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The Ordered Answer Option type should be used for Answer Options that have a predefined order like e.g. clothing sizes (S, M, L, ...) or shoe sizes (39, 40, 40.5, ...).
Questions that might use the Ordered Answer Option Type:
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The Answer Option Type Ordered is only selectable if the product attribute has the type Text or Number.
Once the type "Ordered" is selected, it is also possible to activate the "Range selectable" toggle button.
With the aid of the Ordered Answer Option Type it is also possible to achieve better recommendation results because in contrast to the "Text" type, the recommender can identify adjacent values of the product attribute. Thus, the recommendation logic knows that the Ordered shoe sizes 39 and 40 are similar which would not be the case for simple Text Answer Options. |
Be aware that a textual order is defined by the sequence of Answer Options within the question card. That means if the sequence is for example "Small, Medium, Large" the answer option Small is interpreted as less than Medium as well as Large. But if the answer option sequence is "Large, Medium, Small" Large is the lowest value. So make sure that all answer options are defined in a logical order. Please note that ordered does not mean that Answer Options are automatically sorted alphabetically. |
The Question "Energy Efficiency" is a typical example of an Ordered Answer Option Type:
