Checkbox Show Values Problems

  • I’m relatively new to Caldera Forms so I’m hoping someone can point me in the right direction.

    I have a checkbox field that lists multiple events that someone can select. The prices for many are the same and I want to calculate the total they will owe. If I turn on “Show Values”, I can do the calculation but the email from Mailer and an export of the entries only shows the values, not the labels. Since the prices are the same, I have no idea which options they selected. If I use %field_slug:label% in the email, I get labels but they aren’t the correct labels for the options that were checked. The exported CSV file still shows only the values, even though the “Entries” list shows the labels.

    I’ve worked around it with a combination of variables for the prices, conditions to evaluate what they selected and calculations on hidden fields to come up with a total.

    Am I missing something that would enable the correct labels to show up in the email and the export?

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  • Posting so I can follow….
    Yeah, I have the same need as well.

    I need both the label and the value for checkboxes when exporting entries so I can create a report for management with the data.

    @tmeisky … what did you do as your work around?, maybe i can do something similar?

    Thread Starter tmeisky

    (@tmeisky)

    I don’t think .this would work as easily if there were a lot of choices but I only had 4. It was easier than it sounds like.

    Created a Checkbox field with 4 choices and values turned off.
    Created a Variable for each value.
    Created a Hidden field for each choice in the Checkbox field.
    Created 4 Conditions that evaluate each of the Checkbox options.
    Used the Conditions to set each of the Hidden fields to one of the Variables if the appropriate Checkbox option was selected.
    Created a Calculated field that calculated and displayed the sum of the Hidden fields.
    Displayed the Checkbox and Total fields in emails.
    Used the Contact Form DB plugin to capture and report on submitted data.

    Hope that helps.

    Thanks @tmeisky !

    I will try that…. hopefully what we need will be in a future update :/

    Thread Starter tmeisky

    (@tmeisky)

    I logged a couple of bug reports and have emailed with the developers. Looks like they are working on it for 1.3.6

    There is a 2nd problem where the form will actually record the wrong choice if more than one have the same value. I’m hoping they fix that one as well. I can’t really use values until both are fixed.

    Oh awesome!!! I hope the release ithe update soon.
    Did you mention the other “bug” in you bug report?

    I wouldn’t be able to make it work without being able to get both labels and values.

    <fingers-crossed> ??

    Thread Starter tmeisky

    (@tmeisky)

    I filed two reports. One for the incorrect values and one for the need to have labels and values in exports, emails, etc.

    Hi @tmeisky – Thanks! I just update Caldera to v 1.3.5 but the problem with the incorrect values is still there ??

    Have you heard anything from Caldera Forms dev yet about possible fix?
    where did you log your bug report?

    Thanks a bunch!

    Thread Starter tmeisky

    (@tmeisky)

    Here are the two bug reports

    https://github.com/CalderaWP/Caldera-Forms/issues/567
    https://github.com/CalderaWP/Caldera-Forms/issues/568

    The current list of open issues is at https://github.com/CalderaWP/Caldera-Forms/issues

    1.3.5 came out before I logged these reports

    Thanks, I’m eagerly waiting to see if v 1.3.6 fixes this too.

    Hey tmeisky, did you try the update yet? I might try it today if I have time… just curious if it fixes our checkbox with the incorrect values issue.

    Thread Starter tmeisky

    (@tmeisky)

    Nope. My work-around works fine for my needs so I don’t have any compelling need to jump on every upgrade. But, that particular problem is not listed in the release notes as something they’ve fixed.

    Hi tmeisky and wynot,

    %field_slug:label% just work if the value (eg. price) is different.

    And for what you guys need;

    – Created a Checkbox field with 4 choices and values turned on.
    – Name the Value same as the Label.
    – Created one Hidden field for the Checkbox field choices;

    for example.
    Make Single Line Text Element name Full Name
    Make Email Address Element type name Email
    Make Checkbox field Name Product Choice, and slug PC
    w/ Label. A, B, C, D
    & Value. A, B, C, D
    Make Hidden field Name 123, w/ Value 123

    Add Submit Button

    Displayed the Checkbox field and Total Price fields in emails (autoresponder and mailer);

    auto responder
    Hi %full_name%
    your Total %PC% price is $%123%
    (if price is same we don’t need Calculation)

    mailer (notification)
    the %full_name% product choice is %PC%
    email : %email%

    don’t forget to tick Show in Entry List in this field:
    Full Name, Email, Product Choice, 123.

    Hope that’ll help, Tq

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