78 List Storage Order

What Is It?

For loop drivers, the order in which answer codes are stored in computational memory is determined by Sort Order. By default, the order of presentation of answers on the screen will follow the order specified via the Sort Order answer property.

The alternative to the default list storage order is Least Filled Quota. Using this approach, answer codes are stored in computational memory based on the count of responses (from lowest to highest) at the current point in time. This enables answers with the lowest count of responses to be preferentially selected. For further information, see Least Filled Quotas.

How Do I Use This?

To specify List Storage Order:

1. Selected the desired Multi loop driver question in the Designer Pane.
2. Select the required List Storage Order from the drop-down list in the Loop section of the Properties Pane.
   
3. Save and preview.

Things To Consider

List Storage Order does not determine the order in which answers are written to the data file. Answers are stored in the data file according to the answer Code number. Therefore, if the answers in a loop driver question have been randomized, it would not be possible to determine from the data which of the loop items was asked first, second, third, etc. However, it is possible to flag the order of presentation of loop items by including a loop iteration stamp in the survey. For further information, see Loops.