Hi

I am using EM to use answers of multiple short text as input for a rank question (so far so good) than i use EM to get the first 3 ranks as input for a other text input question. There, the text is not shown properly, but it shows the EM equation.
You will find an example survey attached.

Tested: Firefox & Chrome, with default template

Version: 4.3.2 + 200629

What is the equation? Have you checked the logic file?

Hi tpartner

Yes, in the logic file everything seems o.k.
The EQ in the last question is a simple QID_1.shown (QID beeing the question Code and _1 beeing rank 1).

I think the problem comes from the second question, where i insert the answers of the free text question by using: QID_SQ1comment to insert the text.

See also my attached survey where i did a small replication of the problem.

Don't show it on the same page.




By the way:
Your "Other" option in the multiple question is not piped to the next questions.
Better to have a "normal" option "Others" and display the next question only if this is selected.
Why do you use a multiple with comment question?
In my opinion better use a muiltiple text question and display dynamically row by row. This way you avoid that somebody only fills option 2 and option 5.





Here my idea:


Joffm

Hi Joffm

Many thanks, it works very good.

May i ask a question: would it be possible to also get the last 3 ranks (the first 3 is easy because it is always 1-3, but the last 3 depend on how many additional criterias the respondents did fill in....

Many thanks

So you have to count the selected items.
That's easy.
{count(that.G03Q09)}
and
{count(that.G03Q10)}
and sum up.

The problem is that you may count the "Other" of G03Q09.

So you have to say:
{if(count(that.G03Q10)==0,sum(count(that.G03Q09),count(that.G03Q10)),sum(count(that.G03Q09),count(that.G03Q10))-1)}
or
{if(G03Q09_SQ13)!="Y",sum(count(that.G03Q09),count(that.G03Q10)),sum(count(that.G03Q09),count(that.G03Q10))-1)}

meaning: if there were "Others" you sum and calculate "-1".

This I'd insert into a hidden equation (let's call it eqCount).
Now you know how many items are ranked.

In the last question show all items as in the ranking question with subquestion relevances.
Think:
The 17 th rank can only be displayed if 17 items were ranked
The 16 th rank can only be displayed if 17 items or 16 items were ranked
The 15 th rank can only be displayed if 17, 16 or 15 items were ranked
The 14 th rank can only be displayed if 16, 15 or 14 items were ranked
...



Here the sample (the equation is not hidden, you have to do that after testing)


Joffm

Hi Joffm

Many thanks again, this is nice!
You made me even realise, that i missed to think about the option, that there could be only 2 criteria choosen. With your sample i could solve this.

Thank you again.

And - of course - you should not cose as it is shown in the screenshot.
But
SQ17: {G03Q11_17.shown}
SQ16: {G03Q11_16.shown}

The other would be very confusing.

Joffm