Overview

This article covers the documentation features available in the project management system, including the Project Change Log, Recoding Log, and Pretest Comments. These tools provide valuable insights into project history, data modifications, and user feedback during the testing phase.

 

Information

This guide focuses on three main documentation features: Project Change Log, Recoding Log, and Pretest Comments. Each section provides detailed information on how to access and utilize these tools effectively.

• Project Change Log
• Recoding log
• Pretest comments

 

Project Change Log

The menu Projects → {Selected project} → Documentation → Project change log provides information on the workflow to date in project settlement. The list informs you on which user has performed status-changing steps on which date.

The following work steps are documented in the list:

Status	Meaning
The project has been created.	Both the project and survey have been created.
The project has been compiled.	The survey table was rebuilt. During this process, all data were deleted, if so prompted by the user
Project status 50 (active) set.	The project has been activated
Set to project status 51 (no further participation)	The status “no further participations” has been set
Project status 52 (inactive) set	The project has been activated
Project status 60 (finished) set.	The project has been finished
The participation counter was set to a value of 'x'.	The participant counter has been configured
The accounting organization was set to the value 'x'.	The accounting organization was set up or changed

Recoding log

Navigate to the Projects → {Selected project} → Documentation → Recoding log menu to view all recodings that have been performed.

• After six months, the log data will be deleted.

Pretest comments

In the documentation area of the respective project, under Projects → {Selected project} → Documentation → Pretest comments, you can view the testers’ comments.

The “Extended search”, which you can open by clicking on the link, provides various options for searching the comment list and restricting the results displayed. For example, you can search for a keyword from the comment or the page title. After the search is completed, you can tick the checkbox in the “Clear search form” field to return to the full comment list.

The pretest comments will be shown in the table. The following additional information is available for each comment:

• ID (of the comment)

• Inserted on: creation date

• User ID

• Consecutive number: The testers are assigned consecutive numbers.

• Contact information: In the case of personalized projects, the names and e-mail addresses of the testers will be taken from the participant's administration. For an anonymous project, contact information will be displayed only when capturing has been enabled and the testers have entered data.

• Page ID: The ID of the questionnaire page.

• Page title: By clicking on the page title, you can open the commented pages directly in the questionnaire editor.

• Comment

• Language: The language of the questionnaire in multilingual projects that was tested.

• Browser: The browsers used by testers will be logged. This makes it easy for you to check, for example, whether layout tests have been performed with all major browsers or whether an error message is browser-specific.

• Status: You can assign processing statuses to pretest comments. This facilitates coordination, particularly if you are preparing the project together with other users. You can select the statuses “not decided”, “to do”, “done” and “not relevant”.

Furthermore, the “Actions” column provides the following icons:

• Page preview: Shows the commented questionnaire page in the preview.

• Edit page: Opens the commented questionnaire page in the questionnaire editor.

• Edit language elements: Opens the commented questionnaire page in the language element editor.

• Delete comment.

Exporting pretest comments

Via the Export pretest comments as an Excel file, you can trigger a download of the comments.

Printing pretest comments

If you want to print the questionnaire with the pretest comments, you can use the regular print function under Projects → {Selected project} → Print version. Then, you only need to tick the “Show pretest comments” checkbox.

 

FAQ

How long are recoding logs kept?

Recoding logs are automatically deleted after six months.

Can I see which browser a tester used for pretest comments?

Yes, the browser information is logged and displayed alongside each pretest comment.

How can I track the progress of addressing pretest comments?

You can assign processing statuses to pretest comments, such as "not decided", "to do", "done", and "not relevant".