Formatting a picklist in a survey
Format a picklist in a survey to define the choices that users can select to answer a question.
- Find a picklist question to format, if you do not have one open already.
- In the header of Dev Studio, click .
- Click the name of a survey, and then click a question of type Picklist.
- Define a value for each choice in the picklist.
- In the Picklist options section, click + Add value.
- In the field that is displayed, enter a label for the choice.
- Optional: Store the selected choice in a format that is different from the label.For example, in a list of color schemes, you can use the hexadecimal color code to find similar colors from different manufacturers.
- In the Picklist options section, click .
- In the Reporting value field, replace the default value with your custom value.
- Optional: To control which choices are available when users take the survey, define
conditions.
For example, you can remove snow-related choices from a list of hobbies when a user lives in a tropical climate.
- In the Picklist options section, click .
- In the Visible when list, select When, and then click Edit.
- In the Field list, select a question in your survey.
- In the Value field, enter a value that is the same format as the expected answer to the question.
- In the Comparator list, select an operation that compares the answer to the question to the value that you provide.
- Click OK.
- Click Save survey.
- Dynamically sourcing the choices in a picklist
Use a data page that determines the choices in a picklist to make your survey easier to maintain.
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