Iβm using a series of typeforms for registrations for retreat events that all include accommodation, and allow participants to select (and pay for) their preferred accommodation. (I think ultimately a pretty cool use-case for typeform! Check out our forms at northernedgealgonquin.ca/book-now)
Now, as we have different accommodation styles, we occasionally need to close them off due to them being fully-booked. Iβd like an easy way to show that the choice Was available, but is no longer.
What Iβve tried in the past:
A new question type that says βsorry, thatβs fully booked, please go backβ
I already have follow-up questions that show a bit more about the accommodation selected and ask for confirmation - Iβve tried removing the βconfirmβ button and asking them to go back.
At the scale of forms weβre using, itβs impractical to go back in and adjust for either of these two solutions - and it clutters up some already-complicated logic. Iβd prefer something built right into the question.
Iβm wondering if thereβs an easier way for me to toggle them off - perhaps if I integrated a quiz functionality (ie: wrong answer function?)
one thing that voice #6 in my head (of 7 in case you are wondering) has suggested is something along this lines:
assume 2 types of accommodation - single room, double room - and picture choice selection to choose one of options
set text variables v_single and v_double to default of βavailβ for both
this will be a manual intervention to set one or both to βsoldoutβ
create βalternate logic pathsβ for the accommodation selections
if v_single = avail and v_double = avail then jumpto accommodation q1
if v_single = soldout and v_double = avail then jumpto accommodation q2 (showing single image with sold out text on image??)
if v_single = avail and v_double = soldout then jumpto accommodation q3 (soldout image for double)
if v_single=soldout and v_double=soldout then jumpto accommodation statement question that says βhey, you were too slow, bring a tent!β)
then your payment logic would pick up based on what they chose..
if you build in the pathing questions and logic up front for the possible options, then ONCE something sells out all you have to do is edit the variable in the form and republish and then Bobβs yer uncle!
now i better get another coffee in case that actually made sense to someone..
Hi @northernedge Happy Wednesday! Sounds like really cool retreats youβre running!
The solutions youβve tried are the best workarounds we have, Iβm afraid. We donβt have an option to toggle answers on/off, though I can share this feedback with our product team.
@john.desborough or @Paulo may have another suggestion Iβm missing, but I think youβve already tried them all.
one thing that voice #6 in my head (of 7 in case you are wondering) has suggested is something along this lines:
assume 2 types of accommodation - single room, double room - and picture choice selection to choose one of options
set text variables v_single and v_double to default of βavailβ for both
this will be a manual intervention to set one or both to βsoldoutβ
create βalternate logic pathsβ for the accommodation selections
if v_single = avail and v_double = avail then jumpto accommodation q1
if v_single = soldout and v_double = avail then jumpto accommodation q2 (showing single image with sold out text on image??)
if v_single = avail and v_double = soldout then jumpto accommodation q3 (soldout image for double)
if v_single=soldout and v_double=soldout then jumpto accommodation statement question that says βhey, you were too slow, bring a tent!β)
then your payment logic would pick up based on what they chose..
if you build in the pathing questions and logic up front for the possible options, then ONCE something sells out all you have to do is edit the variable in the form and republish and then Bobβs yer uncle!
now i better get another coffee in case that actually made sense to someone..
Itβs a creative solution! But with 4 cabin types, I think a bit complicated - Iβll look into it, I also want to make it easy for staff to hop in and adjust availability. :)
or tequila .. in the coffee.. and put the car keys in the drawer
Itβs five oβclock somewhere!
@northernedge I think your idea with changing the text might actually work well! The only downside would be if the respondent clicks that option anyway, but hopefully that wouldnβt happen too much.
Itβs a creative solution! But with 4 cabin types, I think a bit complicated - Iβll look into it, I also want to make it easy for staff to hop in and adjust availability. :)
May just opt to change the text to *sold out* . .
@northernedge - no worries.. the logic to parse down 4 streams is not that hard to put into solution tho it would be much easier to write the sql statements vs the logic rule building.. if you have these four types of accommodation for this retreat, i am assuming they are the same types for all future retreats: build it one time, copy/duplicate the form for the next onesβ¦
beer on me if you can make it work!
btw in terms of making it easy to update: you ONLY need to go into the variables tab on the advanced logic tab and replace the βavailβ with βsoldβ (or whatever you use), save the variable change and click publish ..
