Repeating Item Basics
With Repeating Items (aka Looping Lists), you can ask the same question multiple times to collect data about an undefined number of people/items/things. For example, this is helpful in collecting information about a client's children.
Repeating Items/Questions must be on a separate page from other questions. Please create a new page in your interview to add one.
Basic Formatting
Here's how to format your Word documents to output the data from a repeating question:
{% for item in ItemName %}
{{ item.ItemAttributeName }}
{% endfor %}
Here:
- ItemName is the name you gave the item in the repeating question.
- ItemAttributeName is the variable name for that item's attribute.
- Everything is the same except the highlighted words.
Example:
Here’s an example for collecting information about the client’s children:
{% for item in children %}
Name: {{ item.FirstName }}
Birthdate: {{ item.dob }}
{% endfor %}
Here, children is the item name. FirstName and dob are the attributes you asked for.
Repeating Items in Tables
Want item/list information to populate into a table? Format it like this in your Word document:

The phrase item is static, and should be followed by a period, then the variable name for the attribute.