Pipe complex answers | Lensym Docs

Some answers contain several pieces of information. Insert a question into the field editor, select its variable pill, then choose the part that belongs in your sentence or calculation.

Ranking: use the top choice

Ask respondents to rank workshop topics. In a later content block, insert that ranking and select Top-ranked item. A sentence such as “We will send more about …” can then use their first choice.

Select the variable pill to configure the part of its answer to insert.
Pipe selects the part of the answer, such as the top-ranked item.
Field chooses the label or an available option attribute.

Local documentation example.

Item at position starts at 1. Rank of item returns a number, so it can be used in an expression. For example, an item ranked first has rank 1, not 0. Choose an item's attribute when you need its code instead of the displayed label.

Choose the piece that fits

Question	Example use	Value to select
Multiple Choice / Dropdown	Repeat the chosen option's explanation	Follow-up answer for option
Checkboxes	“You selected 3 topics”	Number of selected options
Checkboxes	Change wording if a specific topic was selected	Whether option is selected
NPS	Repeat the respondent's explanation	Follow-up reason
Likert	Calculate with one statement's answer	Numeric answer for statement
Likert	List statements that received a scale point	Statements answered with
Matrix	Repeat the answer to a specific row	Answer for row
Matrix	Count rows rated “Very useful”	Number of rows answered with
Date / Time range	Repeat only one end of the range	Start or End
Yes / No	Use your custom wording rather than true/false	Answer label

Reference examples

These examples show the syntax; the picker supplies the real IDs for your survey.

{{v:topics.top}}
{{v:topics.itemAt[2]}}
{{v:topics.rank[data_analysis]}}
{{v:interests.count}}
{{v:experience.value[instructions]}}
{{v:aspects.column[speed]}}
{{v:topics.top.attr[topic_code]}}

Square brackets usually identify a particular option, statement, row, column or attribute. They are stable IDs, not the visible wording; itemAt[2] is the exception because it uses a position.

Before you publish

Test an answer that supplies the selected part and one that does not. A follow-up can be blank, an optional Matrix row may be unanswered, and a skipped question cannot supply a new answer. Check fallback handling and keep numeric values separate from labels.

See the extractor overview and option attributes.