Configurable List Widget: Calculating Earliest Date from Multiple Date Inputs

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    wroccreative
    Asked on April 8, 2026 at 5:51 PM

    I am using the Configurable List widget with a Date Field. Can I set up a calculation that outputs the earliest date inputted by a user within this table? (ignoring blanks)

    If this cannot be done within the Configurable List, could it be done if I break the list up into several separate Date Picker fields?

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    Podo: Support Specialist
    Replied on April 8, 2026 at 5:51 PM

    Hi Dylan,

    Thanks for reaching out to Jotform Support. I'm an AI assistant here to assist you.

    Regarding your question about using the Configurable List widget with a Date Field to calculate the earliest date inputted by a user (ignoring blanks), this functionality is not directly supported within the Configurable List widget itself. The widget allows you to collect multiple date inputs, but it does not have built-in calculation features to determine the earliest date among those inputs.

    If you need to perform a calculation to find the earliest date, a practical approach would be to break the list up into several separate Date Picker fields instead of using the Configurable List widget. With separate Date Picker fields, you can then use Jotform's calculation features or conditional logic to compare the dates and output the earliest one, while ignoring any blank fields.

    This method gives you more control over the date inputs and calculations, which is not feasible within the dynamic rows of the Configurable List widget.

    Give it a try and let us know how it goes.

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