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I have a mandatory multiple choice question that requires the participant to choose 2 or 3 answers. But I also have an answer "None of the above", which is set to be an Exclusive option... However, since the question requires 2 or 3 answers, and the None negates the ability to provide more than 1 answer, I cannot advance to the next question because of the requirement to provide 2 to 3 answers.

Is there a workaround for this?

Hi,
I should say:
A question validation like (Q01_9 = exclusive option)
Q01_9=="Y" or count(self)==2 or count(self)=

and an tip like
{if(count(self)!=2 and count(self)! and Q01_9!="Y","Please, select 2 or 3 options","")}

Thanks muchly for the suggestion. I tried adding the validation equation, but I still cannot select "None" (Q18_SQ005).
I've attached the survey in the event you might have time to take a peak...

Let me get this straight:

You can have either none of the options, or need to have 2 or 3.

So just one is not an option? Sounds quite odd to me somehow. Can't imagine where this might make sense.

Use .NAOK

I've tried that, but alas, seems to make no difference. I figure a screen movie might help, so if you have 90 seconds, this explains what I'm trying to accomplish (and provides a review of how I have my validation equation set up):

1drv.ms/v/s!ApZ2h3V5HB1io_91YXC0-7HnU7mfUQ?e=VUVWB2

Just tested it and I confirm. And to be honest, I don't have a solution (yet). However, what I noticed:

Look at your video. When you check 2 or 3 answers, the text disappears and the little (!) turns blue.

But if you mark the exclusive option, the text disappears, but the symbol is still red.

Actually, thinking about it, you shouldn't use any equation in the message field. The message only appears if they conditions are not met. So you can just put the text, without having to taylor it, I think. So at the moment, there is something wrong with your Question validation equation, but the text disappears, because you have an equation in your Question validation tip. So the text disappears, but the warning is still there.

That is where we have to start from.

I deleted the check for 2 or 3 items checked and left only the exclusive check. I this case, if you check the exclusive option you can also continue. So there must be some error with the OR.

--> Works fine.
--> Works fine.
--> Problem

So I tried what you suggested, but (and maybe I misunderstood what I had to do), now it appears the only way to submit the question is to choose SQ005 (None...).

See: 1drv.ms/v/s!ApZ2h3V5HB1io_94RxSAcAipRnNE2Q?e=hB59EU

Maybe if it you have it working correctly, could you share back the survey so I can see what I've done wrong?

Hi, I do not see any issue with (as I wrote "You have to use NAOK")
1. validation equation
Q18_SQ005.NAOK == "Y" or count(self.NAOK) == 2 or count(self.NAOK) == 3

2. validation tip
{if(count(self.NAOK) !=2 and count(self.NAOK) ! and Q18_SQ005.NAOK !="Y","Please, select 2 or 3 options","")}
Of course you can improve it.





 

And you should change the "max.value" in Q18A to "count(that.Q18)"

Joffm