Allocation

The Allocation question type will give the respondents a column of number input fields that are required to sum to Total. This is most often used for percentage allocations like this one for spend:

The default setting on an Allocation is nothing (the two available settings are turned off):

The total is set to 100 and suffix is % by default and both can be changed in the body of the question.

Randomize - This setting will shuffle the display of the choices, when enabled with No logic setting for the choice pins will appear to allow for locking choices into place.

Strictly positive - This setting will enforce that each choice is given a value of 1 or greater. Be mindful with this setting and ensure zero is not a proper answer or else it will force your respondent into an incorrect statement.

Logic Settings for Allocation

The available logic settings for an Allocation question are:

Show/Skip - dictated which respondents see or do not see this question

Reuse options - Pull in information from a previous question or from a variable to populate the choices

Total - Dynamically calculate the total for which the Allocation will sum based on Simple or Complex logic