This page will walk through an example of setting up a form that will display a random yes/no question from a lookup table. This is useful for asking randomized questions for doing knowledge assessment, or to send random behavior change communication out (for example, using CommConnectCommCare Messaging).
First setup, the following table using the Manage Lookup Tables page. Setup the table so that they are available for all mobile workers in the project.
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Testing an application with Lookup Tables
In order to test the conditional select options and other logic works in the application, you must sign on as a mobile user and submit 'real' data to the server.
- Generic User: Create a generic user called "dimagi" or "demo" and update the fixture specifically for this user - populating all the conditional select options with the same 'dimagi' or 'demo'. As long as the partner is aware of the use case, they will be able to filter out this user in reports. During training, mobile users will sign onto CommCare and submit live 'practice' data. Work with the partner to specify a date where all data submitted to CommCare HQ is considered actual data for program purposes. This should be made clear to the FLWs and to the data analyst/M&E officer.
- Training Application: Copy the final application - remove the conditional select options from the application. This app can be used during training as a training application and the users can enter data in demo mode.
- No SIM: If the partner has not secured SIM cards for the phones prior to training, install CommCare on all the phones. Use one SIM card to restore the user or practice user ('dimagi' or 'demo') to all phones. The phone will update according to the latest fixture item list on HQ. Remove the SIM. The conditional select options will work on the phones and the data will not be submitted to the CommCare HQ.