Adding a Set Response to a questionnaire

Adding Set Response routing items to a questionnaire allows you to set the response to a specific question using the question’s default answers as set in metadata, responses to other questions, or manually entered expressions. Set Response routing items are typically used in conjunction with conditional logic to set the response values for a question. For more information, see Creating a condition block.

After you add a Set Response routing item, failure to complete its configuration might result in syntax errors when running the survey.

1 In the Routings pane, select the question after which you want to place the Set Response, and then click Insert > Routing Item > Set Response.

The routing item is created with a default name, “SetResponse”. You can change this name if required.

2 (Optional.) In the Description field, you can type a description for the routing item. Descriptions are included when printing draft paper surveys in UNICOM Intelligence Interviewer - Paper. Descriptions are not included in the actual paper survey.

3 The Question to set menu provides a list of all questions from the Questions pane. Select an appropriate question upon which to apply the set response, or drag a question from the Routing or Questions pane.

5 Click the code samples button to open the help system at the Code samples topic. The codes samples are commonly used to set the response for specific question types. You can copy the code sample text, paste it into the build response expression editor field, and then edit it.

Displays responses already defined for the selected Question to set. Depending on the question type, the provided options vary:

▪Single-response question responses are presented as a single-select list. Select the appropriate response from the list.

▪Multiple-response categorical question responses are presented as a multiple-select list. Select the appropriate responses from the list.

▪Numeric questions are presented as an empty field, allowing you to enter an appropriate numeric value.

▪Date/Time questions are presented as date/time field, allowing you to enter a specific date and time. Clicking the down arrow displays a calendar, allowing you to select a specific date.

Special responses (such as “not applicable” or “no answer”) are provided for those questions that include them.

In all situations, users will be able to set the item to blank or default answer by using a radio button. In addition, depending on the question type, the system will present a control for setting the response to the question.

When selected, the question’s default answer is used as the set response.

When selected, a blank response is used as the question’s set response. This is not the same as not selecting a question to use as a set response; it is, however, the same as not selecting any answers in the Choose response(s) section. This option is not available for numeric or date/time questions.

When selected, you can define the set response to equal another question response or any other property. You can use the expression editor field to create expressions by dragging-and-dropping other questions into the field editor. You can also select the Add button to add a selected question to the field editor at the current cursor position. You can specify text (“text value”), a numeric expression (such as 5 + NumericQuestion), or the value of a question’s (or multiple questions’) properties.

The Add button is only available when double-click navigation mode is enabled. For more information, see UNICOM Intelligence Author: Menu options.