Is there a way to have a multiple choice list with input to select a first choice and a second choice?
I require this for a seminar registration form where the first choice might be full and we would assign the second choice.
Cognito-forms – Allow for first and second choice multiple selection on Cognito Form
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I'm a developer with Cognito Forms. Unfortunately, a checkbox can only have two states, checked or unchecked, which equates to true or false in the context of a calculation. However, I do believe you can accomplish your requirement by using the "Radio Buttons" option for the Choice field, without it looking strange or odd. A Choice field does not require a default value therefore you do not need a third option to represent that null state. For a choice field to not have a default selection, the checkbox next to all Choices should be unchecked. I included a couple of screenshots to help explain this configuration. The first one is the configuration for the "Radio Buttons" Choice field and the second is a Yes/No field configured to be visible when the Choice field value is "Yes". I hope this helps. Hopefully, I am not misunderstanding your requirement.
Cognito-forms – Setting up Cognito Form to use a template to handle registration for multiple events
There are multiple ways you can do this in Cognito Forms.
You can use repeating sections to allow users to sign up for one or more events where they can click "Add Event" to add an unlimited set of additional events.
You can use conditional logic to conditionally show additional questions for a selected event. This could work both in conjunction with repeating sections or you could simply present a list of events and show fields (or blocks of questions) based on which events they select.
Regardless of your approach, if you enable payment via Stripe or PayPal for some of the events, the form will automatically collect payment only if the selected events result in a charge. Also, especially with the repeating section route, the receipt would be itemized and grouped by each event and selected options, such as an additional t-shirt fee or other add-ons.
Here is an example of what this could look like:
You can try out this example using the following shared template link: https://www.cognitoforms.com/templates/shared/CognitoSupport/ZooEventRegistration
Follow up via comments if you have specific questions regarding how to put your form together or contact us through support!
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Use the Rating Scale option instead and edit the Custom option as needed to explain the choices:
And it should look like this below where they are asked first, second or third choices, between different values:
There may need to be some extra custom validation added via the "Show Custom Error" edit to make sure they aren't all made to be first choices.