Question Properties

Question Properties

Question properties are originated in the Designer section after adding a question. They are essentially the advanced settings for a particular question type which helps the user to change or update many features available such as Changing layouts, Adding Rows or Columns, Changing Order etc.
This section covers all the question types explaining the use of different properties based on different questions.After adding a question, its properties are displayed on right section of the page highlighted in the screenshot below (Circled in Red).



Below area in this article explains the properties of all the question types that can be added in the Designer section.

1. Properties | Single Choice Type Question:
  • Number of Items:
By default, when a single choice question is added, there will be only one option by default. Clicking on '+' sign will add the number of items or options of a question. Clicking on '-' sign will delete the options.



  • Carry Forwards Items:
To learn more about Carry forwards please Click Here.

  • Show Option As:
This feature changes the view of the options as in how the surveyor wants to display the options. User can change the question options to be displayed as Radio, Drop Down & Select Box.
Selecting the options as 'Radio' please refer the screenshot below:



Selecting the options as 'Drop Down' please refer the screenshot below:



Selecting the options as 'Select Box' please refer the screenshot below:



Tip: User can only edit the options in 'Radio' view.

  • Sequencer:
To learn more about Carry forwards please Click Here.

  • Other Properties:
Hide Question:  Ticking the check box of this property will hide the question. Moreover, for user's reference the question hidden will be displayed as a bit faded so that user can clearly know that this question is hidden.

Mandatory: After selecting this property, it does not allow the interviewee to move to the next question without answering the question on which mandatory property is applied. 
User can select from the three options:
  • Warn before Skip: Selecting this will give an alert if the user hasn't answered but will allow to move to the next question without answering.
  • Do not allow Skip: Selecting this will not allow the user until he answers the question.
  • None: This is selected by default and by selecting this, mandatory property is not applied.

2. Properties | Multi Choice Type Question:
  • Number of Items:
This feature works the same way as explained above. Please Click Here to refer.

  • Carry Forwards Items:
To learn more about Carry forwards please Click Here.

  • Show Option As:
This feature changes the view of the options as in how the surveyor wants to display the options. User can change the question options to be displayed as Checkbox & Multi Select Box.


Selecting the options as 'Checkbox' please refer the screenshot below:



Selecting the options as 'Multi Select Box' please refer the screenshot below:



Tip: User can only edit the options in 'Checkbox' view.

  • Sequencer:
To learn more about Carry forwards please Click Here.

  • Other Properties:
Please Click Here to refer.


3. Properties | Text Type Question:
  • Show As:
This feature changes the view of the Text box to be Single Line or Multi Line.


Show as 'Single Line' please refer the screenshot below:



Show as 'Multi Line' please refer the screenshot below:



  • Special Text:
There are several special text options available which user can select according to the survey requirement.

None: By default, this option is selected and user can enter alpha numeric in the answer to the text question.

Telephone: Selecting this option will allow the user to only enter the telephone numbers. Moreover, this feature gives the option of different countries in a drop down next to this option, selecting by which automatically sets the input format. If user enters some other format then it gives an alert and doesn't allow the user to proceed while doing the survey.



Postal Code: Selecting this option will allow the user to only enter the Postal Codes. This option also allows the user to select the country same as Telephone. Input format will be selected automatically and will be seen as an example (Greyed out) at the time of answering this question. User can also refer the preview screen to check the same.

Email: It will only allow the interviewee to enter the email address. 

Other: 
  • Other Properties:
Please Click Here to refer.