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How to use range limits in my question alternatives?

Learn how to configure minimum and maximum limits to control which alternatives can be selected in your forms.

Written by Jessica Franco

In DataScope, you can set range limits (minimum and maximum) to display certain alternatives only when numerical conditions are met. This functionality allows the form to dynamically adapt based on the values entered by the user.

📌 Important: This option is only available when the base question is a Number type.

Where can it be applied?

When working with conditional alternatives in questions that depend on a numerical value, such as:

  • Temperature value

  • Hours worked

  • Measured distance

  • Any Number type field

How does it work?

To use range limits in alternatives, the base question must be a Number type question, which allows you to apply different validations (fixed or relative) to help control the quality and logic of the data entered.

  • Greater than

  • Greater than or equal to

  • Less than

  • Less than or equal to

  • Between

  • Not between

These validations are configured directly in the Number question.


Another option is to create a Custom List with the possible values and add it to your "Data List Selection" question.

➡️ Example: to limit the entered age to a range between 18 and 60.

  1. Create a list with all the options within this range (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, etc. — up to 60), using the Example Excel file available on the platform (Name field).

2. Import the list file into the DataScope platform(Settings and help > Lists).

Remember: the name of your list will be the name of the sheet (Sheet) in the imported Excel file.

3. In the Form Editor, add a Data List Selection question and select the list as the source for this question (Data List Source):

4. Click Save and access the DataScope app to test your form.

When answering this question, users will be able to search for and select an alternative from the available options (18 to 60).

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