How do I make option "other" a mandatory field after select_multiple or_other in a multiple response question?

[Kal_Lam]

Welcome to the community @Mfidelis! Maybe this post discussed previously should show you how to do it. In the meantime would also request you to go through the post thoroughly as I have also outlined the negative aspect of using the same:

Problem with exporting "or_other" data

Hi @ibagur, Welcome to the community! We would advise uses to use the following method to handle other responses as outlined in the support article User-Specified “Other” Responses for Multiple-Choice Questions. This method of using the other should solve your issue. Besides, it seems that you are using the following method as outlined in the image below: In the survey tab of your xlsform: [image] In the choices tab of your xlsform: [image] Reference xlsform: or_other examples.xlsx (10.9…