Running a survey launches it in a browser window, and is the respondent's view. Surveys are run from the Navigation Menu on the survey dashboard. Administrative users run surveys for testing purposes.
Clicking Run from the Navigation Menu runs the survey in simplified Testmode, which doesn't require a login, but allows testers to see the survey without littering the dataset with false data. This option is most similar to what the respondent will see.
Clicking Test will start a new record in full Testmode. This does require a user login. While taking the survey, an interface is provided with tools to help test.
Optionally, clicking the down triangle will open an input to allow the entry of a particular user ID for the next survey record.
Running the survey via Run Survey generates a survey URL formatted as follows:
https://www.domain.com/run/survey_id-version#/record_id?_test=1
Running the survey via Test generates a survey URL formatted as follows:
https://www.domain.com/run/survey_id/record_id
The URL components are as follows.
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| domain | The domain on which the IntelliSurvey instance is running. This will be the same domain as the administrative interface. |
| survey_id | The unique identifier for the survey, applied to the survey by its creator when it was created. |
| version# | The survey version number that is the present record is on. If the survey's primary enabled version is changed after the record is started, LIVE records are pushed automatically to the primary version once a page is submitted after the new version is live. The version number in the URL corresponds to the version numbers in the version history. Testmode 2 records do not display this variable. |
| record_id | The unique identifier for the survey record within the individual survey dataset. It is the reference code for the interview. Testmode 1 will produce IDs in the series of {{TEST10001..TEST1****}} and Testmode 2 will produce IDs in the series of {{TEST20001..TEST2****}}. |
| _test=1 | The parameter to indicate the use of Testmode version 1. |
Note: Unlike previous versions of IntelliSurvey, each respondent's record ID and the survey version persist in the survey run URL as they progress through the survey.
Testmode
Testmode is a version of the run link which is designed to aid in the testing of the survey program. The primary feature of Testmode is the test mode box at the top of every page. This box displays background variable punches in real-time. This will allow you to test that quotas, programming variables, path selection, and so on, are functioning in the manner which the survey programmer intends. Additionally, the Testmode box displays page history, and page return path. When a survey is first run via Testmode, the ID for the record is TEST20001 for Testmode level 2 and TEST10001 for Testmode level 1. Subsequent records will have sequential TEST#XXXX IDs: TEST20002, TEST20003, and so on. For more information on running the survey as a test user, see Running Surveys in Testmode.
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