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A question’s answer list consists of one row for each answer or category. Each row will contain a number of columns, the columns displayed depending on the question type and on whether you have selected to display the Advanced answer settings (go to Advanced Answer Settings for more information):
A question’s answer list consists of one row for each answer or category. Each row will contain a number of columns, the columns displayed depending on the question type and on whether you have selected to display the Advanced answer settings (go to Advanced Answer Settings for more information):
If Use images in answers is checked for a question, then columns for Default, Hover and Selected images are presented (go to Images as Answers for more information).
Code – this is a code given to the particular answer option, which enables Forsta to find and process the answers (go to Codes for more information). Each code MUST be unique for a question, and each "Question ID and Code" combination MUST be unique for the questionnaire.
Score – A numeric value for the answer. Use this field to define the individual value/score of each category. You must define values/scores to be able to calculate averages for the question in Rapid Results and Reportal. The average will only be calculated from answers with assigned values/scores. If for example you have “Don’t know” as a possible answer, but want the averages to be calculated only from the other answers, you could leave the value/score of “Do not know” blank. The values/scores can be defined at any stage of the survey. Note that you will have to recompile the survey if you define values in an ongoing or closed survey.
RDG % – When you use the Random Data Generator to test your survey (refer to the Forsta Professional Authoring documentation for further details) and the survey includes a screening question, use this column to specify a percentage of respondents you want to be screened. This will prevent the system from inserting too many or too few respondents in this group when generating test data. The RDG % numbers must be integers from 0 to 100. You do not have to specify values for all the items in the answer list. Any items without specified values will be given a value according to the remaining percentage, evenly distributed. Note that the RDG% column is only available when you have the RDG add-on enabled. Contact your system administrator for further details.
RDG% Single - [3D-Grid] when you use the Random Data Generator (go to The Random Data Generator for more information) to test your survey and the survey includes a Single question used for screening, use this column to specify a percentage of respondents you want to be screened. This will prevent the system from inserting too many or too few respondents in this group when generating test data. The RDG % numbers must be integers from 0 to 100. You do not have to specify values for all the items in the answer list. Any items without specified values will be given a value according to the remaining percentage, evenly distributed. Note that the RDG% column is only available when you have the RDG add-on enabled. Contact your system administrator for further details.
RDG% Multi - [3D-Grid] when you use the Random Data Generator (go to The Random Data Generator for more information) to test your survey and the survey includes a Multi question used for screening, use this column to specify a percentage of respondents you want to be screened. This will prevent the system from inserting too many or too few respondents in this group when generating test data. The RDG % numbers must be integers from 0 to 100. You do not have to specify values for all the items in the answer list. Any items without specified values will be given a value according to the remaining percentage, evenly distributed. Note that the RDG% column is only available when you have the RDG add-on enabled. Contact your system administrator for further details.
Column width - [Grid] Defines a width, in specified units, of the answer column in grid questions. This allows you to align the answer options in the event HTML tables are not being used due to the Accessibility functionality.
Color – allows you to set colors on the answers for most question appearences, including:
Single/multi’s: Radio buttons, Check boxes, Answer buttons, Horizontal rating scales, Star rating, Grid bars, Searchables.
Numeric lists, Text lists.
Grids, Multi grids, Carousels, Accordions.
Style - select an HTML style for the answer option. The drop-down list contains all the styles available in the Themes and Skins > HTML Styles folder.
Exclusive – [Open text list, Multi, Numeric list, Rank, Multi Grid]. Defines one or more elements in a multi-select list as single (for example “None of the above”). If an answer defined as Exclusive is selected, then no other answers can be selected.
Lock Position – check this box if you want a question keep its position when randomizing or rotating a list (for example “none of the above” will normally always be last in a list).
Add “Other” field – check this box if you want an open-ended text box after the answer alternative.
Important
The texts for answer items that have an "Other" field should not contain HTML code.
Note that if Advanced answer settings is selected, the Show codes toggle in the answer list becomes unnecessary so is hidden.