M53 Release Notes

Release Date: January 31, 2023

Release Version: M53

Survey Versioning

The new survey compatability level is 153. The system automatically uses compat="153" for all new surveys. The new level adds the ability to create nested answer groups, and to order groups and subgroups using attributes and exec tags.

• Subgroup headers can be displayed to the participant using Group Depth. Parent and sub-group headers are separated with a backslash ("/") in list view.

• Questions can be shuffled by grouped answers, without shuffling the answers within each group by checking Groups Only under the Randomize options for the question.

• Logic conditions can be applied to grouped rows of answers.

New Features

Survey

• Added the ability to create nested answer groups, and to order groups and subgroups using attributes and exec tags.
  Learn More: Adding Answer Groups, Group Tag: Group Response Options

Survey Editor

• Added a warning to prevent accidental overwriting of quota configurations when merging changes into a live survey.

Programming and Tools

API

• API calls are now only accepted over an HTTPS connection. Doing API calls over an HTTP connection will result in that key being disabled.
• Added a meta parameter to the data API endpoint (surveys/<survey>/data). Using meta=modified, you can now filter results by the record's data_updated field (includes data edits) rather than the last_activity field (only includes participant submissions).
  • Added documentation for the meta parameter in the Download Data API endpoint (surveys/{survey}/data) to both the GET and POST versions.

Custom Code Elements (Logic Nodes)

• Up to four scheduled logic nodes (e.g. upload, fieldreport, crosstab) can now run simultaneously, decreasing wait-to-run time.
• Upgraded Imperium RelevantID logic node (relevantid.6) to use the latest version (v4.4).
• Upgraded Imperium Real Answer logic node (realanswer.4) to use the latest version (v3.5.1), adding four new attributes.
  Learn More: Imperium Real Answer Integration

Bug Fixes

Portal

• Removed supervisor access to set the API Key Creator status.

Upload System Files

• Updated the video upload process so the user only receives one email confirmation instead of two.

Survey

• When launching a project from Response Summary, the loading bar now has the correct coloring.
• A project with streamline launch enabled will now launch without error even when erroneous test data exists.
• Updated the theme editor and example survey to use the newest version of the Button Select element (atm1d.11).
• In Project Parameters, users can now use non-latin characters as the title and value when "includeInRespondentData" is set.

Dynamic Questions

• On a page where a Slider Decimal element is set to 'no answer', an incorrect value is no longer displayed when a participant selects "continue", "back" and "continue" in succession.

Participant View

• Open-end inputs on Button Select elements (atm1d.11) now properly align with buttons when the button alignment is set for center or right.
• The text in Button Select element (atm1d.11) open-end buttons is no longer hidden when showInput is set.
• Optional open-end answers can now be submitted as empty in multi-select questions.

Survey Editor

• For questions without values="order" set: inserting a reusable answer list now shows a warning when that list has some but not all values defined, and prevents that list from being inserted.

Reporting

Crosstabs

• Added validation to ensure that when clicking "Creating Table from Banner" that a table cannot be created with a virtual that would execute after the virtual that the table is being created from.

Data Downloads

• SPSS *.sav file export will use the DATETIME40 data type for date and start_date field even if you relabel the variable using the Layout Manager.