QAS new

QAS_new

Create a questionnaire answer sheet object

Syntax

QAS QAS_new(int questionnaireResourceId "Questionnaire resource id", int userResourceId "User resource id. 0 to use current.") - Create new qas.

QAS QAS_new(int questionnaireResourceId "Questionnaire resource id", int userResourceId "User resource id. 0 to use current.", bool setTest "Set QAS to test.") - Create new qas.

QAS QAS_new(int questionnaireResourceId "Questionnaire resource id") - Create new qas for current user.

QAS QAS_new(int questionnaireResourceId "Questionnaire resource id", bool setTest "Set QAS to test.") - Create new qas for current user.

Arguments

• questionnaireResourceId: is a number expression. It is the questionnaire's resource id
• userResourecId: is a number expression. It is the user's resource id

Return value

An array, it is a questionnaire answer sheet object, which 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