Here are the new features, enhancements and fixes. If you have an idea for a new feature or improvement, please take a moment to email us your suggestion.

 

 

SurveyGold Version 8

 

 

New Features

 

Setup Survey	Folders - Provides the ability to organize surveys into groups. For example, you could create one folder of current surveys, another folder for archived surveys, etc. After creating a folder, simply drag and drop your surveys into the folder of your choosing.   Weighting Index - Provides the ability to define a set of attributes (such as "cost", "dependability", "accuracy", etc.) and associate them with your survey via the survey properties sheet. You can then assign any one of these attributes to a question choice along with an integer score (positive or negative) in the question properties sheet. In the Analyze Results feature, the Weighting Index report for an individual or set of respondents multiplies the relative importance of a attribute against the score awarded to a question addressing that attribute. The result is a new view of survey results that gives consideration to relative importance of the attributes you have defined.    Multi-Page Web Survey Form - Provides the ability for each survey section to be displayed on separate web page. Provides the ability to skip over a section (or sections) based on the response to a particular question. Required field validations and data validations (see next topic) are performed as each section is submitted.   Web Survey Data Validation - Provides the ability to enforce data type and/or data format validations in a fill-in-the-blank response field. Here are some of the validations available:   response value must be numeric response value must be within a specific range of integer values response value must be a particular date format response value must be a valid email address format response value must be a particular postal code format   Export/Import Surveys - Provides the ability to import and export surveys (and optionally responses) so that you can share them with other SurveyGold users.   Web Survey Auto-Responder - Provides the ability to have an email sent immediately after a web survey respondent submits their responses.   Web Survey Logo - Provides the ability to display your logo graphic file at the top of the web survey form.   Software Update Wizard - Provides the ability to automatically download and install the most up-to-date version of SurveyGold software.
View Results	Memorized Filters - Provides the ability in the View Results tab to create a results filter (based on question responses and/or date ranges) for the survey you are viewing and then name it ("memorize" it) for later use. The value to this new feature is that provides quick and easy access to routinely applied filters.   View Multiple Results Series - Leverages the Memorized Filters feature by providing the ability in View Results to display multiple sets of responses (side-by-side in multiple graph series) for the survey you are viewing. The value of this new feature is that it provides the ability to show trends of previous period to current period, comparisons of demographic groups, etc.
Analyze Results	Weighting Index Reports - Provides weighting index analysis for an individual or set of respondents multiplies the relative importance of a attribute against the score awarded to a question addressing that attribute. The result is a new view of survey results that gives consideration to relative importance of the attributes you have defined.

 

 

Enhancements

 

General	Updated User Interface - Provides a new and improved look and feel including graphic popup menus, simpler drag-and-drop in Setup Survey, mouse-over context help, more attentive status dialogs, and more.   Improved Database Performance - An upgraded version the database provides improved performance by providing intelligent caching for optimal performance.   Web Survey Validations Performed Locally - Validations are performed without having to communicate with the surveygold.com web site. This improves response times and eliminates unwanted side-effects of having to click the browser's "Back" button.   Database Backup Enhancement - The database backup process formerly created a single file named backup_survey.db. The backup process now  creates a file named survey_backup_<timestamp>.db where the <timestamp> value is the actual date and time that the backup file was created. For example, if the database backup file was created on October 5, 2007 at 1:15 PM, the backup file name would be survey_backup_2007_10_05_13_15_00.db. This new naming convention provides the ability to have multiple instances of the backup file over time as opposed to the former implementation which only allowed for one backup database file. Having multiple database files provide more flexibility and greater data recovery options than having just one single backup database file.
Setup Survey	Section Names Optional - Provides the ability to hide a section name in a survey form. This option is specified via a checkbox in the section properties sheet.
Conduct Survey	Skip To Section - In addition to the existing horizontal slider which allows you to skip to a particular question, there is now a dropdown list box that provides the ability to skip to the first question in a particular section.   Get Web Responses - Clicking on this button and selecting the HTTPS in the Advanced section causes web survey responses to be downloaded via Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), the leading security protocol on the Internet. This feature provides a highly secure encrypted connection for downloading web survey response data from surveygold.com where the responses are transiently held to the SurveyGold 8 software where the responses are permanently recorded.
View Results	Analyze Results Using Filter View - When a filter is applied, a button entitled "Analyze Results Using Filter View" appears prominently. This provides the ability to perform Analyze Results actions (e.g., Word report, convert responses to Excel) using just the respondents in the filter.   Analyze Results Using Series View - When viewing multiple series, a button entitled "Analyze Results Using Series View" appears prominently. This provides the ability to perform Analyze Results actions (e.g., Word report, convert responses to Excel) using just the respondents in the series.
Analyze Results	Improved Graphics - Graphs produced via the Publish Word and Publish Web actions are now sharper in appearance.

 

 

Problems Fixed

 

Setup Survey

When saving a web survey that included a matrix section of questions that are all multiple choice and a specific number of choices was specified, the formatting resulting checkboxes in the web survey form was not desirable. This issue has been resolved.

Analyze Results

When saving a cross-tab report to Excel format, the resulting columns now appear correctly in Excel.   When selecting the Graph Section action, the section selection window only displays the first six sections. The remaining sections are accessible by pressing the down arrow, but this is still visually confusing for those surveys with a large number of sections from which to select. The window has been altered to include a vertical scroll bar in the list of sections. This will make it easier and more obvious how to select a particular section that is not visible in the list of the first six sections in a survey.