Ability to rearrange choices

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sclark

It would be great if on the field types Check Boxes, Multiple Choice and Drop Down there was a way to re-order the Choices without having to manually delete and re-type them in the order you want them to appear.

agdm619

@sclark Just so you know, if you have data collected for this field already in your form and rename the item/choice and re-add it in a different position it will skew your data as well. For example,

Say you have a Dropdown with these options:
A
B
C

Say you rename it to:
B
C
A

Data you've collected for A will now be B. B will now be C. C will now be A. Doesn't make for good reporting or basic historical data lookups. @yuniar Being able to swap field order by dragging and dropping is way over due. Wouldn't take much from a DB stand point either to rewrite position order. I manually go into my DB and change position numbers when having to add something even as simple as a name so you can keep it alphabetical. It's quite silly.

williamansley

agdm619 I couldn't agree more when you say "Being able to swap field order by dragging and dropping is way over due."! However, you can use the ability to remove (hide) and restore choices as a clumsy way to reorder choices in multiple choice, checkbox, and dropdown menus.

Edit the multiple choice, checkbox, or dropdown menu field for which you want to reorder the choices. Use the red x to delete (really hide) all of the choices but the one you want to be the new first choice. Click the "Hidden" link to reveal the other choices and add them back in the new order you want them to appear in. The choices are re-ordered and the integrity of your data is preserved.

I hope this is helpful. If you feel there is a problem with this workaround that I have overlooked, please let me know.