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PG Executable Forms

PG Executable Forms refers to the presentation of multiple events on a single scrollable Web page.  In effect, a PG Executable form is an electronic form for collecting and processing data.  For example, a PG Executable Form might contain a 30 question questionnaire on a single Web page or it might contain a treatment stimulus and any number of measurements.  PG Executable Forms are created using the Array builder under Support events in the Create menu and checking the "Present Array Events on Same Page To Make a PG Executable Form" checkbox in the Instrumentation Construction window of an array event.

The following illustrates how to create a PG Executable Form using the 30 question questionnaire example: 

1.  Make the events that it will contain the same way that you make any events.  That is, click on the Events tab of the Edit Protocols Page.  Click on the Create menu above and to the left of the Event Specification Table.  Then, select Measurement and the type of measurement (for example, short answer).  Complete the event. Repeat this procedure for all 30 questions of the questionnaire.  

2.  To gather up the events you have created in the Event Specification Table into an array, click on the Create menu, select Support, and then Array.  Give this array a name, such as "Survey Questionnaire."  This brings up a dialog containing the entire list of events that you have created in one panel (on the right) and an empty array panel (on the left).  To make the array, select an event in the list and click on the arrow pointing to the array panel.  Repeat this for each event that should be in the array in the order that they should appear from top down in the PG Executable Form. 

3.  To insert them into a single page PG Executable Form, check the "Present Array Events on Same Page To Make a PG Executable Form" checkbox in the Instrumentation Construction window of the array event called "Survey Questionnaire."

4.  When you are ready to enter the PG Executable Form (array) into the Execution List Window, click on the Sequencing tab. In the Event Names Window, select the Array Event name in the Event Names Window.  Select the group in which you want the name to appear.  Click on the right arrow labeled "Enter Event Name."  In this case, the event name is "Survey Questionnaire."

When the protocol reaches this event array name during execution, all thirty questions will be presented in the order that they appear in the array.

Future Development of PG Executable Forms
Currently, all events in a PG Executable Form are presented from top to bottom in the order that they appear in one column of the width of the  Web page  in the array.  In the future, there will be options to place events in multiple columns with variable fonts and styles, as in jazzy form layouts and "looks."


Related Topics
Serial Versus Same-Page Formats For Event Presentations
How to Create Same-Page Stimulus & Measurement Events