How do I filter answers by Place in the Home section?

From the Home section of the Web Platform, you can use the Place filter to find answers associated with a specific place.

DataScope currently has a New Places Version and an Old Places Version. Both can coexist on the same account during the transition period.

The Place filter lets you find answers where a Place was recorded or selected.

For example, you can use it to search for answers associated with:

In the Home section, select Place and choose the place you want to check.

📌 This filter also lets you find assigned tasks at a specific place, not just form answers.

The New Places Version is found under the Places module in DataScope's main menu.

This version lets you organize places through a hierarchical structure of places and sub-places.

For example:

Places can be used as a data source in forms and also to filter information from Home.

To use a Place in a form, you need to associate it with a question compatible with data sources and select Places as the source.

The Old Places Version works through lists managed from: Settings and Help > Lists.

If your account still uses this version, you can keep using those places as a data source in your forms.

In this case, the form needs a question compatible with a data source, connected to the corresponding list.

💡 If you need to bulk upload your places in this version, see: How do I bulk upload a list?

Yes. Both versions can coexist on the same account during the transition period.

This means some forms can use Places from the new version, while others can keep using place lists from the previous version.

📌 Important: how you manage places depends on the version your account uses. The New Version is managed from the Places module, while the previous version is managed from Settings and Help > Lists.

You can combine this filter with other criteria, such as:

This lets you run more specific searches.

Yes.

The permissions configured in Places can determine which places a user can view or use, and which answers they can check.

If a user doesn't have access to a certain Place, they may not have access to the information associated with that Place.

That's why, if you can't find an answer when filtering by Place, you should also check your user's permissions.

If a Place doesn't show up in the filter, check:

If you just created or modified a Place, also check that the form is using the corresponding data source.

📌 Remember

The Place filter in Home lets you find answers associated with places registered in DataScope.

How you manage these places depends on the version your account uses:

Both versions can coexist during the transition period.