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christinerogers edited this page Aug 15, 2016 · 30 revisions

under construction

As of LORIS 17.0 (future release late 2016), Loris Form will replace HTML QuickForm

Loris form permits only specific element types (to be confirmed):

  • dropdown select
  • text
  • numerical
  • date
  • label
  • score columns (static)
  • multiselect

Note on Radio buttons and Checkboxes

Radio buttons and checkboxes are not allowed by Loris Form for a very important reason: distinguishing No from Not Answered in data entry responses is critical for statistical validity of clinical data.

  • A checkbox left blank doesn’t distinguish a No response from Not Answered (or Ignored)
  • Each individual radio button is treated by PHP as a separate form element and so would require a separate database field for every valid response to a single question. For binary (yes/no) questions, a select-dropdown (options: yes/no/NotAnswered) is still preferable anyway, in order to distinguish No from Not Answered.

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