# Random is not working

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/random-is-not-working/71514>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [March 8, 2024, 5:07am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/random-is-not-working/71514 "2024-03-08T05:07:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Nopparat\_Tongsak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/nopparat_tongsak/32/56202_2.png) [@Nopparat\_Tongsak](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Nopparat_Tongsak)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2024, 5:07am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/random-is-not-working/71514/1 "2024-03-08T05:07:53Z")

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first choice is always correct but it always show without random I set sort Randomly.

 ![2024-03-08_12-04-19](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/f/9/f985582738fc618316406799442c7a6396b99021.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2024, 5:34am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/random-is-not-working/71514/2 "2024-03-08T05:34:27Z")

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Try adding a “Shuffle Order” step to the action that opens the screen.

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**Author:** ![Nopparat\_Tongsak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/nopparat_tongsak/32/56202_2.png) [@Nopparat\_Tongsak](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Nopparat_Tongsak)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2024, 5:48am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/random-is-not-working/71514/3 "2024-03-08T05:48:19Z")

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![2024-03-08_12-47-29](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/a/6/a6e604f4ba2096ab7a103733309472d1b0280413.png)  
yes, it does change the 2,3,4 rd choice but the first not random

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2024, 6:14am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/random-is-not-working/71514/4 "2024-03-08T06:14:54Z")

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I’m not sure about this, but what if you add the Shuffle Order _after_ the Show Form Screen?

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**Author:** ![Nopparat\_Tongsak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/nopparat_tongsak/32/56202_2.png) [@Nopparat\_Tongsak](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Nopparat_Tongsak)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2024, 8:26am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/random-is-not-working/71514/5 "2024-03-08T08:26:05Z")

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Try both before and after no luck  
 ![2024-03-08_15-22-10](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/2/9/296219a19d03a603d5c7b4e2dbac14e47ba84a42.png)

 ![2024-03-08_15-26-50](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/c/6/c6c8cf5481677594be058612b956d603c21140bb.png)

column 123choice works fine randomly with choice component  
but single q1 column it can’t randomly display

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**Author:** ![Nopparat\_Tongsak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/nopparat_tongsak/32/56202_2.png) [@Nopparat\_Tongsak](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Nopparat_Tongsak)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2024, 11:57am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/random-is-not-working/71514/6 "2024-03-08T11:57:45Z")

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![2024-03-08_18-55-33](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/8/b/8bbef91b2970da9f95ef06f39ba9ecda5e6020cd.png)  
the first choice is not involve in random but the other three choices random.

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**Author:** ![Nopparat\_Tongsak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/nopparat_tongsak/32/56202_2.png) [@Nopparat\_Tongsak](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Nopparat_Tongsak)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2024, 12:03am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/random-is-not-working/71514/7 "2024-03-09T00:03:44Z")

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> [@Nopparat\_Tongsak](#):
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> the first choice is not involve in random but the other three choices random.

✅ finally it work: Shuffle order require and i use random feature in single column

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/system/32/53398_2.png) [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 12:04am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/random-is-not-working/71514/8 "2024-03-16T00:04:32Z")

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