Applying skip logic

Using logic options with radio and checkbox questions

Both radio and checkbox questions can include skip logic, but each question utilizes a slightly different means of achieving the logic given the granularity of logic available.

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For skip logic to be applied, other questions must already be created.

  • Question IDs are returned when a screener question is created. Once created, the question uid can be used to determine skip logic. End of survey will create its own uid.

Radio skip logic

PATCH: /v1/projects/{projectId}/screener-questions/{screenerQuestionId}

Radio skip logic allows for one additional layer of logic to be applied to each answer beyond Qualified (1) or Disqualified (2); the additional logic layer can designate which question a participant moves to based on the answer. For this example we'll use the sample question from basic screener question setup and apply skip logic.

  • The applied skip logic dictates that if East Coast or Other are selected, the participant moves to the end of the screener. If West Coast is selected, the participant moves to another question.
  • This logic is applied by marking skipLogic = true and utilizing the goToQuestionUid field in the answer object.
{
  "questionType": "radio",
  "text": "What is your favorite coastline in the United States?",
  "answers": [
    {
      "text": "East Coast",
      "answerValue": 2,
      "goToQuestionUid": "END_SCREENER_UID"
    },
    {
      "text": "West Coast",
      "answerValue": 1,
      "goToQuestionUid": "DISTINCT_QUESTION_UID"
    },
    {
      "isOther": true,
      "text": "Other",
      "answerValue": 2,
      "goToQuestionUid": "END_SCREENER_UID"
    }
  ],
  "skipLogic": true,
  "includeOtherOption": true,
  "isRequired": true
}

Checkbox skip logic

PATCH: /v1/projects/{projectId}/screener-questions/{screenerQuestionId}

Checkbox skip logic allows for one or multiple layers of logic to be applied using AND/OR booleans beyond the answer level logic of May Select (1), Must Select (2), Disqualify (3). For both examples we'll use the sample question from basic screener question setup and apply skip logic.

Single logic type

  • The applied skip logic dictates that if Dog is selected (answerUid) to skip to a particular question via the goToQuestionUid in the logic object.
{
  "questionType": "checkbox",
  "text": "What animals would you like to spend time with?",
  "answers": [
    {
      "text": "Cat",
      "answerValue": 1
    },
    {
      "text": "Dog",
      "answerValue": 1
    },
    {
      "text": "Giraffe",
      "answerValue": 1
    },
    {
      "text": "Pineapple",
      "answerValue": 3
    }
  ],
  "isRequired": true,
  "skipLogic": true,
  "includeOtherOption": false,
  "logic": {
    "answerUid": "DOG_ANSWER_ID",
    "goToQuestionUid": "DISTINCT_QUESTION_UID",
    "skipLogicType": {
      "text": "Selected"
    },
    "multipleAnswers": null,
    "multipleAnswersBoolType": null
  },
}

Multiple answer logic

  • The applied logic dictates that if Dog is Selected (answerUid) AND Cat is Not Selected AND Giraffe is Not Slected AND Pineapple is Not Selected to skip to a particular question via the goToQuestionUid in the logic object.
  • Either AND/OR logic can be applied for a string of multiple answers, but only one at a time can be applied via multipleAnswersBoolType.
  • Note:
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    Logic IDs are required along with text

    For skipLogicType.id and multipleAnswers.id

    • Selected = 1, Unselected = 2

    For multipleAnswersBoolType.id

    • And = 1, Or =2
  • {
      "questionType": "checkbox",
      "text": "What animals would you like to spend time with?",
      "answers": [
        {
          "text": "Cat",
          "answerValue": 1
        },
        {
          "text": "Dog",
          "answerValue": 1
        },
        {
          "text": "Giraffe",
          "answerValue": 1
        },
        {
          "text": "Pineapple",
          "answerValue": 3
        }
      ],
      "isRequired": true,
      "skipLogic": true,
      "includeOtherOption": false,
      "logic": {
        "answerUid": "DOG_ANSWER_ID",
        "goToQuestionUid": "DISTINCT_QUESTION_UID",
        "skipLogicType": {
          "text": "Selected",
          "id": "1"
        },
        "multipleAnswersBoolType": {
          "text": "AND",
          "id": "1"
        },
        "multipleAnswers": [
          {
            "answer": "CAT_ANSWER_ID",
            "logicType": {
              "text": "Not Selected",
              "id": "2"
            }
          },
          {
            "answer": "GIRAFFE_ANSWER_ID",
            "logicType": {
              "text": "Not Selected",
              "id": "2"
            }
          },
          {
            "answer": "PINEAPPLE_ANSWER_ID",
            "logicType": {
              "text": "Not Selected",
              "id": "2"
            }
          },
        ]
      },
    }