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JENNIFERPASCHAL
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5 years ago

Radio buttons - None of the above

Hello,

I have a form with several yes/no questions shown as radio buttons. They are all required to submit the form but the user can 'save as a draft' before kicking off official workflows by checking a checkbox labelled 'Save as a Draft'. I need to unrequire all the required fields when they check the Save as a Draft checkbox (so they can save the form while working) but when I use a form rule it changes all the questions to include the option of 'None of the Above'. To avoid confusion, is there a way to stop this from happening when I unrequire the fields on the form?

Thanks,

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Thanks in advance,
Jennifer Paschal
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  • MarkShnier__You's avatar
    MarkShnier__You
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    5 years ago
    You can leave the fields as not being required on the various lines of the form.

    But then  put in a big dynamic for rule that says when save as draft is checked

    action

    Unrequire field X
    Unrequire field Y
    Unrequire field Z
    Unrequire field W

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    • JENNIFERPASCHAL's avatar
      JENNIFERPASCHAL
      Qrew Trainee
      5 years ago
      Sorry for delay in reply.

      That does not solve the issue. Let me try to rephrase:

      I have a form rule set up that unrequires the field when the safe as draft is checked. When these fields are unrequired a new option shows up for each question "none of the above". Is there a way to stop this from happening/remove the "none of the above" option?

      Let me know if that does not make sense!

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      Thanks in advance,
      Jennifer Paschal
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      • MarkShnier__You's avatar
        MarkShnier__You
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        5 years ago
        No,  not with radio buttons, you would need to revert back to a regular drop down list which can have a blank.  The blank is the equivalent of "none of the above".  So you need to assess the trade off ..... of the user experience.  

        Personally try to avoid using radio buttons when I'm not able to make the field required. 

        The other option you can do is a choice like "not yet selected" or "Unknown".  And then default the field to the Unknown choice and make it required.

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