Setting Continuous Sum Max Total Value Dynamically

The Continuous Sum question is a very popular question, particularly with our market research users. Often survey designers are looking to make sure that the continuous sum total matches another value that the respondent entered. In this tutorial, we'll cover a script for dynamically defining the maximum total value for a continuous sum question from an answer to a previous question.

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Estimated implementation and testing time: 5-10 minutes

We'll be using the following SurveyGizmo features and functions in this workaround:

• Textbox Question
• Continuous Sum Question
• sgapiGetValue
• sgapiIsArray
• sgapiSetQuestionProperty
• sgapiJumpToPage

The Script

This script will set the Max Total property of a continuous sum question to the value entered in a specified textbox list row, textbox, or slider.

You will need to customize highlighted IDs.

If your source is Textbox List Row

The %%source_option_sku variable defines the option SKU of the textbox we are taking the value from in the survey. Not sure how to find your option SKU? Check out our How To Find IDs document!

If your source is a Textbox or Slider

Set %%source_option_sku = 0.

//Setting the max value of a continuous sum question dynamically
%%source_id = 2; // Source Textbox or Textbox list row question ID
%%target_id = 3; //Target Continuous Sum question ID
%%next_pageid = 2; // Page id of the next page to jump to if the respondent has keyed in zero hours
%%source_option_sku = 10002; // Option ID from textbox list. Set value as 0 if %%source_id is a Textbox.

%%source_value = sgapiGetValue(%%source_id); //values of source textbox list q
%%property = 'max_total';

if(sgapiIsArray(%%source_value)){

   sgapiSetQuestionProperty(%%target_id, %%property, %%source_value["%%source_option_sku"]);
   if(!(%%source_value["%%source_option_sku"] > 0)){

      sgapiJumpToPage(%%next_pageid);

   }
}

else {

   sgapiSetQuestionProperty(%%target_id, %%property, %%source_value);  
   if(!(%%source_value > 0)){

      sgapiJumpToPage(%%next_pageid);

   }
}