Data types for assessments

Metric data types have functions that depend on the method that you select.

Table 1. Assessment data types
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: Figure 1. String single line wide data type
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.

Data types for assessments

Metric data types have functions that depend on the method that you select.

Table 1. Assessment data types
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: Figure 1. String single line wide data type
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.

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