How to make a defaut selection of select_one type of question

mabdulkareem · September 9, 2021, 4:50pm

Hi, I have a list of names that I want one of them to appear by default as a selected item. I am using a select_one type of question. thanks.

Josh · September 9, 2021, 5:04pm

Hi @mabdulkareem, you can use the default column for this. For example:

survey

type	name	label	default
select_one names	name	Choose a name	bob

choices

list_name	name	label
names	bob	Bob
names	alice	Alice

mabdulkareem · September 9, 2021, 5:20pm

I did, but it didn’t work. Attached is the xlsform Special Needs_M - Copy.xlsx (13.9 KB)

Josh · September 9, 2021, 5:27pm

Hi @mabdulkareem, can you try changing the names from using dashes to underscores and see if that solves the issue? I.e. Al-Maymounah to Al_Maymounah.

mabdulkareem · September 9, 2021, 6:42pm

it didn’t work.

Josh · September 9, 2021, 7:53pm

Hi @mabdulkareem, it works on my side. Please try with this edited version of your XLSForm:

Special Needs_M-fix.xlsx (8.4 KB)

mabdulkareem · September 10, 2021, 2:02pm

It works! thank you very much.