Acuity4 Survey collection

A4Survey (A4S, for short) links and modules are available under the Project menu whenever  the "A4Survey module type" has been selected in the Project Settings.  The page is divided into two halves: the lower part for configuring and adding the A4S module itself, and the upper part contains links to functions which apply to the survey in the A4S system.

A4Survey links and functions

The screen-shot below shows the A4Survey links and functions which apply to the A4Survey module presented in the lower pane; they are presented in 3 sections: A4Survey Links, Update, and Questionnaire Synchronization Status:

Setting

 

Description

A4Survey Links

Questionnaire Editor

Opens the A4Survey questionnaire in its editor. The questionnaire will be the one that was translated when creating a new survey, or belonging to the linked existing survey.

Distribute

Accesses the Distribute page in A4Survey.

Analyze

Accesses the Analyze page in A4Survey.

Update

Synchronize Questionnaire

Translates the Command Center questionnaire and updates the A4S questionnaire.

You can control which questions are synchronized through the options presented:

The 'Update selected questions' option opens another window enabling the questions to be selected:

Note:

  • This command is normally used only if the A4S module was instructed to 'Create a new survey'.

  • If used on an A4S module which was created with to 'Link to existing survey', any questions in the Command Center questionnaire with aliases missing in the A4S questionnaire will be translated and inserted in a new block at the beginning of the questionnaire.

Update Live Version

Updates the live version in A4S.

Questionnaire Synchronization Status

View Report

Lists issues encountered when translating the Command Center questionnaire into the A4S Survey.

Synchronization History

Opens a list of past synchronizations with access to 'Results' or diagnostics for each of them:

View Integration Tasks

Lists the integration tasks ongoing and completed.

A4Survey Module

The modules menu bar allows you to configure, create, edit and delete the A4S CAWI module. Once created you can only edit (change) the module name. The screen-shot below shows that the module was created using the 'Link to existing survey' option.

Controls

To the right of the A4S module are commands for previewing the survey, testing it , taking it, and stopping/activating it:

Control

 

Description

Preview

Allows you to test the A4S questionnaire as currently programmed but not necessarily the version that might be online.

Test Survey

Runs the A4S questionnaire which is currently online.

Note: When testing the survey no data will be written to the project database.

Take Survey

Runs the A4S questionnaire in live mode.

Note:The survey will be run "live". A case record will be created or loaded according to the Sample Mode specified in the configuration; collected data will be written to the project database.  The case launched can depend on the state of the Field i.e. call-backs, strata/quotas etc.

Pause/Stop/Activate

Stops or activates the collection module and the corresponding  A4S  survey.

Note: Synchronization of cases (respondents) and quotas only occurs if the module is active.

Configuration settings

The settings are described below:

Setting

 

Description

Module Name

The name for the collection module. Note: The name must be unique to the collection type within the Context i.e. it is not sufficient that it be unique to the project.

Create a new survey

Will create a new survey in A4S and translate the project's default questionnaire.

Link to existing survey

Links the module to the A4S survey chosen from the list which will be presented when the Accept command is executed.

A4S Survey

The name of the A4S survey generated when creating a new survey or linking to an existing survey (see above)

Synchronize Quotas

When this option is selected, the A4S survey strata/quotas definitions are created  from the Command Center project definitions.

The A4S survey completed survey counters are updated periodically (currently set to 5 minutes) to reflect the Command Center project counters.

The A4S survey strata/quotas page will not permit any modification, and a message is displayed to inform that the quotas are synchronized.

Note: In the Command Center project, strata/quota counters are always updated to reflect changes on the A4S survey data.

Remove Completed Cases from A4S

If checked then completed cases will be deleted from the A4 Survey database when they are successfully synchronized with the Command Center. Default 'Unchecked'.

Synchronize Case Ids.

If checked then Command Center cases uploaded to A4S or created in A4S will have the same Case Id in both databases. Default 'Unchecked'.

Questionnaire

You can select a specific questionnaire to apply to the A4 Survey module. If a questionnaire is selected, it will be the one used when synchronizing the questionnaire between the Command Center and A4S