M46 Release Notes

Release Date:  January 19, 2021

Release Version:  146

Survey Versioning

The new survey compatibility level is 146. The system automatically uses compat="146" for all new surveys. This enables the following:

• Enforces secure links for new surveys created using the Survey Editor. Secure surveys require participants to use an HTTPS connection at all times when taking the survey.

Learn more:  Survey Compat Levels

New Features

Portal

• Upgraded the Portal database to improve process performance and storage for survey metadata.

Survey

• Updated the Survey Editor to enforce secure links (secure="1") for all new surveys with a compat level of 146+.
  • Field Settings menu has “Force Secure Links” automatically selected upon survey creation.

Logic Nodes

• Updated the script for the Imperium Relevant ID logic node to include Imperium’s latest anti-fraud response fields.

Responses

Response Summary

• Added the ability to publish and share the Response Summary with logged out users.
• Added the ability to filter survey completion, terminate, quota, and dropout data by specific dates and time frames.
• Added option descriptions to the Control Settings menu.
• Updated the Completions tab to include an “In Progress” field to track the number of participants currently taking the survey.
• Made the following updates to the Quotas tab:
  • Optimized quota sheets, tables, and cells to improve loading times.
  • Made quota sheets and tables collapsible at both the project and user level.
  • Added the ability to perform mass quota updates.
  • Made quota table names editable.
  • Added fields to search for and jump to specific quota sheets and tables.
  • Added two new columns:
    • “In Progress”: Tracks the number of participants currently taking the survey who qualify for the associated quota.
    • “Overquota”: Tracks the number of participants who qualify for the associated quota and attempted to take the survey after it was filled.
  • Removed the in-progress and overquota participant indicators from the “Total” column.
  • Added the ability to enable / disable the display of quota definition tooltips and participant status columns.

Learn More: About the Response Summary

Reporting

Crosstabs

• Updated the display of the Exports menu to better distinguish the options available for table properties, chart properties, and page options.

Data Downloads

• Added an “OData” export menu that can be used to import survey data directly into Tableau and PowerBI using a unique ODATA link. CURRENTLY IN BETA - Contact Forsta to signup!
  • Menu includes options to specify a report and data layout for the URL.

Learn More: Exporting OData Reports

Programming & Tools

API

• Added information regarding the limit and surveyLabels fields to the Datafeed endpoint documentation.
• Added the ability to edit the fromName, fromAddress, and replyTo fields in both email invites and reminders via the Campaign Invite endpoint.
• Added the status attribute to the Launch Survey endpoint response.

Bug Fixes

Survey

• Fixed an issue causing errors when setting alwaysSaveData="1" on surveys with delphi="1" enabled.

Responses

View/Edit Responses

• Fixed an issue causing open-end response variables to be duplicated and displayed in place of their associated row text.

Reporting

Crosstabs

• Fixed an issue causing significance testing symbols to appear in mean summary table exports even when the option to include them was not selected.

Dashboard

• Fixed an error preventing sorting on tables when a “Total” row was included in a dashboard table.

Report2010

• Fixed an issue causing a LoadBalancer error when reattempting to access a report link after navigating to the Portal.

Programming & Tools

API

• Fixed an issue causing the call to fail when specifying only qualified records in a Data Feed call.

Architecture/DevTools

• Fixed an issue preventing some temp directories from being archived.

Other Updates

• Removed old versions of Highcharts which were no longer being used in dashboards, crosstabs, or Response Summary reports.
• Added restrictions to shared user accounts.
  • Shared users no longer have the ability to create their own API keys. Keys must be generated by a user with a non-shared account.
  • API keys provided to shared users will continue to function as normal.