Active Job List

This window lists all the sampling jobs that are currently “in production”. Once a job is complete, the sample is linked to the survey and the panelists are invited to respond, then the job is moved to this list from the Job List - .

Figure 1 - Example of the Active Job List

Search

You may have a large number of jobs that are active simultaneously, and a search through the list for the one job that you wish to view could be time-consuming. Forsta Plus therefore provides you with a set of filters so you can reduce a long list to a manageable size.

• Status – allows you to search for jobs according to their current status. Click the drop-down arrow beside the field to open a list of the statuses, select the one required and click Search.
• Date Filter – use to find active jobs based on their dates. Select the “type” of date you are looking for, for example the mailing date, select the operator, for example < will give all dates less than (before) the selected date, and select a date, then click Search.
• Days Before Closing – use to find active jobs based on the number of days remaining before the survey closes. Select the operator, for example > will give all jobs with more than the specified number of days remaining, and type in the number of days, then click Search.

List Columns

• Job Number – the number of the job. Click the link to open the Active Job Details page for the job.
• Name – the name of the job.
• Run Number - a sampling job can be run any number of times, allowing you to check the results and adjust the parameters to achieve the desired sample. This column displays the run number for the sampling job.
• Status – indicates the current status for the job.
• Project ID – the identification number of the survey project to which the sample is attached.
• Mailing Date – presents the date on which the survey was mailed to the respondents in this sample.
• Days Before Closing – the number of days that this survey and sample will remain active before closing.
• Size – the number of panelists specified for this sampling job.

Details

Click on a blue Job Number link in the Active Job List to open the Active Job Details page for that job, as shown in the example below - .

Figure 2 - Example of an Active Job Details page

The properties and data fields are as follows:

• Mail Date - the date the survey is to be emailed to the selected respondents.
• Update Completes Rule - this field displays the rule that is to be used to define what is to happen when a respondent completes the survey. If you wish to change the rule that is to be used, click the down-arrow and select the required rule from the list available.
• Update Non-Responder Date - this is the date by which the respondents are to have completed the survey. If a respondent has not completed the survey by the specified date, then the rule specified below will be implemented. If you wish to change the date, click the Calendar button and select the required date.
• Update Non-Responder Rule - this field displays the rule that is to be used to define what is to happen when a respondent has not completed the survey by the specified date. If you wish to change the rule, click the down-arrow and select the required rule from the list available.
• Update Non-Responder Performed - once the Update Non Responder Rule has been performed, this box is checked by the system to indicate completion.
• Close Date - the date the survey is closed for the sample. If you wish to change the date, click the Calendar button and select the required date
• Survey Closing Rule - this field displays the rule that is to be used to define what is to happen when the survey is closed. If you wish to change the rule that is to be used, click the down-arrow and select the required rule from the list available.
• Status - the current status for the job. If you wish to change this status, click the down-arrow and select the desired status from the drop-down list.