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All the topics, resources needed for Forsta Surveys.

Server Script

  • Launching and Closing a Survey in the Shell

     Requires Decipher CloudYou can use the live and closed commands to launch or close a survey directly from the shell environment. 1:  Launching the Survey ...

  • Common Shell Commands

     Requires Decipher Cloud Shell users have access to an abundance of helpful commands. If you are connected to a UNIX system via PuTTY or SSH, you have acces...

  • Running Simulated Data from the Command Line

     Requires Decipher Cloud The command-line tool, tsst can be used to run simulated data to test survey validity and performance. The tool simulates a virtual...

  • Inserting XML Styles with a Command

     Requires Decipher CloudIt is recommended to avoid cut-and-pasting the entire XML system style to make minor changes. The preferred method is to use mode=be...

  • Advanced Unix Commands for Programmers

     Requires Decipher CloudSome things to note before you begin: Almost all Unix commands are case sensitive After almost every command, you can add --help to ...

  • Allgrep

     Requires Decipher Cloud1:  OverviewThe allgrep command is a Decipher-only alternative to the standard Unix grep command. allgrep allows you to quickly sear...

  • Managing Data with the Transform Command

    You can use the transform command to quickly access and modify your survey data with Python code. See Managing Data with the Tab Import Script for informat...

  • Dedupe: Removing Duplicates from a Tab-Delimited File

     Requires Decipher CloudRemoving Duplicates Using Multiple FilesIf you have 2 files where you need to dedupe one against the other, you can use the dedupe c...

  • Managing Data with the umerge Command

    The umerge command allows for flexible copy, transformation and review of data from the shell environment when one or both surveys have delphi="1"....

  • Merging Project Data with hmerge and remerge

     Requires Decipher Cloud It is sometimes necessary to combine data from separate surveys into one database for efficient data storage or analysis. The hmerg...

  • Xlate: Pulling Survey Translation Files

     Requires Decipher CloudWorking with a multi-language survey? See Guide to Programming Multi-Language Studies to learn more.Note: It is recommend to use the...

  • Duplicating Surveys Using copy-survey

     Requires Decipher Cloud The copy-survey command allows you to duplicate and / or backup an entire project. It is better than using the default Unix cp -r ...

  • Managing Data with the Tab Import Script

     Requires Decipher CloudNote: This tool is the command-line version of the View / Edit Responses report, available under the Responses menu. The Tab Import ...

  • Recovering Data

     Requires Decipher CloudThe recover command allows users to recover data from the state.db file into a survey directory.Note: This command is not usable in ...

  • Viewing a Survey's Performance

     Requires Decipher Cloud 1:  Overview The howfast script uses the most recent simulated data run to determine a survey's performance. For this script to pro...

  • Layout Script

     Requires Decipher Cloud You can use the layout script to import, export and list the variable layouts for a project from the terminal. To customize variabl...

  • Email Sends with Bulk

     Requires Decipher CloudTip:  Using the Survey Editor? Learn more about the Campaign Manager.This document is a comprehensive guide for sending emails from ...

  • Bulk Prepare Technical Details

     Requires Decipher CloudTip: For full training and a walkthrough on sending emails via the shell, see Email Sends with Bulk. The bulk-prepare command is use...

  • Bulk Details

     Requires Decipher CloudTip: For full training and a walkthrough on sending emails via the shell, see Email Sends with Bulk. 1:  General Operation Lists sho...

  • Identifying Email Recipients

     Requires Decipher CloudIt is possible to identify recipients of any emails sent from the Decipher system.1:  Find Out Who Opened an EmailTo find out who op...

  • Generating Data from the Command Line

     Requires Decipher Cloud The generate script is used to generate data files from the command line. For example, the following command generates all of the ...

  • Update-virtuals

     Requires Decipher CloudDecipher Cloud users can use the update-virtuals script to force virtual questions to recompute their data.1:  Running the ScriptTo ...

  • Managing Subscriptions for a Project

    Decipher users can subscribe to projects in order to receive email notifications about future errors or changes made to their surveys. Along with subscribing...

  • Survey Query Tool: Create and Query a Virtual Survey Database

     Requires Decipher CloudThis tool requires shell access to your project. Learn more About the View / Edit Responses Report if you don't have shell access. 1...

  • Creating and Managing Shell Users

    If you are a Cloud user, you can use the umanage script to manage your company users in the shell. This document outlines the potential uses and options avai...