Data types for assessments
- UpdatedJan 30, 2025
- 3 minutes to read
- Yokohama
- Service Administration
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.
![]() 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.![]() |
Date | Assessment | On questionnaires, users select a date.![]() |
Date/Time | Assessment | On questionnaires, users select a date and 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. ![]() |
Number | Assessment, Script | Assessment: On questionnaires, users enter a number.
![]() 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.
![]() 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:
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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. ![]() Set the Scale definition field to High if selecting Yes equates to a better score. |
Related Content
- Assessment metrics
In the Assessments application, a metric is a trait or value used to evaluate assessable records.
- Create an assessment metric definition
Metrics with Choice or Likert Scale data types must have metric definitions defined to represent answer options on questionnaires.
- Update a metric minimum and maximum value to match a template
For assessment results to be properly calculated, the Min and Max values of a metric that uses a template must be equal to the smallest and largest template definition Value, respectively.