Error Message when previewing a form

[simbakhosa92]

Hello
Please assist as this error message is popping whenever i want to preview my form:
“There does not seem to be a allow_choice_duplicates column header defined in your settings sheet. You must have set allow_choice_duplicates setting in your settings sheet to have duplicate choice list names in your choices sheet”

[Kal_Lam]

Welcome to the community @simbakhosa92! 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.