The scenario is that there are 50 text examples that survey participants would be evaluating through a Matrix question (rubric).
Instead of cutting and pasting the content of each of those text example into 50 different Text/Graphic questions, is it possible to have the content of an external source, like a csv file, populate into the Text/Graphic option?
If this is possible, what would the process look like/involve? Randomization would be nice but not necessary.
I can mess around with code, but am not facile at writing it from scratch.
Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Best answer by lizb311
Would something like this work?
Put all 50 items as individual response options in a multiple choice question.
Use the “edit multiple” feature to copy / paste all of the items into the question in bulk.
Put the question on its own page.
Hide the question from respondents using Javascript, so that the question not display. Make sure you DO NOT make the question required, or it’ll get glitch-y. Javascript to hide the question would be something like this (from this support post):
Add another block. Click on the block so the “Edit block” pane appears on the left hand side of your screen. Make the block a “Loop & merge.”
Click the button to turn on the loop and merge. Check the box to loop based off a question. Select the hidden question you just made, and make the logic show the loop if the item was *displayed.*. Unless you add randomization or display logic to your hidden question, all of the items should count as “displayed” (even though you had that Javascript to hide the question)
Loop & Merge Settings
You can randomize the loop order from here, too. You can also display a random subset of the loops if you don’t want respondents answering for all 50 items (which sounds like it could take a long time)
Put your matrix question into this loop & merge block. Add piped text for the Loop & Merge field so the matrix question is referencing the correct field each time. Most likely, you’ll use something like ${lm://Field/1} but you might also want to add other fields to your loop & merge settings and use one of those. It just depends on your specific data/use case.
Put all 50 items as individual response options in a multiple choice question.
Use the “edit multiple” feature to copy / paste all of the items into the question in bulk.
Put the question on its own page.
Hide the question from respondents using Javascript, so that the question not display. Make sure you DO NOT make the question required, or it’ll get glitch-y. Javascript to hide the question would be something like this (from this support post):
Add another block. Click on the block so the “Edit block” pane appears on the left hand side of your screen. Make the block a “Loop & merge.”
Click the button to turn on the loop and merge. Check the box to loop based off a question. Select the hidden question you just made, and make the logic show the loop if the item was *displayed.*. Unless you add randomization or display logic to your hidden question, all of the items should count as “displayed” (even though you had that Javascript to hide the question)
Loop & Merge Settings
You can randomize the loop order from here, too. You can also display a random subset of the loops if you don’t want respondents answering for all 50 items (which sounds like it could take a long time)
Put your matrix question into this loop & merge block. Add piped text for the Loop & Merge field so the matrix question is referencing the correct field each time. Most likely, you’ll use something like ${lm://Field/1} but you might also want to add other fields to your loop & merge settings and use one of those. It just depends on your specific data/use case.
Thank you for your response @lizb311. I’m just getting back to this project now. I’ll try your suggestion and see if I can make it work. I may check back in if I have any questions.
