for the chosen few?
I have the same problem.
Only the first sheet in the calc document is created. In the first sheet, I can see a formula like yours showing "error". You can see only one sheet in my google document.
I have been facing this exact same problem. Would you mind explaining how you solved it?
Have you created another sheet named "form_prelevements_peche..." in the same place of this sheet?
Thanks for your forms, it was very helpful. I was able to track down the root problem and prepared a solution. You can expect the bug to be fixed in the upcoming v1.20.
Hi Chris
An old thread so you have probably found a solution, if not ...
What I tend to do is to add calculated fields into the repeat that simply add the common data I to the repeat (therefore I don't need to link back).
So if I collect "AuditorName" and "Timestamp" on the main form and "Issues found" in the repeat group, I add calculated fields called Auditor = ${AuditorName} and FormDate =${Timestamp}
Hi @Gonzalo_Martin_Godoy it's a link to another sheet that represents your repeatable group, I don't know why it's displayed as #ERROR!... may I take a look at your spreadsheet?
I meant a link to that spreadsheet but ok I copied it from your screenshot. Looks as if there is something wrong in your spreadsheet because it has a problem with a normal hyperlink. I copied exactly the same hyperlink to my spreadsheet and everything was fine. Could you try to select that column or particular cell and try Format -> Clear formatting from the menu? If not you can also try to send data to a new spreadsheet.
Hello,
I have almost the same problem. I created two sets of groups in ODK build. At first, I couldn't send the form to google drive, but then when I've moved the sheet to the first, it worked fine. Still, the second set of groups cannot be uploaded (some column cannot be found). I've tried to revised the form with only some sets of questions, followed with a group of questions. There is only a hyperlink in the excel, but it doesn't go elsewhere.
