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Loop & Merge

  • November 1, 2022
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Hello -
I'm attempting to use the Loop & Merge feature in my survey. The use case is the user needing to enter (potentially) several iterations of the same form. The last question in my survey is "Do you have another item to submit?" which should trigger the survey to loop through the questions again. I don't understand how to set this up in this way using Loop & Merge. Has anyone else run into this scenario and have advice?
Thanks!

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    jmborzick
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    • jmborzick
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    • November 1, 2022

    jspach07 Do you want to use "Loop and Merge" or do you want the user to complete the survey another time if choosing "Yes?" Loop and Merge will essentially duplicate question(s) and each loop will add the answers into additional columns. If you want them to retake the entire survey if they click "yes" so that all question responses remain the same columns, then you will want to create branch logic at the end that will redirect them to the start of the survey if they click "yes."

      Deepak
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      • Deepak
      • November 1, 2022

      jspach07
      We had the same use-case the below youtube video helped us with configuration.
      Repeat a block of questions based on respondent choice in Qualtrics - Qualtrics Demo by Ron Dev - YouTube
      Hope it helps!

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        • schoenem1
        • September 12, 2023

        jspach07 Do you want to use "Loop and Merge" or do you want the user to complete the survey another time if choosing "Yes?" Loop and Merge will essentially duplicate question(s) and each loop will add the answers into additional columns. If you want them to retake the entire survey if they click "yes" so that all question responses remain the same columns, then you will want to create branch logic at the end that will redirect them to the start of the survey if they click "yes."

         

        This second part is precisely what I’m looking for - I need the respondents to retake the entire survey so the responses remain in the same columns upon export of data.  I can see how to use branch logic to end the survey, but how is that used in order to restart the survey?  

         

        Thanks!

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          • tfranke
          • January 21, 2025

          First thank you to whomever answers.  frist attempt at loop and merge. I am devleoping a survey for a school where I need to ask a parent the names pf there children based on the # of children they have at the school.  I initially ask the parent how many children they have attending the the school, betwwwn 1-5 and I would like to collect their child's first name depending on their resposne.  I have tried a multiple choice question but it only asks for one child regardless of the number they select?  I suspect how I am askign the initial question is the problem or the choice I am making when I selct the the question.  I have tried “selected” and numeric and neither worked.  Is there an example I could follow so i get better at this?  Thank you

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          ​@tfranke 

          The example in the video link provided is for a scenario where you cannot determine the number of times to loop.

           

          For your case, you already know the max number of children as 5, you can refer to the Loop & Merge example provided and amend accordingly.

          Your first question should ask for the number of children to know how many times the next block should loop. (You can use text entry or MCQ.)

          Then, in the next block, create a question that ask for the child’s name. Use loop & merge on this block based on the first question.

           

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