Forsta Plus Integration

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In this tutorial, you will learn how to link ReDem® with Survey Designer from Forsta Plus to perform a real-time quality check for your survey.

Create Survey from Survey Template

1. Download the ReDem® survey template and create a new questionnaire from it.

To connect ReDem® with Forsta Plus, you first need the ReDem® Quality Check Template. You can download it here .
Then you can create a new survey in Forsta Plus by clicking on the arrow next to "New Survey" and selecting »Import Survey Definition« .
Select the downloaded template from your computer and confirm the process with »Import«.
In the next step, click on »Open Survey«.

2. Now create your questionnaire, including the questions for the quality checks in the Survey Designer.

Make sure that there are enough questions/elements for the quality check in the questionnaire (open questions and grid questions).
You can find more information here.

3. Now log into your ReDem® account and click on the »Live Import« tab.

Enter a name for the survey and select »Forsta Plus« as your survey software from the drop-down menu.
Then click the button »Next Step«.

4. Determine whether you want to use the total survey duration as a quality criterion.

- After selecting the first quality criterion, you will get a preview of the credits needed per interview.

5. Go through your questionnaire from top to bottom and select your items that you want to use for the quality checks.

As a practical tip, we recommend the use of two screens. Open the questionnaire in Forsta Plus on one screen and use the other screen for ReDem®.

6. Decide if you want the interviews to be cleaned live or if you want to leave the cleaning feature disabled.

- When activating the cleaning feature, it is recommended to keep the default values. These values are based on our experience and ensure high data quality for the remaining interviews (Completes).
- Interviews that are below the specified thresholds are removed (Screenout).
- You can always adjust the cleaning settings later.

7. Open the integration guide.

8. Please follow the integration instructions to finish linking ReDem® to your survey in Forsta Plus.

Please follow the instructions and click the »Done« button once you have completed all the steps.
You can view the instructions again at a later time.
In Forsta Plus you can now publish the survey by clicking on the green »Launch« button.

9. Create test interviews to ensure all data is transferred correctly to ReDem®.

Create test data records to verify that data is transferred correctly to the ReDem® Dashboard.
We recommend simulating both good quality and poor quality data records.

In Forsta Plus, respondents who receive a score above the established cleaning threshold should be classified as »Complete« while respondents whose score is below that threshold should be classified as »Screened« .

In addition, a ReDemQualityStatus is also assigned based on the cleaning settings.

10. Remove the test interviews from ReDem®.

Remove the test data before you start the field phase. To do this, proceed as follows:

11. You can now start the field phase.

After the data collection has been started, you have the possibility to view the quality check live. All charts are updated in real time.
If required, you can also adjust the cleaning settings during data collection.
- Please note that the new cleaning settings will only affect future interviews.

After the data collection is completed, you can change the status of the data import from »LIVE« to »FINISHED«.
Please note that once the data import is finished, no further interviews can be submitted.
However, you have the option to change the status back to »LIVE« at any time.

If you have any further questions about the integration of ReDem® into Forsta Plus, please contact us at support@redem.io