Sample management scripts
The key to sample management is the sample management script, which is a text file with a .mrs filename extension. The script controls any or all of the following:
▪how a respondent is validated against the sample table
▪the interview or web page to which respondents are routed when they pass or fail authentication
▪the web page to which respondents are routed when they end an interview, if different from the default set when the project is activated
▪selecting of records for dialing
▪setting appointment times when the respondent asks to be interviewed at a later date or time
▪setting callback times for calls that are busy or unanswered when called
▪rescheduling missed appointments and callbacks
▪quota control checks made before respondents start an interview. These checks might restrict the number of respondents taking a single survey, or they might determine which one of a number of surveys the respondent takes
▪what happens to the sample record when an interview ends
▪moving the sample records between queues
You can write sample management scripts using the UNICOM Intelligence scripting language. You specify the script to be used for a project during activation.
The UNICOM Intelligence scripting language is the recommended language for sample management scripts for UNICOM Intelligence projects; convert any old VBScript scripts that you want to continue using as soon as possible. For more information, see
Converting .sam scripts into .mrs format.
See also