SET

What Is It?

The Set action command is used to automatically enter specified values into a question, without conditions.

Available for: Single, Multi, Verbatim, and Verbatims questions.

How Do I Specify It?

  1. Right mouse-click on the target variable in the Designer Pane
  2. Select Action Command from the Quick Menu
  3. Select SET from the drop-down list
  4. Enter the value to be inserted (see guide below)
  5. Click "OK" to close the dialogue box.

Examples of Use

Target Variable Set Explanation
Single - numerical 0.25 Inserts ‘0.25’ into a numeric field
Single 1 Selects answer code 1
Multi 1,1,1 Selects the first three answer codes in a Multi question, based on sort order (if randomized, the first 3 codes in the randomized set will be selected). If there are more than three answers to the question, the remaining answers will contain null values.
Multi 1,1,1,0,0,0 Selects the first three answer codes in a Multi question, based on sort order (if randomized, the first 3 codes in the randomized set will be selected). The remaining three answers will be given a value of 0 to tag them as not selected.