Reducing selections based on previous answer

Hello,

I am trying to have Question 2's selections change depending on the answer of question one. The reason is i don't want to make a bunch of different columns for each possibility. For instance:

Question 1:

A, B, C

Question 2:

1, 2, 3

If you select 'C' for Question 1, I want Question 2 to only display '3' as an option. Is that possible?

Thanks

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  • Genevieve P.
    Genevieve P. Employee
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    Hi @Dezmond

    I see you marked @Andrée Starå's response as not answering your question.

    The solution of having multiple columns that appear/disappear as fields in a form is what I would also suggest at this time. There isn't a way to make the actual options of the dropdown appear/disappear, you would need to make the entire field be conditional.

    Please provide your feedback to the Product team through this form, here.

    Cheers,

    Genevieve

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  • Andrée Starå
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    Hi @Dezmond

    I hope you're well and safe!

    • Yes, with a Form and the Form Logic feature, but you'll need to add multiple so-called helper columns to make it work.
    • Another option could be the Premium App, Dynamic View. Is that an option?

    I hope that helps!

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  • Genevieve P.
    Genevieve P. Employee
    Answer ✓

    Hi @Dezmond

    I see you marked @Andrée Starå's response as not answering your question.

    The solution of having multiple columns that appear/disappear as fields in a form is what I would also suggest at this time. There isn't a way to make the actual options of the dropdown appear/disappear, you would need to make the entire field be conditional.

    Please provide your feedback to the Product team through this form, here.

    Cheers,

    Genevieve

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