This article provides a comprehensive guide to survey messages used in Questback’s survey system. It covers various types of messages, including general messages, mandatory questions, type checks, plausibility checks, login messages, system messages, and pretest comments.
General messages
| Message | Meaning | English default message |
|---|---|---|
| Title of the survey window | Display your text in the browser window title. | Survey |
| Label for Submit button | Labeling of the Submit button | Continue |
| Label for Cancel button | Labeling of the Cancel button | Cancel |
| Label for Back button | Labeling of the Back button | Back |
| Label for Reset button | The reset button can be activated optionally for the “Responsive Layout” slider | Reset |
| Label for the “Close window” button within the help pop-up window | This button is used for the pop-up window which contains help texts. | Close window |
| Character set | Which character set is to be used to display these messages? | UTF-8 |
| Only on EFS Panel installations: Entry into the panelist’s bonus points history | Text entered in the panelist’s account statement and the bonus points history if bonus points are allocated on the final page or by a bonus trigger.Please note: If no text is defined, an English default text “Participation in survey ‘Project title’” will be used. This ensures the traceability of the entries in the account statement. | |
| Text indicating progress | Text is displayed next to the progress bar.The wildcard for the percentage is ‘%s’ | You have already completed the %s of the survey. |
| Special phrases for different purposes | Used in some layouts to output special information | |
| Text for consecutive numbering of questions | Text used for consecutive numbering of questions.The wildcard for the number is ‘%s’ | Question %s |
| Instruction for displaying images if image protection is activated | With image protection activated, participants will see only the silhouette and outline of the projected image in the questionnaire, plus this instruction for display. | To view the image, hold down the space bar, move your mouse pointer over the image, and click. |
Messages for mandatory questions and DAC
| Message | Meaning | English default message |
|---|---|---|
| Introductory text for incomplete questionnaire processing | Text displayed if a DAC is triggered. DAC = “Do Answer Check”: Survey checks whether the question flagged with the DAC was answered | Note: One or more questions are important for the rest of the questionnaire. |
| Introductory text for incomplete questions marked with a weak DAC. | Text displayed if an ignorable DAC is triggered. | %s Note: The question ‘%s’ is critical for the further course of the questionnaire. I want to leave this question blank. |
| Instruction for incomplete questionnaire processing | Text displayed if a normal DAC is triggered for a question. | Therefore, please please fill in the following questions. |
| Error message for invalid answers to questions with exclusive answer categories | You have given an ambiguous answer. Please correct your answer. |
Messages for type checks
| Message | Meaning | English default message |
|---|---|---|
| Type check: Introductory text for type check | Introductory text | Your statements do not have the correct format |
| Type check: Incorrectly answered questions | Introduction to a list of the questions that have been filled in incorrectly. | Please fill in the following questions correctly: |
| Type check: Error message for invalid entry (e-mail address) | Will be output if the entry is not a valid e-mail address. | Please enter a valid e-mail address |
| Type check: Error message for invalid entry (integer | Will be output if the entry is not an integer. | Please enter whole numbers only. |
| Type check: Error message for invalid entry (float) | Will be output if the entry is not a floating point number. | Please enter decimals only. |
| Type check: Error message for invalid entry (letters only) | Will be output if the entry does not contain letters only. | Please enter letters only. |
| Type check: Error message for invalid entry (phone number) | Will be output if the entry does not correspond to one of the commonly used formats for phone numbers, i.e. the entry may begin with one or more + signs, but after that, a sequence of numbers is expected. You have the option of grouping these into blocks using brackets or interrupting them with blank spaces, hyphens, or slashes.The regular expression is as follows:/ ^((\d+\s*)?\+{1,3}\s*)?(\(\d+\)|\d+)([\s-\/]?\d+)*$/ | Please enter a valid phone number. |
Messages for plausibility checks
| Message | Meaning | English default message |
|---|---|---|
| PHP plausibility check: an introductory text | Text displayed if a PHP plausibility check is triggered for a question | Note: One or more questions are important for the rest of the questionnaire. |
| JavaScript plausibility check: introductory text | Text displayed if a PHP plausibility check is triggered for a question | Note: Please check your entries. |
| JavaScript plausibility check: title of the pop-up window | Display of own text in the title of the Javascript pop-up window | Note |
| JavaScript plausibility check: label for Correct button | Text displayed in place of “Correct” on the button | Correct |
| JavaScript plausibility check: Label for Ignore button | Text displayed in place of “Ignore” on the button | Ignore |
| Error message for invalid ranking order | Error message for click and drag ranking | Please choose a unique ranking order, starting with 1. |
| Error message for invalid date format | Error message for date picker | Invalid format (Format: YYYY-MM-DD) |
| Error message for date earlier than start | Error message for date picker | Date before start date (start date: %s) |
| Error message for a date later than en | Error message for date picker | Date after end date (end date: %s) |
Login messages
| Message | Meaning | English default message |
|---|---|---|
| The participant is not accepted for the survey, as the quota is already full (status: filtered out). | Text displayed if a participant is to be excluded from the survey | Thank you for your interest! The survey has already been closed as the number of participants has already been reached. We hope that we can invite you to take part in a survey again in the future. |
| The time frame for the participant to complete the survey has expired. | In all survey types except anonymous projects: this message is shown to participants whose accounts were deactivated automatically at a predefined date. | |
| Login screen: additional text | Optional additional text for the login screen.In standard configuration, this text will be inserted before the contents of the “Login message” field. | |
| Login message | In personalized surveys, employee surveys, and multisource feedback, this text is used in the login screen. | Please enter your valid access data! |
| Message on the wrong login | Text displayed upon failed login attempt. | Participation in the survey is not possible due to incorrect access data. Please check your entries. |
| The session ID is invalid (e.g. no activity for 30 minutes). | Text which is displayed when the session time is over. | The time limit has been exceeded. <br/> To continue the survey, please click on the link in the e-mail which was sent to you. |
| Login screen: description for the account entry field | Text is displayed next to the account entry field on the login screen. | User name: |
| Login screen: description for the password entry field | Text is displayed next to the password entry field on the login screen.If you use a password for authentication, but forget to fill in this field, the default preallocation used is “Password”. | Password: |
| Login screen: description for the code entry field | Text is displayed next to the code entry field on the login screen. | Code: |
| Login screen: label for Submit button | Label the Submit button in the login screen. | Continue |
System messages
| Message | Meaning | English default message |
|---|---|---|
| The survey has not been generated yet. | <empty> | |
| The survey was not activated | Displayed when the survey has either not been activated yet or has already been deactivated. | The desired survey is not active at present. |
| The survey is not yet in the time frame. | Displayed when the beginning of the field period is still in the future. | The desired survey is not active at present. |
| The survey is already over. | Displayed when the end of the field period has already been exceeded. | Many thanks for your interest but the questionnaire has already been completed. |
| The survey is in status “no further participations”. | Displayed when the status “no further participations” is activated and no further participants will be admitted to the survey. | Many thanks for your interest but the questionnaire has already been completed. |
| The participant has already completed the survey. | Displayed if the participant has already completed the survey. | You have already completed the survey. |
| Error message if the number of URL parameters is wrong | Displayed if the browser of a participant sends a wrong URL parameter or none at all. | The address which you have entered is not correct. Please check your entry for typing errors. |
| Text which is displayed if the system is overloaded. | Displayed if the system is overloaded due to too many requests or participation limit | There are too many people filling in the survey at present. Participation is therefore not possible at the moment. Please try again later. |
Texts on the pretest comment window
| Message | Meaning | English default message |
|---|---|---|
| Pretest: Window title | Pre-test commentary | |
| Pretest: Window title | Your commentary on this page: | |
| Pretest: Contact info | <empty> | |
| Pretest: label for Delete button | Delete | |
| Pretest: label for Save button | Save |
Cookie Policy
| Messages | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Hint text | Add individual cookie policy notification text. |
| Cookie Policy | Add your company‘s cookie policy here |
| Link label | Determine the name of the link |
| Confirm button label | Define the name of the confirm button |
| Back button label | Define the name of the back button |
FAQ
1. How can I customize the text labels for buttons in my survey?
You can customize the text labels for buttons such as Submit, Cancel, Back, Reset, and Close Window. These labels can be modified to fit the specific requirements of your survey interface.
2. What character set should I use for displaying messages in my survey?
The recommended character set for displaying messages in your survey is UTF-8. This ensures that all characters are displayed correctly across different languages and symbols.
3. What happens if a participant provides an invalid response in the survey?
If a participant provides an invalid response, various error messages will be displayed based on the type of invalid entry. For example, if the entry is not a valid email address, the message will prompt, “Please enter a valid email address.” Other checks include integer, float, letters only, phone number, and specific format validations.
4. How can I see how long each respondent has spent completing my survey?
You can calculate the session length per respondent using the time stamps shown in the data exported.