Version 6 features

Version 6 brings Opinio to a new level. It meets the needs of enterprise users and professional researchers, as well as single users in a small business environment.

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See below for new features and improvements.

Piping Flexible piping to allow question answers affect the wording of subsequent questions or other texts/labels "pipes" text from question answers, fixed values, survey parameters and invitee attributes into any survey text/label Makes the survey appear very dynamic, and assists the respondent by making content easier to understand
Panel management Create, edit, manage panels and panelists Draw samples from your panelist population based on an unlimited number of attributes Panelist portal Configurable panelist signup survey (add attributes and categories) Use samples in survey invitations
Report portals Publish reports through secure portals Public, password-protected or private portals Multiple templates available
Reporting improvements Report drilldowns PDF reports (page-oriented, printable) Optimized exports Improved SPSS support Auto subreports w/filters Improved matrix report w/charts Improved report filtering Export of raw data moved to reporting module. Apply advanced filters to exports. Raw data export settings can be stored, per report More texts/labels configurable Improved report caching
Redesigned user interface New graphics, look and feel Easier navigation between screens Sub-menus more standardized and intuitive Titles, icons, tables more standardized to shorten learning curve Improved tab sequences Most lists/tables are now sortable Ajax-technologies used to enhance user experience and avoiding some screen reloads Better client-side validation throughout to avoid erroneous input General user interface improvements to enhance productivity Complex pages were simplified (sometimes by splitting in multiple pages) All date fields have easy-to-use date-selectors All long texts can have optional rich-text editor
Recent items list See what resources/screens last access Makes navigation between multiple resources quick and easy
Survey preview Preview button available throughout the system Preview does not generate survey response
Advanced context guide Guides users in all screens Indicates recommended task order Indicates what survey tasks have been completed
Template based system All admin/author screens are now template based. System can easily be branded for commercial use
Advanced crumbs Indicating more precise current location and resource Improves navigation and location awareness
In-text element improvements Editing of in-text elements (previously called Essay Fields) Name in-text elements to improve readability and in-text elements handling
Conditional branching overview screen List of all questions with conditions List of all questions affected by conditions (filtered) Easier to spot author survey programming errors New branch mode: Include questions
New survey CSS styles New great looking CSS templates that will make you look good
Multilingual features improvements Translations is easier with quick-copy buttons of texts from source language
Easier editing of matrix-questions Edit entire rows at the same time Set many labels, cell types etc simultaneously Allows editing large matrices, by viewing sections at a time Name matrix cells for better report readability.
Improved upload functionality More advanced upload Uploads of any file type Deletion of uploaded files Preview of uploaded files
Editing of CSS styles Edit CSS files without uploading (simply edit and click save)
Publish survey feature Screen with survey URLs for all languages Publication hints
Invitation improvements Copy invitations Resend invitation immediately Add invitees to completed invitation Export invitees, with attributes and URLs Select all, responded only, not responded, valid (no errors), or none View invitee statistics (invited, responded, error) per invitation Added reminder dates (5 different dates, all optional), instead of interval + count. Last reminder message, if more than 1 reminder Specify custom data in manual entry of invitees and reusable invitee lists (previously through import only) Optimized entry - allows larger number of invitees through manual entry Invitee file import allows zipped files (up to 90% commpression means smaller uploads)
Poll improvements Better separation between polls/surveys Use Ajax technology to refresh chart after voting Choose among several pre-created templates
Plugin architecture Plugins can attach themselves to survey and user menu (will be implemented for all submenus in following versions).
Error reporting Application errors are reported in an informative screen Error details available on-screen Logfile can be downloaded directly, if user has admin rights Problem can be reported to admin by user
Robustness Double form posting no longer possible, preventing duplicate data Application modules now use more common building blocks to enhance stability More automated tests to minimize potential problems Improved database layer for data consistency and integrity
User preferences All dates are converted to user selected time zone. Users can enable/disable information and warning popups