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Hi,

I would like to use the 10 point choice array to allow respondents to rank 10 different items in terms of importance. The Ranking question type is proving to not be a hit with our focus group of testers. I have read the manual but am not finding anything useful. What I want to achieve is each array item must have a unique response -- you can't have two items ranked as #3, for example.

I could a possibly relevant thread, but the suggested answer returns a 403 error:( 
Here is the thread:  forums.limesurvey.org/forum/can-i-do-thi...nk-with-radio-button
Here is the suggestion:  forums.limesurvey.org/forum/design-issue...-but-now-for-colomns

Any help or insight is appreciated!

Hi,
the usual way to achieve this is to validate the question using the function "unique"
Enter in "question validation equation" : unique(self)
and in "question validation tip" a text of your choice, like "All values have to unique"
Please read here
[url] www.limesurvey.org/manual/ExpressionScri...mplemented_functions [/url]
and
[url] www.limesurvey.org/manual/ExpressionScri....22that.22_variables [/url]

Joffm

P.S.
The thread that you linked is 8 years old.
We do not know which version nicoillo used.
Maybe this function (unique) wasn't implemented at that time (I do not know).
But therefore he probably did it the hard way, comparing each subquestion with all others.
Another issue here
((Q05_SQ001 != Q05_SQ002) AND (Q05_SQ001 != Q05_SQ003) AND (Q05_SQ001 != Q05_SQ004) AND (Q05_SQ001 != Q05_SQ005) AND
(Q05_SQ002 != Q05_SQ001) AND (Q05_SQ002 != Q05_SQ003) AND (Q05_SQ002 != Q05_SQ004) AND (Q05_SQ002 != Q05_SQ005) AND
(Q05_SQ003 != Q05_SQ001) AND (Q05_SQ003 != Q05_SQ002) AND (Q05_SQ003 != Q05_SQ004) AND (Q05_SQ003 != Q05_SQ005) AND
(Q05_SQ004 != Q05_SQ001) AND (Q05_SQ004 != Q05_SQ002) AND (Q05_SQ004 != Q05_SQ003) AND (Q05_SQ004 != Q05_SQ005) AND
(Q05_SQ005 != Q05_SQ001) AND (Q05_SQ005 != Q05_SQ002) AND (Q05_SQ005 != Q05_SQ003) AND (Q05_SQ005 != Q05_SQ004))
You see the not necessary double comparisons. Each comparison appears twice.

This can be done shorter
((Q05_SQ001 != Q05_SQ002) AND (Q05_SQ001 != Q05_SQ003) AND (Q05_SQ001 != Q05_SQ004) AND (Q05_SQ001 != Q05_SQ005) AND
(Q05_SQ002 != Q05_SQ003) AND (Q05_SQ002 != Q05_SQ004) AND (Q05_SQ002 != Q05_SQ005) AND
(Q05_SQ003 != Q05_SQ004) AND (Q05_SQ003 != Q05_SQ005) AND
(Q05_SQ004 != Q05_SQ005))
 

Thanks!! Working as expected.