Specify Other when Other is selected with other choices in a select multiple form

@Chinedu_Arinze is exactly correct, but I wanted to add a clarifier for @Sarah_Pfeil because the or_other construct does have limitations if you need to support multiple languages or code other as a different value.

In this example below, favorite_colors uses the or_other construct, while favorite_numbers does this manually using relevance.

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You'll note that favorite_numbers question lets you specify the wording of the other question, the label of the option in whatever language, and what value/name is saved to the database (e.g., -1). You can also specify whatever data type you want. For example, you can have an other that is a GPS coordinate or a picture.

One limitation you should be aware of is that you cannot put favorite_numbers and other_number on the same screen (e.g., in a group with a field-list). They have to appear on different screens.

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