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Autofiller for Matrix Questions

If you prepopulate your form/survey using the Autofillfeature, it is not possible to prepopulate questions of Matrix type, unless you use this plugin.

To use the Autofiller for matrix questions plugin, create a data file in CSV format where the respondent's unique identifier is always stored in the first column. Other columns are used for autofilling a Matrix question itself. 

There should be as many rows for one respondent in the file, as there are rows in a Matrix question, even if several of those rows might be empty for that respondent.

The sequence of the columns within the data file is strict:

  • a column with respondent's unique identifier (email address or password);

  • columns for autofilling pick-one elements of Matrix question;

  • columns for autofilling checkbox elements;

  • columns for autofilling drop-down elements;

  • columns for autofilling single-line (general) elements.

To insert the Autofiller for matrix questions plugin, specify the following parameters:

  1. * Reference Question - reference a Matrix question you want to autofill using Qx format, where x is a question number.

  2. * File to upload - Select the data file in CSV format with autofill information.

Example

Matrix question

Here is a screenshot of the 3D Matrix question which needs to be autofilled:

Data file structure

The order of the columns should be as following:

Unique respondent identifier, 1hour/2hours, Session recorded, Topic of discussion, Teacher's name, Date.

There are four rows in the question above, so if we need to upload data for two respondents with unique identifiers respondent1@email.com and respondent2@email.com, the CSV file should be set up the following way:

Result

As a result, the autofilled question for respondent1@email.com will look the following way:

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