How can I eliminate options from a dropdown box for subsequent fields

I have a form in which there are three options for selecting a Plaintiff Witness and three options for selecting a Defense Witness. I would like to be able to eliminate the option selected from each of the subsequent witness dropdown fields. Is there a conditional logic to accomplish this? This would prevent a scoring judge from accidently assigning the same witness in multiple locations on the form.

Thanks.

Hi scbar,

You can try the Dynamic Dropdown Widget which updates the next dropdown option base on the selected option in the first dropdown.

Please let us know if you need further assistance on this matter and kindly update us on whether this option works for you.

I don't think the dynamic widget will work because the fields are in different parts of the form. If you look at the form link the three Plaintiff Witness names are spread out in different areas, as are the Defense witnesses.

thanks,

In the alternative, is there a way to flag and prevent submission if the same name is selected more than once in the dropdown boxes?

Greetings.

This can only be achieved using conditional logic. You can add the paragraph field with the error message to display if the same names are selected. In this case, you can also hide the submit button.

To get started, you first need to add the Show/Hide field condition:

In it, you need to check if all your fields have the same name selected (you can add more conditions by selecting the plus sign at the right):

Also, make sure you select "All" underneath the condition:

Finally, you can show the paragraph field and hide the submit button:

Now you need to repeat this for every name you have.

I've created a test form for you to test. You can access it on the following link:
https://form.jotform.com/203014640520034

Feel free to clone the form to your account to see the conditions. You can click here to see how to clone the form.

Let us know if this solution will work for you.