Yes/No/NA Field

The Yes/No/NA field lets users answer a question by tapping Yes, No, or N/A. This article covers how to add a Yes/No/NA field, configure its settings, and score the answers.

How the Yes/No/NA field works

A Yes/No/NA field shows a button for each answer. Users tap one instead of typing. You can include the N/A button when not applicable is a valid answer, or leave it out.

For example, a safety inspection can ask whether a fire extinguisher is present. Inspectors tap Yes, No, or N/A for each item, so the answers stay consistent.

For a simple on or off answer without N/A, you can also use the Switch field.

Add a Yes/No/NA field

In the Form Builder, select Add Fields in the side bar.
Under Yes/No, select Yes/No/NA to add it after the selected field. You can also drag it onto the canvas where you want it.

The field appears on the canvas as Yes/No/NA Field, and its field settings open on the General tab.

Set up the answers

In Field Label, enter the question users see, for example Fire Extinguisher Present.
To show the N/A button, turn on Allow N/A. A new field shows only Yes and No.
To preselect an answer, select it in Default Value.

Configure the field

Use the General, Behavior, and Appearance tabs in Field Settings to control how the field works.

Tab	Setting	What it does
General	Field Label	The question users see on the form
General	Field Key	The key that identifies the field in submissions, rules, and calculations
General	Default Value	Preselects Yes, No, or N/A when users open the form. The default is No Default
General	Allow N/A	Adds an N/A button before Yes and No
General	Required Field	Users must select an answer before they can submit the form
Behavior	Hide Field	Hides the field in the app
Behavior	Hide Field Label	Shows the buttons without the field label
Behavior	Exclude From Reports	Leaves the field's value out of reports. The value stays in the submission data
Behavior	Enabled	When off, the field is grayed out and users can't change it
Behavior	Capture GPS Location	Records the GPS coordinates from when the field was last changed
Behavior	Capture Timestamp	Records the date and time the field was last changed
Behavior	Field Rules	Shows, hides, or changes other fields based on the answer
Appearance	Background Color	Gives the field a color. Learn more about alert types

Select Save Draft to save your changes. Users see them after you select Publish.

Score the answers

Each answer is saved as a number: 1 for Yes, 0 for No, and -1 for N/A. Use these numbers in a Calculation field to score an inspection or a survey.

For example, say 3 fields have the keys tri_1, tri_2, and tri_3. To count their Yes answers, add a Calculation field with this script:

var score = 0;
if ($tri_1$ == 1) { score += 1; }
if ($tri_2$ == 1) { score += 1; }
if ($tri_3$ == 1) { score += 1; }
return score;

To give a Yes more weight, change score += 1 to a higher number, such as score += 2.

Set up the field with the Assistant

You can also ask the Assistant to add Yes/No/NA fields.

Select Assistant in the side bar.
Describe what you want, for example Add a Yes/No/NA field called Guards in Place after Description, with N/A allowed.
Send the message.

The Assistant can allow N/A, set a default answer, and make the field required.

Note
Assistant changes aren't saved until you select Save Draft.