Cascading select: error message allow_choices_duplicates

[Aiden]

Hello guys, I’m new in this community. Please help me with my problem. I’m trying to use the function of cascading in kobotool but i’m recieving an error saying allow_choices_duplicates. then I search for the solution and found out about the xls format that shows the survey,choices, and settings. but how can I enable the settings without actually uploading the xls file?

[Kal_Lam]

Welcome to the community @Aiden! Try validating your xlsform here. Doing so you should be able to identify the issue within your xlsfrom. To learn more on allow_choice_duplicates please have a look at our post that has been discussed previously:

Choice duplicate

Hi @maggib, I found the duplicate that i have highlighted with yellow and marked the font with red within list_name lf3sx85 whose name prefer_not_to_answer is seen repeated twice within list_name lf3sx85. For your ease check row number 89 and 93 under choices tab. [Image 1] The principle behind this is that each list_name should have unique code under it’s associated name. e.g. this is not allowed … list_name name test a test a test a … but this is allowed … list_name na…

If you are still not able to solve your issue, please feel free to share your xlsform with the community. The community would help you solve your issue.

[Aiden]

Thank you so much @Kal_Lam. It’s a big help specially the link you used for checking your xlsform. thank you so much. very appreciated.