In this Feature Spotlight we are focused on dynamic lookup tables. Dynamic lookup tables are an efficient way of categorizing and organizing data. Dynamic lookup tables can be used to segment data and allows for users to select one category before being shown the next. You have two main options when using a lookup table: a drop down box or a keyword search. Continue reading to learn more about dynamic lookup tables, see how to add them to your survey, and see how they look on mobile.

1. DYNAMIC LOOKUPTABLES
Represent hierarchies of data in an intuitive manner online and on mobile
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2. WHAT IS A DYNAMIC LOOKUPTABLE?
Dynamic lookup tables are used
to represent hierarchies of data.
This can be done from either a
drop-down list or a keyword
lookup.
For example, if you wanted to
ask survey respondents which
college or university they went
to, the list could be thousands of
lines long. Use a dynamic lookup
table to filter down the data by
region, state, and then university.
Dynamic lookup tables are available under the Advanced Question
Types, then the Data / Reference category.
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3. HOWTO ADD ITTOYOUR SURVEY
After clicking on Dynamic
Lookup Table to add to your
survey, you will see this page.
Here you can edit the
instructions for your user and
choose between drop down list
or keyword lookup. In this case,
we are showing drop down lists.
Manage the list by entering
information on each line
separated by a comma.
For example:
West,Wa
West,OR
West,CA
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4. HOW IT LOOKS
This is how the dynamic
lookup table will appear
when taking the survey
online.
You will see the
instructions and the first
drop down box.After
making your selection, the
next drop down box will
appear.
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5. HOW IT LOOKS
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6. SEARCH BY KEYWORD
Up until now we have
been demonstrating the
dynamic lookup table
with a drop down box.
You also have the option
of a keyword search to
look up options. Do this
by adding it on the edit
survey page.The image on
the left shows what it will
look like.Type in “W” to
bring up options.
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7. DYNAMIC LOOKUP ON MOBILE
Lastly, dynamic
lookup tables are also
supported on mobile!
Implement this
advanced question
type by adding it to
your survey online
first, and then it can
be used in the field
via SurveyPocket or
SurveySwipe.The
screenshots to the
right show it in
SurveySwipe.
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