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All the topics, resources needed for Forsta Surveys.

  • Integrating Forsta Surveys into Smarthub

    To integrate Forsta Survey into Smarthub you will need to generate an API key.For more information how to generate an API key.After you generate a key, copy ...

  • Using Digital Feedback with Forsta Surveys

    Set up your desired survey in Forsta Surveys. Add Forsta Digital Feedback sample source from Participant Sources. Synchronize your survey to Smarthub. See I...

  • How to Auto-Submit a Survey Page after a Specified Time

    In some surveys, there is a need to display stimuli or questions for a specific amount of time before advancing participants to the following page. To ease t...

  • How to Dynamically Control a Rank Sort Question

    The Rank Sort question offers an engaging ranking experience for participants. With the Rank Sort question, participants are able to rank a list of items by ...

  • How to Change a Participant's Status

    Occasionally, you may need to change a participant’s status after collecting data in a survey. To perform this type of edit, you will need a full understandi...

  • Making a Question Optional

    1:  Making a Question Optional You can make various questions in your survey optional. When a question is made optional, participants are not required to an...

  • Creating an "Other (Specify)" Answer Option

    When building a survey, it's not always possible to include a complete list of responses for a question, especially if that question's content is more subje...

  • Adding a "Prefer Not to Say" Option

    OverviewIn Decipher, you can add a "Prefer not to say" option to any question by converting its existing rows into no-answer rows. Converting rows into no-an...

  • Alphabetizing a Question's Answer Options

    You can alphabetize (ascending or descending) the answer options that a participant views in a survey. You can alphabetize rows, columns, or choices.1:  Addi...

  • Tracking and Terminating Survey Speeders

    Speeders are participants who complete a survey too quickly, indicating that they may not have read the questions or considered the answer options before res...

  • Survey Branching with Question Logic

    Survey branching is used to route certain participants to a question or set of questions based on how they answer a prior question in the survey. This artic...

  • Creating a Random Concept Picker

    Creating a random content picker can be useful in any survey where your goal is to have participants evaluate only one or more concepts out of a larger group...

  • Making a Hidden Variable Automatically Populate

    You can use the Autofill element to create a hidden variable. Overall, the Autofill element is used for creating segments, auto-punching and advanced piping....

  • Limiting the Number of Characters Permitted in Open-Ended Questions

    The Survey Editor allows you to place a limit on the number of characters a participant can enter in the answer box for an open-ended question (e.g., a Text,...

  • Appending a Recipient List using Import Data

    You can use the Import Data element to include participant data you have collected in one survey in another survey. Data imported into a survey can be used t...

  • Splitting a Question Over Multiple Screens

    Note:  This method only applies when all rows need to be seen at some point during the survey.This document details the process for splitting a question over...

  • Piping Answers from a Multi-Select Question

    You can use the Autofill element to create a pipe from a multi-select question and then pipe those answers into a new question. Overall, the Autofill element...

  • Piping Open-Ended Responses

    The pipe tool in the Survey Editor allows you to pipe open-ended responses from one question into another. Note: The pipe tool can only be utilized for Sing...

  • Piping Open-End Response Boxes

    You can limit the number of open-end response boxes shown in a question based on the user's answer to a previous question. The process of limiting open-end r...

  • Adding Gift Code Incentives to Your Survey

    The following article describes how to implement a prepaid gift code file in your survey to distribute one gift code per qualified participant. This method c...

  • Assigning Numerical Values to Answer Options

    In Decipher, users can assign both data values and statistical values to a question's answer options. This can be particularly useful for rating and similar ...

  • Creating a MaxDiff Question - Alternatives Method

    Note: This document outlines the process for creating a MaxDiff question via XML using the Alternatives method. Using the Survey Editor? Learn how to create ...

  • Creating a MaxDiff Question - Indices Method

    Note: This document outlines the process for creating a MaxDiff question via XML using the Indices method. Using the Survey Editor? Learn how to create a Ma...

  • Creating a Discrete Choice Model (DCM) Question

    The Discrete Choice Model (DCM) question, also known as a conjoint, is a special question type that requires custom modifications to your survey to get up a...

  • Net Promoter Score (NPS)

    The Net Promoter Score (NPS) is calculated based on participant responses to a question that would indicate their willingness to recommend a company's produ...

  • Adding a Typing Tool or Segmentation Algorithm

    The following article describes how to implement a typing tool or segmentation algorithm in a Decipher survey. This method is commonly used with Fisher's lin...

  • Validating Zip Codes From a File

    Zip codes can be validated and checked against an external zip code database file uploaded to a project using the File Manager. By validating the zip codes f...

  • Setting a Survey Password

    Password entry into your survey can be done using the <text> question element, the File(..) function, and a tab-delimited file. For information on using the ...

  • Integrating a Sawtooth Project into the Decipher Survey Platform

    1:  About Integrating a Sawtooth Project You can integrate a project created in Sawtooth Software Incorporated (SSI) Web into the Decipher survey platform. ...

  • Capturing the Referer URL

    You can add a hidden question to your survey to capture where the participants were just prior to entering the survey. For example, if you posted the survey ...