Quickstart 3 – Running a Questionnaire

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Quickstart 3 – Running a Questionnaire

This guide walks you through adding your questionnaire to Dub InterViewer and running it. It is the third part of a three-part series:

Before you start

Make sure you have completed Quickstart 1 and Quickstart 2. Your project should be ready in Dub Quest with a completed integrity check.

Shortcut: If you checked Add Project to ManageFrames when creating your project in Quickstart 1, your project was added to Dub InterViewer automatically. You can skip to Testing your questionnaire below.

Step 1 – Log in to Dub InterViewer

Open your browser and navigate to:

http://[servername]/scripts/dubinterviewer.dll/ManageFrames

Replace [servername] with the actual name of your server. Log in with the masteraccount.

Step 2 – Add your questionnaire

In the left menu, click Main → Add questionnaire. The Add questionnaire screen opens.

[SCREENSHOT: Add questionnaire screen]

Step 3 – Set the project details

Code Enter a unique number between 1 and 999999999. This code identifies the questionnaire in Dub InterViewer. The system suggests the next available code — it is recommended to leave this as-is.

Path Click the folder icon and browse to your project. Select the .enq file.

[SCREENSHOT: Path selection]

Status Choose the appropriate status for your project:

StatusDescription
DevelopmentProject is added but not yet accessible to interviewers or respondents
TestOnly test interviews are possible; answers are not stored in the data file
ActiveInterviewers and respondents can start interviews (default)
EditingProject can be edited without allowing interviews
DeliverySame as Editing, different label
ClosedSurvey is closed and cannot be accessed by respondents
DeactivatedTemporarily deactivated; background services like DubMan will not run on this project

Tip: Set unused projects to Deactivated. This keeps background processes running smoothly on your active projects.

Survey type

TypeDescription
QuestionnaireStandard questionnaire (default)
Open pollAccessible by anyone visiting your webpage
Member pollAccessible only by logged-in panel members
Tracking / Client satisfactionNormal surveys used for tracking purposes

Active from / Active till Optionally set a date range for the project. Note that this is informational only — actual accessibility is determined by the project status, not these dates.

Nett N Optionally enter the target number of completed interviews. This is for internal reference only.

Step 4 – Set the access level

Choose how respondents can access your questionnaire:

No access restriction Anyone can open the questionnaire without logging in. Useful for open polls. Note that you will not know who filled in the questionnaire, and the same person could respond multiple times.

Allow only invited respondents Respondents log in with a username and password. Recommended for most projects.

Dub Knowledge members access Only panel members from your Dub Knowledge database can access the questionnaire. Respondents can be allowed to re-enter the survey even after completing it by checking the relevant checkboxes.

[SCREENSHOT: Access restrictions]

For this first questionnaire, select No access restriction.

Step 5 – Set the options

JavaScript usage Enabled by default. Keep this on unless you are certain respondents cannot use JavaScript. JavaScript enables interactive functions such as answer validation and real-time calculations.

SSL only Enable this to force respondents to access the questionnaire via a secured HTTPS connection. Recommended when collecting sensitive data.

Step 6 – Save and run

Click Save at the bottom of the screen. Your questionnaire is now added to Dub InterViewer and appears in the main screen under the code you specified.

[SCREENSHOT: Main screen with questionnaire visible]

To test your questionnaire, click Test questionnaires in the left menu and select your project.

What’s next?

Now that your questionnaire is running, you may want to: