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[Jason Pickering <jason.p.pickering@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Calle,

The problem as I see it still in the current version is that it is actually
possible to do exactly this. If you use curl, you can upload a value which
is not part of the option set. If the option set has a numeric value type,
you can upload any option, not just those which are part of the option set.
I thought this had actually been fixed, but it seems not to be the case.
So, I suppose using a custom form, you could create a control to allow
people to enter data from a list, or to specify it.

Thus, I suppose you could utilize this "feature" to upload what you please,
as long as the option set is set to be "text". I would regard this as a bug
or un-implemented feature, but it might be useful in your case.

Regards,
Jason


On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 11:16 AM, Calle Hedberg <calle.hedberg@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Jason/Olav,
>
> I understand that rationale - even if I'm commonly arguing that the
> "other" option should not be there at all (in the majority of cases I've
> come across the last 30 years, those "others" cannot be classified in any
> meaningful way). I just wanted to know if it was possible since there are
> some cases - generally the options/text are more of the "rich picture" type
> unlikely to be used for any type of analysis - where it would simplify
> things.
>
> With both of you sort of agreeing that it is not there, and I have not
> found it in the manuals, I presume it actually IS not an option.
>
> Thanks for the rapid and thorough responses!
>
> Regards
> Calle
>
> On 26 September 2016 at 11:01, Jason Pickering <
> jason.p.pickering@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hi ,
>> I hope that this was removed, as it has proven to be a source of problems
>> when using option sets. The reason is that if you allow people to put
>> whatever into that box, they will do exactly that, rendering results in
>> analytics basically useless. So, the correct way would be to have an option
>> set like
>>
>> 1) Foo
>> 2) Bar
>> 3) Baz
>> 4) Other
>>
>> with a textual data element like "Specify". That way, you can get useful
>> analytics results out of the majority of responses, and then have to deal
>> with a means of classifying those which fall into other.
>>
>> Othrewise, you may as well just allow people to enter free-text,
>> rendering any analysis much more difficult if not impossible due to the
>> amount of garbage which will result during data entry.
>>
>> That's my take on it.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Jason
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 10:51 AM, Calle Hedberg <calle.hedberg@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Olav,
>>>
>>> Yes, either that or using the comment field for the "other" text. Having
>>> a text element with a drop-down but not limited to the drop-down values is
>>> a very basic feature, though....
>>>
>>> Let's hear if anybody else has a different take on it...
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Calle
>>>
>>> On 26 September 2016 at 09:23, Olav Poppe <olav.poppe@xxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Calle,
>>>> pretty sure that this is *not* possible (though I would be happy to be
>>>> proven wrong!), and that the closest you can get today is having an "other"
>>>> option in the option set and using program rules to show another data
>>>> element for the free text when "other" is selected.
>>>>
>>>> Olav
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 25. sep. 2016 kl. 22.56 skrev Calle Hedberg <calle.hedberg@xxxxxxxxx>:
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> This might be one of those "answer is under your nose" aka RTFM
>>>> questions, but here goes (version 2.24):
>>>>
>>>> How can I specify an option set (drop-down, text options) for a data
>>>> element while also enabling users to type in any other free text value?
>>>>
>>>> (or in other words, "Limit element to options in option set = FALSE")
>>>>
>>>> Best regards
>>>> Calle
>>>>
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