Question Properties

The Question Properties window allows users to configure various settings for individual questions in a form, including appearance, validation, conditional logic, and lookup options.

Key Tabs in Question Properties

The Question Properties window includes three primary tabs:

  1. Properties

  2. Condition

  3. Lookup Properties

Properties Tab

The Properties tab allows users to configure the behavior and appearance of the selected question.

Settings

  • Placeholder: Text displayed when the answer field is empty.

  • Required: Marks the question as mandatory; a * appears next to the question.

  • Disabled:

    • YesThe user cannot respond to the question.

    • No: User can interact normally (e.g., upload files).

  • Question Tooltip: Adds a tooltip next to the field for guidance.

  • Error Message: Text displayed when validation fails.

  • Prefix / Postfix: Add special characters (e.g., $, @, &) before or after the answer.

  • Default Value: Pre-fills the field, overriding placeholder text.

  • Minimum / Maximum Length: Restrict the number of characters for text input.

Condition Tab

The Condition tab allows users to add logic that dynamically controls the question's behavior.

Options

  • None: No condition applied.

  • Hide Questions: Hides the question based on specified logic.

  • Disable Questions: Disables the question without hiding it.

Steps

  1. Navigate to the Condition tab.

  2. Select the desired condition type.

  3. Click Save.

The selected condition is applied to the question.

Lookup Properties Tab

The Lookup tab allows a question to populate its options dynamically based on responses from a different Textbox question. This is applicable for answer types: Radio Button, Checkbox, Dropdown, and Multi-select Dropdown.

Steps to Configure Lookup

  1. Ensure the form contains at least two questions:

    • Question 1: Radio Button / Checkbox / Dropdown / Multi-select Dropdown

    • Question 2: Textbox

  2. Open the Question Properties window for Question 1.

  3. Click the Lookup tab.

  4. Select Yes for Lookup.

  5. Choose the source question (Textbox) from the drop-down menu.

  6. Click Save to store the settings.

Publishing a Form with Lookup

Steps

  1. Save all questions.

  2. Publish the form.

  3. Open the Responses page.

  4. Provide a response for the Textbox question (Question 2).

  5. Check Question 1 (Radio Button / Dropdown / Checkbox) to see the new option populated via lookup.

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