QAS new

QAS_new

Create a new qas

Syntax

• QAS_new(int questionnaireResourceId, int userResourceId) - Create new qas.

• QAS_new(int questionnaireResourceId, int userResourceId, bool setTest) - Create new qas.

• QAS_new(int questionnaireResourceId) - Create new qas for current user.

• QAS_new(int questionnaireResourceId, bool setTest) - Create new qas for current user.

Note

userResourceId:

• 0 is use current user
• -1 to force no user
• -2 to anonymous uer

Return value

QAS class, or QAS object which is array contains the following items:

Index	Data type	Value
QAS_ID	number	Primary key
QAS_QUESTIONNAIRE_RESOURCE_ID	number	Questionnaire's resource id
QAS_USER_RESOURCE_ID	number	User's resource id
QAS_TEST	bool	If it is a test answer sheet
QAS_STATUS	number	Questionnaire answer sheet's status, it should be compared to/assigned with defined constants (see getRPQStatus function for more information)
QAS_COMPLETED	bool	If the answer sheet is completed
QAS_STARTDATE	array	Start date
QAS_ENDDATE	array	End date
QAS_GUID	string	The unique id of qas
QAS_CATI_APPOINTMENT	array	Next contact datetime
QAS_CATI_LIST_TYPE	number	1: CATI_MAIN, 2: CATI_ONGOING, 3: CATI_APPOINMENT, 4: CATI_FINISHED, 5: CATI_RETRY NOTE! If the QAS is actually part of a CATI run, then this item should only be updated when the value is CATI_FINISHED, or when the CATI is not running, otherwise the CATI system may get confused.
QAS_CATI_TIMES_CALLED	number	times called

Example

array qas1 = QAS_new(33702597); 
qas1[QAS_TEST] = true;
QAS_save(qas1); 
array qas2 = QAS_new(33702597, 53468); 
QAS_save(qas2);

Availability

Version 5.6