Nodes

XML Comparison

If you wish to view the XML code of a node, double-click on the node in the tree window. This displays the XML code for both the selected versions of that node in the lower area of the window - .

Figure 1 - Example of the XML Comparison functionality

Here, the XML code is color-coded so you can easily see the differences between the two versions. The color-coding is as follows:

• Yellow background - this is new code that has been added to the node.
• Red background - this is code that has been removed from the node.
• Green background - denotes code that has changed.
• Blue background - denotes code that has been moved from one place in the file to another.
• Grayed out - this code is underlying setup code, is never changed, and is ignored by the comparator.

Stop Node

A Stop node in the Survey will end the interview. This is mainly used for screening-purposes, and to end the interview at various places in the routing.

• Interview status after stop code - select the appropriate code to set on the Stop object. The options are:
• Complete - the web interview is to be considered a completed interview. The respondent data status is set to "Complete", and the end time of the interview is registered.
• Screened - use this status-code to mark the interview as "Incomplete due to screening". The respondent data status is set to "Screened" and the end time is set.
• Quota full - the interview is stopped for a certain group of respondents as the quota for that group is full (go to About Quotas for more information).

Note: If the CATI channel is selected for the survey, an additional option becomes available.

• No change - allows for Stop nodes to be issued that do not change the current Status value. In a CATI interview this is essential as the Extended status codes are used to classify call outcomes, for example No reply, Busy, appointment etc. In the Forsta Status List these are all "Incomplete". The "No change" option therefore allows the status to be left "as-is" - Incomplete. When operating in a multimode context the "No change" value is applicable to ALL modes. If the CATI mode is disabled for the survey, then the value is automatically changed to "Complete".
• Extended Status - available only when CATI is selected. This allows the 'stop' status to be defined more accurately, and is intended primarily for use with CATI interviews that store the outcome of the call for the interview record. The extended status is a numeric value corresponding to the 'Extended status' list within the CATI Supervisor.
• Deleted - check and save to delete the node. Right-click on the survey name, select Show Deleted and uncheck the box, to reinstate the node in the survey.
• Exclude Translation - check to exclude the node from the translator interface (go to About Translator for more information). This allows you to hide nodes that are used for internal programming purposes from the translators in Forsta Plus Translator.
• Theme - the themes available to the survey are listed in the drop-down list. For the Theme setting to be applied, you must specify your own title and text in the appropriate fields.

The Stop node can also be used at the end of the survey, if you want to customize the last survey page instead of using the system-generated "Thank you" page.

Note: This functionality will work only when the WI is generated with a .NET interview engine.

The title and the status set on the stop node will be displayed in the Survey tree in the same ways as question IDs and titles are displayed. The message presented to the respondent can be presented in the selected language if it is translated in the node fields - .

Figure 2 - Editing the text in a STOP node