How can use a field several times within a form?

User251

Hi. I need to collect feedback about several programs using a form. The form should include the same questions for each program. Any ideas about workarounds that allow me to use a field several times within a form? I want users to receive one form to collect their feedback about the different programs.

Kevin Smith

Hi,

I am hoping I can follow this better, please bear with me. Are you looking to use the feedback to match up with a single program?

So Program 1 would have a Feedback1 and Program 4 would have a feedback 4? If not, then the feedback would be Feedback for any program?

If you were able to use the field on a form more than once, then it would imply that feedback is for ANY program because it would be, in theory, overwritten each time so if I commented on Program 1, the feedback would be for Program 1 until I gave feedback on Program 4 then the feedback would be overwritten by that feedback and you would lose the feedback for Program 1.

I hope that makes sense. If it's feedback for ANY, then you should tell them to provide the program number in the feedback OR a set of checkboxes to indicate which program(s) the feedback covers. If not, then you would want a feedback field for each program and you would not need to use the same field in the form.

A shorter answer is that you cannot use the same field more than once on a form but I feel there is more to your request that is able to be accomplished. Please let me know your thoughts and we can try to explore more.

Andrée Starå

Hi @User251

I hope you're well and safe!

Here's a possible workaround or workarounds

• I developed a solution using two forms (or the same form by using conditional logic) that can be used to submit the main information and then the other information on a new row for each submission after the first.
• Using Form Logic to show the different programs.

Would any of those options work/help?

I hope that helps!

Be safe and have a fantastic week!

Best,

Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD

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Kevin Smith

This is a great idea!

User251

Thanks, @Kevin Smith and @Andrée Starå , for the valuable feedback.

The explanation that Kevin provided is logical, and that I why I wondered whether there is a workaround that could avoid writing off answers. Survey applications such as Qualtrics and SurveyMonkey offer the possibility of asking the same questions under different sections in a survey. Here is the structure that I need in my form :

Program 1

• Question 1
• Question 2
• Question 3

Program 2

• Question 1
• Question 2
• Question 3

Many of the respondents are responsible for a minimum of 5 programs, so I want to void sending them several forms with the same questions.

Conditional Logic will only display a set of different questions for each program.

@Andrée Starå, can you please share the solution you developed with me?

User251

Hi @Andrée Starå will the solution you suggested using the two forms work in my case? If yes, how do I implement it?