Decipher Getting Started Guide
Decipher Getting Started Guide
Decipher Getting Started Guide
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Start a Survey
1. There are 2 ways to start a survey. You can add an Example Survey to add in
several pre-made questions for you or you can create a New Survey.
4. Choose “Start from Scratch”, “Start with a Template”, or “Start from Word” to create
a new survey.
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2. Build your survey by clicking on the “+ Element” button to add in your questions
and logic.
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2. The AI-powered engine suggestions question types and answer options. Content
that is recognized will be converted and displayed as Identified. Content that is
unrecognized will display as Unidentified. During this step, you can reassign a
survey element by clicking on the icon at the left of each question, and you can
edit, add, or remove content. Once you’ve finalized your content, click on the
“Import” button.
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4. Survey elements and response options are now imported into your Decipher
Survey. From here, you can continue customizing your survey making additions,
deletions and edits.
Click here for more in-depth information about importing a Word document.
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2. A menu with survey elements will appear. Elements are broken down by category
on the left. Browse through the question types, select the one you want, then click
the “Add” button.
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3. The survey element will be added to the question tree on the left side of the screen.
Each element is templated making it easy to modify. To begin customizing, click
anywhere in the middle of the screen. The menu bar at the top of the screen will
help you with formatting.
4. To preview the question as a respondent would see it, click the “Preview” link
located in the top right corner of the element. The preview of the element opens
in a new tab in your browser.
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Preview Questions
The device preview allows you to see how the question will render on a desktop, tablet,
or smartphone.
Desktop View
Smartphone View
Tablet View
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2. Select a question from the dropdown menu, then select the answer choices that
will define the logic.
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3. To add more complex logic, select the “+ Add More Logic” button.
4. Select another question from the dropdown menu and the answer choices you
want. When finished, click the “Save As” button.
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5. Enter a name for your logic condition, then click the “Save” button.
6. The condition will be applied to your question. It is also saved in the logic dropdown
menu making it easily accessible to apply to other questions in your survey.
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2. Click the “Show Respondent View” button to manually test the survey. This will
open the survey in a new browser tab. You may also click the “Send to Phone”
button to send a link to your phone (available only in the U.S. and Canada).
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3. A new window will open allowing you to see the survey as a respondent would
see it. Here you can test the entire survey to make sure it is rendering the way
you intended.
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2. Click on “Configure Test Simulation” if you want to run your test data with options,
then click “Run Test Data”.
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Run Crosstabs
1. To run Crosstabs, click on “Report” from the menu options, then select
“Crosstabs”.
2. A new screen will appear giving you three options for running crosstabs, Total
Qualified, Quick Split, and New Crosstab. For this example, we’ll select the “Run
Quick Split Crosstab” button.
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3. Select a question from a dropdown menu to build your new crosstab with a
specific banner. In this example, we are choosing the gender question.
4. Select the response options to include in your crosstab, then click the “Run
Crosstab” button at the bottom of the screen.
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6. To add a chart to any question, click on the Menu icon and select Add/Edit Charts.
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7. Choose from five different chart types, then click the “Save” button.
8. Results:
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9. To export the aggregate data, click on “Exports” from the menu options. Choose
Excel, PowerPoint, or PDF formats as your export.
10. To export a single table, click on the “Export” icon. Choose Excel, PowerPoint, or
PDF formats as your export.
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PowerPoint
Export
Excel
Export
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2. The second way is to click on “Responses” from the menu options and then
select “Response Summary”. This can be done once you are in the project itself.
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3. The Response Summary will show you the progress of your survey. Tabs
relevant to your study will appear across the top. Click on any tab to see the
status.
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Summary
For further assistance during your trial, there are two ways you can seek help:
1. Review the Knowledge Base, which offers training videos and a searchable
database.
2. E-mail the Tech Sales team if you need more one-on-one assistance.
We are committed to ensuring the Decipher tool meets your needs as you’re going through
this evaluation period.
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