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Recording questions
Question level recording is implemented as Label Style properties and is supported for all question types. The style properties can be set in either UNICOM Intelligence Author or UNICOM Intelligence Professional.
RecordControlPosition
The position of the Record/Stop toolbar relative to the question label.
Record
Controls whether the question is recorded and determines the recording method.
Value
Description
None
No recording; recording controls are not present. (Default)
Auto
The recording controls are present. Recording starts as soon as the question appears. When a question is asked more than once, the recording controls are present in both instances. However, the recording must be manually started for the second instance (by clicking the Record button).
Manual
The recording controls are present. Recording is under interviewer control by the Start and Stop buttons.
Prohibited
Questions must never be recorded; recording controls are not present. This value is reserved for future use (as such, the value is not available in Author or Professional).
In UNICOM Intelligence Professional, the scriptwriter can set question level recording through metadata script (in the following example, by using Record = "Auto":
Metadata(en-us, Question, Label)
HDATA -
    [
        Template = "DefaultLayout.htm",
        TemplateLocation = "ABFiles"
    ];

    AB "A or B"
        labelstyle(
            Audio(
                Record = "Auto"
            )
        )
    categorical [1..1]
    {
        A "A",
        B "B"
    };
End Metadata
When recording is enabled for a question, the recording controls are presented as follows:
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The interviewer can start and stop recording by clicking the appropriate controls:
Record controls
Control
Description
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Start recording. When the Record option is set to Auto, the button is automatically selected.
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Stop recording.
See also
Recording