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You can choose which questions are to be included in the review session (when you create a session the list is initially empty). All question types that are available in the Professional Authoring module can be edited in the Reviewer module. To view any information regarding a session, or to review the session, you must first open the session.
The questions are listed on the "All" tab of the "Overview" page which is displayed when you choose the session name on the Session List page (go to Viewing the List of Review Sessions for more information), or click the Questions link on the Session Review page (go to Reviewing an Interview for more information).
Viewing the List of Interview Questions and Select Some or All for Review
- Click the session name in the Sessions list in the Reviewer module, or click the Questions link on the Session Review page.
- Check the box for each question you want to include in the review session, clear the box if you need to remove this question from review session.
- Click the Reset session status button.
The session record opens in the "Select Questions" view on the "All" tab. This tab lists all questions in the current interview. The questions are presented in the order in which they appear in the interview. If questions are already selected the page will display the "All" tab. When no questions are selected, the link to the Review page is not available.
Figure 1 - Example of the session opened on the All questions tab
If you have previously selected questions for this session then you can go to the Selected tab to view just those questions.
Figure 2 - Session opened on the Selected questions tab
The green counter on the Selected tab indicates the number of questions currently selected for review.
In the All list, use the Search box above the question list to enter filter criteria and search for questions by name. Reserved characters such as ampersand and asterisk are allowed in this box - use these special characters to create logical expressions. You can also select the question type from the drop-down box to filter out all other question types.
Figure 3 - Selecting questions for review by type
Filter questions by variable types used in the question - select one from another drop-down box to do this.
Figure 4 - Selecting questions for review by variable type
On the Selected tab you can remove a question from the session by clearing the corresponding box. As you will be changing the list of questions included in this session, if the session has already started the system will prompt you to reset the session status. The following warning will be displayed:
Figure 5 - Warning displayed when a question is removed from the started/completed session
The status is set to New, the warning dialog closes and the Selected tab is displayed.
Viewing the Session Overview
Either go to the Option menu Overview command, or click the Overview tab on the opened Session page.
In both cases the Overview page for the session opens.
Figure 6 - Example of the Overview page for the opened session
Here you can rename the session. Click in the session name field below the Overview and Review tabs, and edit as required.
The information block displayed on this page shows the following:
- The session status highlighted in the appropriate color.
- The session ID.
- The date and time when the session was created, and the name of the user who created the session.
- The name of the survey that contains the interviews reviewed in this session.
- The number of questions in the interview.
- A description of the session progress.
Starting a Review
To start the review, either:
- Click the Review tab at the top of the page above the session name,
- Click the blue Review button on the right while you are on the "All" or "Selected" tabs in the Select Questions view.
- On the Sessions page, go to the Options menu and select the Review command.
The Session page opens with a grid of the questions (go to Reviewing an Interview for more information).