Data types for assessments
Metric data types have functions that depend on the method that you select.
| Data type | Compatible methods | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attachment | Assessment | On questionnaires, users attach one or more files to a question. | ||
| Checkbox | Assessment | On questionnaires, users select a check box next to a statement or leave it cleared. Image omitted: CheckboxDataType.png Check box</p> Set the Scale definition field to High if a selected check box equates to a good score. | ||
| Choice | Assessment | On questionnaires, users select a value from a list of custom answer options. Create a metric definition for each answer option. Image omitted: ChoiceDataType.png Choice | ||
| Date | Assessment | On questionnaires, users select a date. Image omitted: DateDataType.png Date | ||
| Date/Time | Assessment | On questionnaires, users select a date and time. Image omitted: DateTimeDataType.png Date/Time | ||
| Duration | Script | When the script runs, the system populates the Duration value and Scaled value fields on the Metric Result form with the appropriate values from the actual_result and scaled_result variables in the metric script. | ||
| Likert Scale | Assessment | On questionnaires, users select a value from a custom scale of answer options. Create a metric definition for each answer option, which is represented by a radio button on the scale. A Likert scale metric that evaluates an application's ease of use might have the metric definitions Easy, Average, and Difficult.If you want to reuse a series of answer options for multiple metrics, create a metric template and use the Template data type instead of the Likert Scale data type. Image omitted: LikertScaleDataType.png NumberLikert Scale</p></td></tr><tr><td> | Assessment, Script | Assessment: On questionnaires, users enter a number. Image omitted: NumberAssessmentDataType.png Number</p> Script: When the script runs, the system populates the Actual value and Scaled value fields on the Metric Result form with the appropriate values from the actual_result and scaled_result variables in the metric script. |
| Percentage | Assessment, Script | Assessment On questionnaires, users enter a number. Image omitted: PercentageAssessmentDataType.png Percentage</p> Script When the script runs, the system populates the Actual value and Scaled value fields on the Metric Result form with the appropriate values from the actual_result and scaled_result variables in the metric script. | ||
| String | Assessment | On questionnaires, users enter text. The size of the string field depends on the String option you select: Image omitted: StringSingleLineDataType.png String Image omitted: StringSingleLineWideDataType.png String single line wide data type Image omitted: StringMultilineDataType.png Additional comments | ||
| Template | Assessment | On questionnaires, users select a value from a predefined series of answer options. There must be at least one template defined to use this data type. For a template, there is a template definition for each answer option, which is represented by a radio button. | ||
| Yes/No | Assessment | On questionnaires, users select Yes or No from a list. Image omitted: YesNoDataType.png Yes/No</p> Set the Scale definition field to High if selecting Yes equates to a better score. |
Parent Topic:Assessments reference
Related topics
Create an assessment metric definition
Update a metric minimum and maximum value to match a template