MicroStrategy ONE

Survey Dialog Box

You can select options to format and display a Survey widget for display using the Survey dialog box.

The following options are available:

  • Show survey title: Determine whether to display the title of the survey.
  • Color scheme: Select a color scheme to use to display the widget. The options are:
    • Gray
    • Black
  • Enable sections: Determine whether to enable sections of survey questions. You can use sections to divide a survey up into multiple pages.
  • Support question group: Determine whether to enable groups of questions in the survey, such as a group of fields in which users can enter their first name, last name, and address.
    • Support question table: Determine whether to enable tables of questions in the survey. This option is available if the Support question group option is selected.
  • Show only required field: Select this checkbox to display only the survey options that you must define in order to display the widget. Clear this checkbox to display all options, regardless of whether the option is required. The survey options are displayed in the table at the bottom of the Survey Properties dialog box.

The table at the bottom of the Survey Properties dialog box displays a list of options you can configure for the widget, such as the title of the survey and the questions and answers to present to the user. Each option is listed as a separate row in the table. The table contains the following columns:

  • Survey Elements: The name of each survey option is listed in the Survey Elements column.
  • Required: The Required column displays whether you must provide an attribute or metric to display the survey.
  • Template Unit: The drop-down list under the Template Unit column allows you to select attributes and metrics from the widget's grid to provide the appropriate values for each survey option.

The table below lists each option that you can configure for a Survey widget. The options available may vary depending on whether you have enabled sections, question groups, and question tables in the widget.

Survey Option Option Description

Customer ID

The unique ID of the survey designer.

Survey ID

The unique ID of the survey.

Survey Title

The title of the survey.

Survey Description

The description of the survey.

Survey Status

Whether the survey is still being designed and tested (a value of 0), open for survey participants (a value of 1), or closed to participants (a value of 2).

Section ID

The unique ID of each section of questions. This option is available if sections are enabled.

Section Title

The title used to identify the section. You can select the title of a section in the widget to skip to a specific section in the survey. This option is available if sections are enabled.

Section Description

The description of the section. This option is available if sections are enabled.

Question Number

The unique ID of the question group to which a question belongs. This survey option is available if question groups are enabled.

Question ID

The unique ID of the survey question or question group.

Question Title

The title of the question or question group, such as "Please rate the service you received". Generally, the title of the question is displayed above or beside the question, depending on the question type.

Question Description

The description of the question.

Question Type

The type of survey question users are presented with, such as radio buttons or a drop-down list.

Required

Whether the user must answer the question to submit their survey answers. Required questions are represented by a value of 1 and optional questions are represented by a value of 0.

Question Order

The order in which to display the questions in the survey. If question groups are enabled, this option represents the order in which to display questions in each question group.

Group Answer ID

The unique ID of each column of answers within a group.

Group Break

Whether to start a new line in the question group after the current question. For example, you can choose to display fields for the user's first name and last name on the first line of a question group, followed by a field for their address on the second line. A value of 1 represents a new line and a value of 0 represents no new line.

Group Style

The style in which the question group is displayed, such as a group of fields in which to enter contact information.

Answer ID

The unique ID of the survey answer.

Answer Title

The title of the answer, such as "Less than one year" or "One to three years".

Answer Value

The value of the survey answer as represented in your data source.

Current Answer

The unique ID of the currently selected survey answer.

To access the Survey dialog box

  1. In Design Mode or Editable Mode, right-click the Survey widget and select Properties and Formatting.
  2. From the left, select Widget.
  3. Click the Widget Properties button Widget Properties button.