My ultimate goal is to generate data into a hidden question. Then, depending on that generated data hide a particular group within the survey. Since i couldn't get that to work i decided to display the data that is supposed to be generated into the hidden question. But rather than any data appearing the equation itself appears.

The hidden question to receive generated data is called "qspcode" and it looks like this...

question type: equation
mandatory: no
always hide question: yes
equation: {qspcode=if(TOKEN:ATTRIBUTE_1 == "001", "1", if(TOKEN:ATTRIBUTE_1 == "002", "2", if(TOKEN:ATTRIBUTE_1 == "003", "3", if(TOKEN:ATTRIBUTE_1 == "004", "4", if(TOKEN:ATTRIBUTE_1 == "005", "5", if(TOKEN:ATTRIBUTE_1 == "006", "6", if(TOKEN:ATTRIBUTE_1 == "007", "7", "8"))}

The question that is supposed to display the data generated into qspcode looks like this...

question source:

CS1. Thinking about {INSERTANS:197459X108X2371}, please rate your likelihood to recommend them to friends or family on a scale where 0 is "Not at all Likely" and 10 is "Very Likely".
{INSERTANS:197459X108X2473}

question as it displays before clicking the "edit" icon:

CS1. Thinking about util.shown, please rate your likelihood to recommend them to friends or family on a scale where 0 is "Not at all Likely" and 10 is "Very Likely". qspcode.shown

The token table that contains ATTRIBUTE_1 (spcode) looks like this...



The question text as it displays during testing is...

Hi,

I guess there is something wrong in your equation itself. Try this in your qspcode:
This should give you the transformed value of the Token.

In the question CS1 you can refer simply per {qspcode} to get the new value (easier than these insertans).
What is the second insertans in your CS1?

To hide a whole group you can use the relevance equation. Just insert {TOKEN:ATTRIBUTE_1 == "006"} and this group will only be displayed for the spode/spcode 006.

Greets
Steve

Thanks so much...that really helped!
I was trying to get groups of questions hidden under certain circumstances, and you helped with that as well. For some reason i thought i needed to use an 'if' statement in the relevance equation...ugh.

Thanks again for helping me fix my issue