How to prevent the duplicate submission based on dropdown values?

  • dmb1319
    Asked on March 25, 2019 at 10:16 AM

    First, let me please say what an EXCEPTIONAL tool JotForm is and THANK YOU!

    Please see this form: https://form.jotform.com/90833729064159

    I have a drop down field on the form with a list of names. I am trying to figure out if there is a way to prevent:

    1) someone using someone else's name to submit a vote

    2) prevent duplicates - two votes on one name

    OR, is there a better way to do this than a drop down field?

    THANK you!

  • roneet
    Replied on March 25, 2019 at 11:30 AM

    Thank you for your appreciation!!

    We are continuously trying to improve our product and present to our customers all the latest features.

    What you could do to prevent the duplicates, enable the unique question feature on the dropdown containing the values.

    1. Configure the dropdown to enable unique question:

    How to prevent the duplicate submission based on dropdown values? Image 10

    2. To customize the error message you can do the same from the Form settings:

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    To get a detailed guide on this functionality please follow this guide:

    https://www.jotform.com/help/223-How-to-set-Form-Limits-Based-on-a-Unique-Question

    Hope this helps!

    Thanks.