From e17f4352e54457a381223531376ed5b45201a788 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Quinten Steenhuis Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:09:52 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Define al_person_answering --- .../AssemblyLine/magic_variables.md | 24 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/components/AssemblyLine/magic_variables.md b/docs/components/AssemblyLine/magic_variables.md index e2243e5f5..1cd49b3a3 100644 --- a/docs/components/AssemblyLine/magic_variables.md +++ b/docs/components/AssemblyLine/magic_variables.md @@ -353,6 +353,30 @@ Valid values: - Letter: `'letter'` - Other: `'other'` +### `al_person_answering` + +Defines who is sitting in front of the screen--for example: the user or an attorney. + +Defaults to `"user"`. + +When the value is not `"user"`, will update the text in some questions in `ql_baseline.yml` so +that they say `${ users[0] }` instead of "you". + +If you want to let the person sitting in front of the computer answer to say who they are, you +need to add your own question. For example: + +```yaml +id: who is using this form +question: | + Are you filling this out for yourself, or someone else? +fields: + - I am filling this out for: al_person_answering + datatype: radio + choices: + - Myself: user + - As an attorney for someone else: attorney +``` + ### `github_repo_name` Set this value to the name of the interview's GitHub repository, without the