You can use “Metadata Model to Quantum” to define card and column definitions to your own specifications. Metadata Model to Quantum is an accessory that is part of the UNICOM Intelligence Data Model, which comes with UNICOM Intelligence Interviewer - Paper and Paper/Scan Add-on.

If you use manual data entry to collect the responses on the completed questionnaires, you can use Looks to display the card and column or variable definitions for each question. This helps data entry staff to enter the responses correctly. If you use UNICOM Intelligence Interviewer - Paper/Scan Add-on and scan the completed questionnaires, you can use UNICOM Intelligence Interviewer - Paper/Scan Add-on Transfer and Quantum CDSC to transfer the responses into a Quantum-format ASCII file.

Writing a Quantum specification to analyze the scanned data, or to generate a Quanvert database, is a complex and time-consuming task. However, you can reduce the time it takes and the likelihood of errors by using Metadata Model to Quantum to generate basic Quantum axis, table, and run specifications. The Quantum specwriter can then modify these specifications to create the precise analysis that is required. Use the option to generate the Quantum axes when you create the questionnaire definition in the authoring tool.

From the Windows Start menu, choose Programs > UNICOM Intelligence > Accessories > Metadata Model to Quantum.

For more information about Metadata Model to Quantum, see the UNICOM Intelligence Developer Documentation Library.