Multiple Choice field

Owned by Tim Jones
Last updated: Jan 11, 2021
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You will require this information when you would like to add a new multiple-choice field to a form.

  1. Once you have added a new field to the form by following the steps here, you will need to configure the field. To configure the field click the ‘Settings’ button to the right of the field, a pop-up will be displayed.

  2. The pop-up has two tabs on it:

    1. Content:

      1. Title - the title of the field

      2. Description - a description of the field, if required. This is shown to the user as help text for the field.

      3. Required - this defines if the user must populate this field in order to be able to submit the form.

      4. Possible values - enter the allowed choices, one option per line.

      5. Vocabulary name - this field allows you to select a predefined list of options to display to users, with the following options:

        1. Universities

        2. Languages

        3. Months

        4. Timezones

        5. Weekdays

      6. Validators - a field that provides a variety of validators for you to use to ensure that you get the right type of input into the field you are configuring.

      7. Field Widget - a drop-down with display options for the field

        1. Checkbox list - provides the user with a list of the options with checkboxes to select the option from.

        2. Selection field - provides the user with a scrolling list of the options in a field, allowing for multiple options to be selected when holding ‘ctrl’ (PC) or ‘cmd’ (Mac).

    2. Overrides (this functionality is for advanced users only, information on how to use these fields is built into the system help text. Any changes made on this tab can cause the form to behave unexpectedly):

      1. Default Expression

      2. Enabling Expression

      3. Custom Validator

      4. Server-Side Variable

  3. Don’t forget to save any changes you have made to the field.