Saving Auto Answer data to a data source

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After you run an interview with the Auto Answer option, details of the questions and answers are listed in the Answer Log pane. You can save these details to a data source.

When questionnaire files are opened from an UNICOM Intelligence Interviewer - Server, Auto Answer always generates a <project name>.ddf file in the User_Data directory (which is inside of the user project directory). A data source definition is not provided.

To add a data source definition

The Configure Data Source dialog is not available in UNICOM Intelligence Author Server Edition.

1 Click Tools > Configure Data Sources, or press Alt+T, F.

The Configure Data Source dialog opens.

2 Click Add, or press Alt+A. The Data Link Properties dialog opens.

3 Enter the information on each tab of the dialog, and then click OK. For more information, see Data Link Properties dialog.

To select a different data source definition

1 Select the data source from the Configure Data Source dialog's Data Source list, and then click Set As Current, or press Alt+S. The selected data source is set as the current data source.

2 Click OK.

To edit a data source definition

1 Select the data source from the Configure Data Source dialog's Data Source list, then click Edit, or press Alt+E. The Data Link Properties dialog displays.

2 Enter the information on each tab of the dialog, and then click OK. For more information, see Data Link Properties dialog.

To remove a data source definition

1 Select the appropriate data source from the Configure Data Source dialog's Data Source list, and then click Remove, or press Alt+R. The selected data source is removed.

2 Click OK.

To save the Auto Answer details to a data source

To save the results to a data source when you run Auto Answer, set up the data source, and then click Tools > Write Data to Database, or press Alt+T, W.

When Write Data to Database is selected, each time a preview/debug/auto answer process occurs, the MDD file is checked and missing system variables are added (as needed). The updates result in changes to the original MDD file.