Number answers

Add a Number answer method when someone should provide a numeric value while completing a Guide. Choose Text field for typed entry or Slider for a value along a range. New and older Number methods default to Text field. Both styles accept whole numbers unless Allow decimals is enabled.

You need edit access to the Guide to configure this method. The saved number can appear in the Guide Report.

Add and configure a Number answer

1. Open the Guide in the editor and select the Field block that should collect the number.
2. Open Answer methods, select Add method, and choose Number.
3. Give the method a clear label and choose Input style: Text field or Slider. Set Min and Max; the starting range is 0 to 10, and Max must be greater than Min.
4. Leave Allow decimals off when answers must be whole numbers. Turn it on when values such as 98.6, 2.5, or 0.25 should be accepted.
5. In Advanced settings, optionally set a Default value and Helper text. Text field also offers Error text. Slider offers Step (1 when left empty). Steps start at Min: Min 1 and Step 2 allow 1, 3, 5, and so on. Whole-number sliders need whole-number bounds and Step. Enable decimals for fractional increments, such as 0.25.
6. Keep the default within the range and consistent with the decimal policy. A slider default must be reachable from Min using Step. Without a default, Text field starts empty and Slider displays Min; displaying a default does not submit an answer.
7. Save the block, then preview the Guide and test the lowest, highest, and expected values before sharing it.

CareMap warns you when the range is incomplete or invalid, the default is outside the range, or the default uses decimals while decimal answers are off. Invalid Number settings must be corrected before saving. Switching styles does not round defaults or saved answers. Step is kept but inactive in Text field; Error text is kept but inactive in Slider. The method identity, report settings, Helper text, and configured submit outcome remain the same.

Complete a Number answer

With Text field, the numeric field asks for a value between Min and Max. Type the answer and leave the field, or press Enter, to save it. On mobile, the keyboard uses numeric entry and includes a decimal separator only when decimal answers are enabled by the platform.

With Slider, drag or tap the range control, or focus it and use the arrow keys. The bounds and selected value are displayed beside the control. CareMap saves a changed value automatically after the interaction. Clearing a typed field unsets the saved answer instead of saving zero. If the answer cannot be saved, an error appears with Retry save. Check the connection and retry before leaving the Guide.

Choose an accessible range

Use a meaningful range and put the unit or meaning in the Field prompt, method label, or Helper text so people know what the number represents. Preview the method on the devices people will use.

Use Slider for a small fixed range and Text field for exact entry. The retired standalone Scale method is no longer offered or edited in the builder. Existing Scale records still play and report without conversion; see Legacy Scale answers. The Add method picker still offers one Number type per Field; this change does not add a separate Slider answer type.

Fix common problems

• The Guide has a range warning: Enter numeric Min and Max values and make Max greater than Min.
• A decimal value is rejected: Turn on Allow decimals, or enter a whole number.
• The wrong value appears first: Correct or clear the Default value. A cleared default starts empty for Text field, or at Min for Slider.
• A slider default cannot be saved: Make it reachable from Min using Step, or adjust Step. Turning off decimals does not round your settings for you.
• The answer is missing from the Report: Return to the Guide, select the value again, and make sure the automatic save finishes without an error.