How are the multiple choice answers saved in the directory?

1. Is there one embedded data field for each MC question to be populated?


2. What is the value of the embedded data fields? Selected recodes?



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Hi TomG
Here is an example, i've tried both approaches. Yes there are separate directory fields per question.

Q2.1 = QID171
For this particular question I have saved three parts in the directory using Workflow Task

1 - "Organisation type" = ${q://QID171/ChoiceGroup/SelectedChoices}
2 - "Organisation type (other)" = ${q://QID171/ChoiceTextEntryValue/10}
3 - OrgTypeRecode = ${e://Field/OrgTypeRecode}

• OrgTypeRecode = ${q://QID171/SelectedChoicesRecode?format=urlencode}


• in the surveys workflow prior to sending it to directory

Is OrgTypeRecode stored as comma/space separated in the directory (e.g., 1, 2, 3)?

Here are the examples from the directory - with format encode enabled it appears as above
Thanks

Personally, I wouldn't url encode the recodes.
You can use JS to prepopulate the org type question like this:
Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.addOnload(function() {
var qobj = this;
var recodes = "${e://Field/OrgTypeRecode}".split("%2C");
jQuery.each(recodes, function(i, val) { qobj.setChoiceValueByRecodeValue(val, true); });
});
The same basic code should work for any MC question as long as the recodes are consistent across surveys. If you don't url encode the recodes the split string would be ", ".
For the text field you can set the default choice to the embedded field "Organisation type (other)".

Thanks TomG
I'll try this out asap and check what happens

TomG This is working now pulling correct ED for the Authenticated users on multichoice questions! Brilliant solution and thank you so much I definitely wouldn't have worked that out!

I'm still looking at other questions where it is a single radio choice; is the best solution for those or to use the solution posted here:
https://community.qualtrics.com/XMcommunity/discussion/comment/18568#Comment_18568
Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.addOnload(function() {
this.setChoiceValueByRecodeValue("${e://Field/T0Q6recode}", true);
});

https://community.qualtrics.com/XMcommunity/discussion/comment/50037#Comment_50037Either works. The code I provided works on both single and multi-select, so you don't have to think about it.

TomG you really went above and beyond to help TomH1! Our team really appreciates your contributions!

What a fantastic thread!

Hi there, this is great @TomG - thank you. Can you suggest how the JS could be changed for a side-by-side question? I imagine you would need to declare several variables like qobj and recodes (one for each column), but not quite sure how to do this as I am a real newbie to JS… Additionally, would this method work for dropdown lists?

For context- I am basically looking at pre-populating the following SBS question with the answers previously given to the same question earlier in the survey (so effectively duplicating it after being completed, to ask the respondent to double check):

Any tips are welcome!!