Release notes Dub QuestionMaker version 6.4 - January 2007

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Timezones
New: A new structure for timezones/timegroups has been implemented. In this new structure the sample records will not be blocked anymore. When the interviewer logs in and needs a sample record, the system will check the time zone and time group and based on that the interviewer will get the correct sample records. (For detailed information here)
 
Design
New: Items within a question can be grouped. Using this option grouping the items can be randomized per group, within the groups or both or still on the old way. (For detailed information here)
New: Vertical grid (1 item per label). An Items Pop up question can be 'swapped', which puts the items on the top and the labels on the left. Per column one choice can be made. (For detailed information here)
New: The HTML-table, in which the Numeric questions in multiple columns were shown, has been improved. Now each column has its own style for a much better presentation.
New: It is possible to use the selected answers from block items in a condition or expression out side the block.
New: Hourglass cursor when copying items from Dub Knowledge.
New: A new slider has been implemented. (For detailed information here)
New: Display quota cell status on the CATI introduction screen.
New: It is possible to have Header in Single and Multiple Response questions. (For detailed information here)
New: It is possible to import features from Dub Knowledge as a question using library.(For detailed information here)
New: Possibility to remove all quotas in 'Quotacheck' form.
New: Possibility to duplicate/clone messages in Mailform. New button 'Clone'.
New: Possibility to use conditions for showing in 'Quotacheck' form.
Update: Creating a new message in Mailform has new/improved layout.
Update: There was a maximum of 999 items in a Dynamic list, this has now been extended to 5.000
Fixed: Problem in 'go to form' Row could not be updated.
Fixed: No routing option was possible when using 'Open category'.
Fixed: Double quotes became two double quotes using option 'Type in' in expression.
Fixed: Condition 'none' on 'Text question' with multiple items didn't work.
Fixed: When the form name was changed it was not changed in an expression.
Fixed: Changes made in 'Read part of DK' also changed 'Write part of DK'.
Fixed: Expressions were not shown in the library.
Fixed: Expression: Write to Dub Knowledge gave error at manual input.
Fixed: Question type 'Make photo' appeared in CATI questionnaire.
Fixed: No periods (dots) could be used in question name.
Fixed: An error occurred when 'Date question' was in a group and this group also was in a group.
Fixed: Slider didn't work when it was in a group and this group also was in a group.
Fixed: Putting a variable name in the minimum/maximum fields of a numeric question didn't work.
Fixed: Keep order on label didn't work.
Fixed: When copying items with conditions, the condition 'Q1 in [1, 2]' was mistakenly shown as 'Q1 in (1, 2)'.
Fixed: In multilingual questionnaires the translated items could not be copied, it always copied the default language.
Fixed: After opening a new project, the first time you click on the backup button an error message appeared.
Fixed: Expression function 'Count' dynamic list didn't appear.
Fixed: Exclusive didn't work properly.
Fixed: Option " empty allowed " didn't work with option "Only dates from".
Fixed: Import design: labels of pop up's were not imported.
Fixed: Integrity check: all questions in block control form were not checked.
Fixed: Conflict situation occurred when editing list items directly in the text field and in List tab at the same time.
Fixed: Dub Quest closed when you fill in numbers in max/min function.
Fixed: 'Show total' and 'Reminder' were not translated.
Fixed: It was not possible to create dataset when there was a text question within a block.
Fixed: Import design / Dub Interviewer: code book was always imported even when it was not selected.
Fixed: 'Keep order' didn't work in combination with 'Reverse list random'.
Fixed: X-point scale - 'Repeat header' didn't work.
Fixed: Items popup didn't appear in expression as a variable.
 
Sample Management
Fixed: After deduplicating, the list wasn't cleared when browsing back and forth in the wizard (it re-started scanning and added the duplicates to the list again).
Fixed: Sample property in filter created an access violation.
Fixed: An empty option could not be selected from a pull down menu in filter sample.
Fixed: Expression variables were not written to sample properties anymore.
 
Sample Import
New: Possibility to import from Dub Knowledge using a Dynamic Target.
Fixed: Not possible to write from Knowledge in column 'Language' (sample).
Fixed: Importing DK sample was not always possible, the screen freezed and the import didn't succeed.
Fixed: The error: "Codeword 'Country' not found" appeared when using the 'Match!' button in sample import.
 
Data Export
New: Export is much faster.
New: Exporting to the project folder is no longer allowed. This lead to all files in that folder being zipped and removed.
New: Possibility to clear and regenerate only labels without removing positions, these will stay untouched. (For detailed information here)
Update: When exporting data to Excel. It is possible to export Unicode and extra enters ¶ are removed from text automatically.
Fixed: Date picker in export scheduler was in Dutch.
Fixed: In a text question with multiple items an extra column was exported.
Fixed: Problem in Dub Quest occurred when related DK feature was removed.
Fixed: Error log poped up without errors.
Fixed: Width of ‘open’ and ‘text’ questions was optimized.
 
Quota management
New: Name/ description of quota cannot contain quotes, dash, paragraph and similar characters.
 
Mail scheduler
Update: MailScheduler has longer subject, (255).
Update: Archived MailSchedules, it is possible to see filter that was used in Sample Management.
Fixed: In email schedule the start date and time was in Dutch.
Fixed: MailSchedule edit - Filter - Extended filter was not analysed properly.
 
Translations
Update: It is possible to select all languages when writing/reading translations.
 
Dataviewer
Fixed: Screen jumped in data after making changes.
Fixed: Result code was empty.
 
Connection with Dub Knowledge
Fixed: Couldn't find a non-person feature.
Fixed: An error popped up when trying to select a non-person feature.
Fixed: Deleting an item didn't delete reference to DK feature.
 
General
Update: Adding new project using / (forward slash) in path instead of \ (back slash) caused problems. Now the forward slash will be changed into a back slash
Update: Timeout on emptying buffer/dataset has been increased to 30 minutes.
Fixed: In some parts there was a Dutch text in an English version of DubQuest.
Fixed: HTML codes was displayed in Error messages.
Fixed: 'Tomorrow again' in the cancel page was creating an error.
Fixed: When editing a time group used in the sample, the sample records were not updated.
Fixed: After copying a CATI project the setting 'new before retry' was selected but ignored.
Fixed: When coding 'multi response questions' with more than one 'other, specify'. the Recode status was set to complete after coding first 'Other, specify'.
Fixed: It was not possible to remove user with # in his/her name.
Fixed: Deleting a project didn't delete all subdirectories.