How do I hide some repeat fields on a report?

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There are two methods to hide certain report fields from view in the Reports tab:

  1. Set the column instance::tag to hidden in the XLSForm
  2. Add to hidden_fields array in the form’s properties file

However, none of these methods work to hide individual fields that are inside a repeat.

Here is a sample XLSForm repeat survey:

type name label::en instance::tag
text name Name
text hidden_props Hidden props
text hidden_tag Hidden tag hidden
begin repeat items Items
text name Name
text hidden_props Hidden props
text hidden_tag Hidden tag hidden
end repeat

repeat.properties.json:

{
  "title": [
    {
      "locale": "en",
      "content": "Repeat"
    }
  ],
  "context": {
    "place": true,
    "person": true
  },
  "icon": "icon-repeat",
  "hidden_fields": [
    "hidden_props",
    "items.hidden_props"
  ]
}

After I fill the form, I can still see the fields that should have been hidden:

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I can hide the whole repeat group items, but how do I hide only certain fields inside the repeat?

2

So, unfortunately, I think this is just a bug in the functionality when it comes to repeats. :disappointed_face:

3

I’ve added a bug report here:

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