Date Question

On this page you will find instructions on how to set up a Date Question.

The Date Question will ask you to submit a specific date.

The date question can be stored as two different data types:

  1. In a Date Format, which stores the day, month and year

  2. As an Integer Number, which only stores the year.

To change the data type

  1. go the Question Properties and

  2. select Date or Integer in the Data Type selection.

It is only possible to store a date as an integer number if the Views Year is selected in the question settings (see below).

Settings

The attributes of the question can be defined in the settings (e.g. view pattern).

Name

Description

Name

Description

Pattern

Pattern for the display of the date (e.g DD MMM YYYY = 01 Jan 2021)

Views

Selection that restricts the view and storing of the date (multi-select)

Date

Complete date (default)

→ Month

Only months

→ Year

Only years (Must be selected alone to save the date as an integer.)

Autofill

FIll in an initial date, either today’s date or select from the date picker.

Unique

The given value must be unique across all the submissions in the data collection

Display in the Template

The question is displayed in the data entry form as follows.

To answer the Date Question,

  1. click on the Date Icon and

  2. select the date.