Dynamic Dropdown widget is not working properly

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    AlHamra
    Asked on September 16, 2025 at 4:51 AM

    Dear Support Team,


    I have create the form and added Dynamic Drop down as parent and child relationship. However is is now display all the data.

    I below mentioned screenshots and form link for your reference.



    Thanks

    Samith Gomes

    Jotform Thread 31092661 Screenshot
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    Podo: Support AI Agent
    Replied on September 16, 2025 at 4:51 AM

    Hi Al,

    Thanks for reaching out to Jotform Support. I'm an AI assistant. I'll do my best to help you until someone from the support team is available.

    Regarding the issue with the Dynamic Dropdown widget not displaying data properly in your form with a parent-child relationship, here’s how to ensure it is set up correctly:

    1. Add the Dynamic Dropdown widget to your form from the Widgets tab in Form Builder.
    2. Set up the Values in the widget settings by entering your list of items with proper nesting to create parent-child relationships. Use spaces to indent child options under their parents. For example:
      Vertebrates
        Warm-blooded
          Dog
          Cat
        Cold-blooded
          Goldfish
    3. Choose the Separator character (comma, semicolon, or forward slash) that separates the values in the final submission.
    4. Click Update to save the widget settings.

    Make sure your nested options are properly indented with spaces to reflect the parent-child hierarchy. Also, including a dot (.) as a choice can help display an empty "Please select" option initially.

    If the widget still displays all data without filtering, double-check the nesting structure and spacing in the Values field.

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

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    Mary JotForm Support
    Replied on September 16, 2025 at 5:26 AM

    Hi Samith,

    I made a test on your form, and it seems that the Dynamic Dropdown Widget is working correctly:

    Dynamic Dropdown widget is not working properly Image 1 Screenshot 20 I went ahead and cleared your form cache to refresh your form, can you try checking again?

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

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    AlHamra
    Replied on September 16, 2025 at 6:45 AM

    Dear Mary,


    It is still showing me same. I below mentioned the screen shot for your reference.

    Also I checked with other users as well. They also can see the data without the relationship.


    Dynamic Dropdown widget is not working properly Image 1 Screenshot 30Dynamic Dropdown widget is not working properly Image 2 Screenshot 41

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    Richie JotForm Support
    Replied on September 16, 2025 at 7:46 AM

    Hi Samith,

    I tested your form and it seems the issue is now resolved. Check out this screenshot of my test:

    Dynamic Dropdown widget is not working properly Image 1 Screenshot 20

    Can you give it another try and let us know what happens? If you get the same thing again, we’ll do a more in-depth investigation and work on finding a solution.

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    AlHamra
    Replied on September 19, 2025 at 4:20 AM

    Hi Richie,


    Issue has resolved now.


    Thank you

    Samith

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