Is it possible to pull embedded data into a drop down selection to autofill the choice?

After the age and medical health question, create an embedded data setting the appropriate formula to add age based on condition. Then display this embedded data in the option list of your dropdown question.

I know this is an old post but I have a similar question. Our client is providing 3 embedded data values which they would like us to pull through to show as the default choice in a dropdown question. They want the customer to be able to change the dropdown if the data pulled through is incorrect but they want it to at least default the choice to what the data value is. 

Hi , Just wanted to know if you were able to autofill the dropdown. I have similar question that I need to auto fill the dropdown based on th embedded data.

You can do this with JavaScript. For example, if you have an age question and recode the choices to actual ages (e.g., if someone picks “21 years old” the recode value will be 21), then this JavaScript will select the choice that matches the embedded data field age:

Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.addOnload(function() {
	this.setChoiceValueByRecodeValue("${e://Field/age}",true);
});

@Sura,

Yes, you can pipe your embedded data field directly into a JavaScript string. In my example the embedded data field name is age, so it is piped as ${e://Field/age}.

@TomG , can you accomplish the same thing using the Piped Text option in the Question Block or is field solution and/or JS code solution more dynamic/flexible? I haven’t stress tested the system or changed stuff since we set up similar questions. I’m jsut curious about choosing these approaches over the OoB setup

There is no way to select a drop-down choice to match a dynamic value without using JavaScript.

That is helpful to know. Thank you for the clarification. 

@TomG  Thanks for reply.

I have tried the method you have suggested . But , Still it doesn’t seem to work. To give you a quick back drop I am using multiple choice question type and Answer one answer type . Which is in dropdown. I am trying to pick the embedded data to be dispalyed as auto selected value in the dropdown when survey is displayed.  Could you suggest me a solution ? Thanks

@Sura,

It works for me. Not being able to see it, my best guess is that the value of your embedded data field isn’t a valid recode value for the question.

If recodes don’t work for you, a similar function using variable names is setChoiceValueByVariableName().