9.6 Patches

9.6.2

Editor and Survey Building Improvements

• IntelliBuilder 
  • IntelliBuilder’s search will now jump to search results, rather than serve as a filter. In the coming releases we’ll continue to see further development in this area.
  • Additionally, draft comments have been introduced into IB. When a comment is mid-create and the survey parses, the comment will now save as a draft, rather than being deleted.
• Parsing
  • Parsing overall has been sped up, with significant improvements to block parsing.
  • Deferred terms can now utilize goto termination direction.

Reporting Improvements

• Crosstabs reports sees new Field Order functionality that allows for fully customizable and specific field order. In the future releases this functionality will be introduced into other reports.
  
• Frequency reports features a much smoother scrolling and viewing experience.
• Bug fixes to Charts and Frequency.

Other Mentions

• Open-Ended Coding and Simulated Data sees bug fixes and improvements introduced.
• set value can be written as a single line of code with the set tag, and option, value, and condition decorators:

  ATT1. Please select the response below that does not belong in the set:
  type: radio
  randomize: y
  1. Red
  2. Blue
  3. Train
  4. Green
  set: QATTCHECKS {option: 11} {value: 1} {condition: noneChecked($QATT1,3)}
  
  ATTCHECKS. Attention checks
  type: checkbox
  invisible: y
  translate: n
  11. QATT1 - <> Train
  12. QATT2 - <> 12
  3. QTOPIC_CHECK - NOT correct topic

• row punch summary now allows for an 'if none punched' parameter:

  FEEL. How do you feel about the following colors?
  type: radio_table
  1. Hate it
  2. Like it
  row punch summary: QLIKE. Colors liked {if anyChecked($QFEELR[id],2)} {if none punched: 99. No colors selected}
  rows:
  1. Red
  2. Yellow
  3. Blue
  

9.6.1

9.6.1 contains exciting new features, on top of the major improvements in 9.6.0.

AI assisted Open-End Coding

Use AI to rapidly code open-end responses into quantitative data for all text fields in a survey. Results can be viewed within in the Open-End Coding tool, and are also available in Charts, Crosstabs, Frequency, and Response reports.

Revamped Logic Builder introduced in IntelliBuilder

IntelliBuilder's intuitive Logic Builder simplifies the creation of complex survey logic, streamlining the application of logical expressions to survey elements. Ensure the right respondents see the right questions by effortlessly controlling branching, flow control, and screening routines through your survey.

This builder will be rolled out across the platform in the coming months and will eventually replace the Expression Builder and Data Cuts builder.

Simulated Data

Generate survey test data quickly and efficiently in the background. Simply add in the number of test records, define rules, and get results in a matter of moments.

This version of simulated data is in beta and will continue to see improvements and ongoing development. Survey programmers are encouraged to use simulated data on their studies and If simulated data fails, send the source to support so the error can be resolved.

New SPL Features

A number of efficiencies have been introduced:

• Streamlined nested quotas (crosslist quotas) with the cross by tag, permitting the crossed-variable to be referenced directly on a question
• Easier piping of option data in question text
• Checkbox variables now support selectby: steps
• term if and qualify if support in-line goto decorators

View examples of a few of the efficiencies below:

1. What is your gender?
type: radio
1. Male   {{ALT: man}}
2. Female {{ALT: woman}} 
99. Other / do not wish to disclose {term: y} {goto: term}

2. What is your age?
type: radio
1. Under 18
2. 18 - 34
3. 35 - 64
4. 65 and older
termif: anyChecked($Q2,1) {text: Q2 | Age: 17 or younger} {goto: term}
create quota: QGEN_AGE {desc: Gender x Age} {cross by: Q1}

3. As a $Q1_alt, how do you feel about owning pets on a scale of 1 to 5?
type: radio
hscale: y
headings: Not interested in owning a pet, Very interested in owning a pet
optsfrom: series[1..5]

Custom Dashboards

Display saved charts from across surveys in one central dashboard. Dashboards are designed to be customized, enabling users to tailor data visualizations to their specific needs. Please contact your account manager for details. 

Honorable Mentions

IntelliBuilder now has a visual representation of text highlighters. Creating and editing text highlighters via IntelliBuilder will be introduced soon!

View open-end numeric results with improved displays in Charts. Easily switch between metrics like mean, median, maximum, and minimum. 

Additional items

• Block parsing has been sped up
• Autocomplete condition properly populates ALT variable
• Autoother and ranking work together more reliably