How to prevent having the same ranking for each applicant?

  • digitalstrategy
    Asked on August 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM

    Greetings,

    Is it possible to limit one selection to be made per column for radio buttons within an Input Table? As seen below, currently multiple rows allow for the same column selection value. We are attempting to use the Input Table to allow for ranking of applicants. We do not wish to allow for applicants to be given the same ranking.

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  • Shaina JotForm Support
    Replied on August 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM

    Hi digitalstrategy,

    Thanks for reaching out to Jotform Support. You can use the Orderable List widget to rank each applicant on your form. I've cloned your form and applied the changes on it. Check out the screencast below:

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    As you can see, the ranking is changing every time I change the arrangement of each applicant. Let me show you how to do it:

    1. In Form Builder, click on Add Element on the upper left side of the page.

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    2. Click on the Widgets tab on the upper left side of the page, and drag and drop an Orderable List widget from the left side of the page to your form.

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    3. Click on the Wand icon of your Orderable List widget.
    4. In List Items on the right side of the page, enter your applicants.

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    That's it. Let us know if you have any other questions.

  • digitalstrategy
    Replied on August 12, 2025 at 10:53 AM

    Hi Shaina,

    Thank you for the suggestion, but I had already tested out the Orderable List, and, unfortunately, it does not work for our use case as we need to allow for a "Disapprove" option. Are you able to reply to my original question regarding whether the Input Table radio buttons can be limited to single selection per column?

  • Shaira JotForm Support
    Replied on August 12, 2025 at 11:22 AM

    Hi digitalstrategy,

    Unfortunately, the functionality you're looking for isn't possible with Jotform as of the moment. While the feature you're looking for isn't available at Jotform right now, we've gone ahead and escalated your request to our developers. Exactly when or if it's developed depends on their workload, how viable it is, and how many other users also request it. If there are any updates, we’ll circle back to this thread and let you know.

    Thanks for your patience and understanding, we appreciate it.

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