Setting an Owner Column for Voting

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Setting an Owner Column

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One important use for Ultimate Forms: Voting Column that was briefly discussed in another article is the ability to give users the a chance to rank other user submissions. For instance, this can be extremely helpful in an FAQ scenario that we are about to discuss.

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Example scenario:

For this example, we will build a list named: FAQ Voting

Add sample items with titles:
- How to reset a laptop password
- Best SharePoint list indexing tips
- How to clear list permissions cache

These represent answers created by different users in your organization.

Step 1: Setting the Owner column (On-Premises)

Go to List Settings
Open your existing Voting column
In Owner column settings, choose a Person column that identifies item responsibility
For our FAQ use, select:
- Created By (This means the owner becomes the person who created or uploaded the list entry/document. It prevents voting bias.)
Save
Expected result:
- If the owner tries to vote on their own item, the system shows an error and blocks the vote!

Limiting the ability of an owner to vote on their own document is essential to any successful FAQ library.

Step 2: Setting the Owner column (Microsoft 365)

Open the FAQ Voting list in SharePoint Online
Click: Design
Open your Voting column settings
In Owner field settings, select the responsible column:
- Created By
Save
Expected result:
- Voting icons appear in list views as usual
- The item Owner cannot vote on their own entries

Summary

In this tutorial, we learned how the Owner column helps enforce fair voting, how to assign Created By as the Owner field in On-Prem and Online, and what UX behavior to expect when Owners try to vote on their own items.

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