Auto populate values in ODK Build

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Hi ,
My name is Ian but I have got a challenge I cannot load the https://forum.getodk.org/ page on all my computers to get support.

Am building a form with ODK build online and I want to auto-populate some responses but I don't know how to do it. I cannot access the forum to search for support.

kindly help me with this.

Thank you

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Hi @ian, please create a new topic thread for new questions.
I think the Default Value field is what you need to use.

You can also check out the ODK documentation:

And for more control over the forms you create, you could look into XLSForm:

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The problem is that I cannot load the forum page it’s failing

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The links above are to pages not on the forum. I'm sorry but we can't provide custom help over different communication methods. I suggest you try and figure out the loading issues. How are you accessing the internet (internet cafe/ office/ home/ cellular/ public hotspot)? Is your provider implementing some sort of firewall and blocking sites? Can you try a different network.

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using office internet, have tried other networks but all the same problem.
Help me sort this out, I have a choose one question for example Product name is Rice and I want if I choose Rice, ODK automatically selects the RICE CODE and its price.I want it to auto-populate.

Thanks

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1. What is the problem? Be very detailed.
i want if i select Rice as a food item then its unit measure is shown automatically without me typing it there. for example if the product is Rice then the unit measure is Kgs, if i select maize then the unit measure should be gms

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Would something like this work for you?

unitcost.xls (5.5 KB)

Basically, the select returns a code (0,1,2,...) for chosen food item, which is then used to 'lookup' both the unit name and unit cost (via a selected-at() against a corresponding predefined space-separated list), where the unit name is displayed in the enter quantity question prompt.