Answer List Columns

The list consists of one row for each answer or category, and each row consists of the following columns:

• Language fields – The first columns in the list contain the text of the answer. There is one column for each active language (go to Language Codes for more information), simplifying translation to other languages.
• Right Text fields - in Multi questions, you can add text in a column to the right of the answer fields. This requires the Open Text and Left and Right Multi Text properties to be set in the question's Properties page. When these properties are set, an additional [Language] (right) column appears in the Answers tab (one column for each survey language). Type the text you wish to appear to the right of the answer fields, into these columns.
• Code – this is a code given to the particular answer option, enabling the finding and processing of answers (go to Utilizing Answer Codes for more information). Each code MUST be unique for a question, and each "Question ID and Code" combination MUST be unique for the Survey.

Note: When using the Optimized Database format (go to Optimized Database Format for more information), codes are allowed to contain the underscore (_) character.

• ColWidth – [Only relevant for scale of grids] Defines the specific minimum width, in pixels, of a scale element in grids. Applied primarily to eliminate width-differences between scale-elements, to create an unbiased scale.
• Score – A numeric value for the answer. Use this field to define the individual value/score of each category. You must define values/scores to be able to calculate averages for the question in Rapid Results and Reportal. The average will only be calculated from answers with assigned values/scores. If for example you have “Do not know” as a possible answer, but want the averages to be calculated only from the other answers, you could leave the value/score of “Do not know” blank. The values/scores can be defined at any stage of the survey. Note that you will have to recompile the survey if you define values in an ongoing or closed survey.
• RDG % – When you use the Random Data Generator (go to Random Data Generator for more information) to test your survey and the survey includes a screening question, use this column to specify a percentage of respondents you want to be screened. This will prevent the system from inserting too many or too few respondents in this group when generating test data. The RDG % numbers must be integers from 0 to 100. You do not have to specify values for all the items in the answer list. Any items without specified values will be given a value according to the remaining percentage, evenly distributed. Note that the RDG% column is only available when you have the RDG add-on enabled. Contact your system administrator for further details.
• Background color property – This property makes it possible to have color variations inside a grid, and answer lists in Single and Multi questions.
• Style - select an HTML style for the answer option. The drop-down list contains all the styles available in the Themes and Skins > HTML Styles folder (go to About HTML Styles for more information).
• Image columns - [only accessible when Use Images in Answers is selected in Advanced WI Features tab] For all questions where radio buttons or check boxes are normally used, you can replace the normal answer option format of button/box and text with images (go to Using Images as the Answer Options for more information).
• Exclusive – [Applies to Multi questions only] This gives you the ability to define one or more elements in a multi-punch list as single-punch (for example: “None of the above”). The respondents cannot choose elements defined as multi-punch and elements defined as single-punch simultaneously. If the default validation is used, the respondents must pick either one or more multi-punch elements or one single-punch element.

The list elements take a standard color string as input. Example: White may be specified as "white" or "#FFFFFF". A list of the color codes is to be found under Layout.This property will not be applied when the Drop-down property is selected.

• KeepPos – Set this property to “Yes” if you want a variable keep its position when randomizing or rotating a list (for example “none of the above” will normally always be last in a list).
• Other – Set this property to "Yes" if you want an open-ended text box after the answer alternative.

Note: It is not possible to combine the drop-down option (go to Question Properties Overview for more information) and Other in Single questions. The Other option overrides the Drop-down option.

If you have checked off this option for several elements of a Grid question, these elements will automatically be marked as Not required (go to Question Properties Overview for more information), i.e. it will be sufficient to answer the other elements in the Grid.

Click on the View button to deselect and add columns.