ConfiForms dropdown and multi-select with Other option

[Jane Smith]

I've read this Vertuna page about creating a User Macro to have a dropdown with the "Other" option that will trigger an open text field. Is there an easier way to do this method? I cannot find the option to create my own User Macro (I think it is on lockdown from my system administrators). I've also never written a macro as described in the Vertuna page. Is it also possible to do this with the multi-select option?

[Alex Medved _ConfiForms_]

Hi @Jane Smith 

This does not have to be a user macro - it is just a bit easier to reuse (in other forms) if you do it as a user macro.

We show that it is just 3 macros

• ConfiForms Definition macro for the dropdown
• ConfiForms Definition macro for the text field to capture "Other" text value
• ConfiForms Rules for Field Definition to show/hide the text field based on the choice made in the dropdown

So, it can very easily be a 3 macros, no user macro is needed

Alex

[Rayman Bacchus]

I've used Alex's solution multiple times in one form as I have several multi-select fields all with an Other option.  If Other is selected I am supposed to open (show) a text field so the user can provide a detail of what "Other" is defined as

I actually have two rules

Rule MultiselectField:Other then Show Field TextOther
Rule !MultiselectField:Other then Hide Field TextOther

I use the ! option just in case my user decides to take away the Other option in my multi-select

[Alex Medved _ConfiForms_]

Could be done with one rule, as you can set it with "reverse flag" (parameter on the macro). So one rule will actually behave like 2 :-) Saving some configuration time and easier to maintain

[Joe66]

Need help. I have the same use case of showing a text field if i select 'Others' option from the multi select dropdown. 

The multiselect dropdown goes missing and obviously I can't even choose any of the options for show/hide field to work.  Don't know where I'm going wrong. 

confiform field definition macro for multiselect field.

field name: Choices

field label : choices

field type: multi-select

options:

id - label

1 - choice1

2 - choice2

3 - others

confiform field definition macro for text field for 'Other' value.

field name : OtherChoice

field label : other choice

field type: text

confiform rules for field definition:

field name : OtherChoice

condition: !Choices:3

action: hide field

actionable field name: Choices

Reverse rule: true

[Alex Medved _ConfiForms_]

So, why do you have a reverse rule like that? This doe snot make much sense, logically...

You will need to have a separate rule to show the OtherChoice

One rules with Choices:3 to show and one rule with !Choices:3 to hide

Reverse rule means that ANYTHING but the Choices:3.. that is why it is not suitable for the multi-select fields

[Joe66]

I unchecked the reverse rule and defined two rules to show and hide. Got back the multiselect dropdown but the text field isn't displaying when I select 'Others' option.

rule to show: 

field name : OtherChoice

condition: Choices:3

action: show field

actionable field name: Choices

Reverse rule: false

rule to hide:

field name : OtherChoice

condition: !Choices:3

action: hide field

actionable field name: Choices

Reverse rule: false

[Alex Medved _ConfiForms_]

Certainly works for me

Here is what I have configured for rules macros

Alex

[Joe66]

This worked Alex. I had switched 'field name' and 'actionable field name' .

Thank you !!