This field contains a unique name for each question and is used to identify the question. The unique name serves as a reference label to the question in branching and jump instructions elsewhere in the survey. Indices are built from the question name. Question names are restricted to uppercase alphabetical characters.

The question name must be assigned by the designer and has few restrictions. However, a simple naming convention for this field can save problems later on when identifying questions, sections of the questionnaire, iterations of the question, and subject matter.

Divide the name into parts. For example, a section or subject name, followed by an ordinal number. Each iteration of repetitive questions may be added to the name using a hyphen (-), underscore (_) and an ordinal number. It helps the designer if the section name can be mnemonic in some way. Question names are case sensitive. Some examples are given below. Do not use a period (.) in the question name.

Sample Format [Section_name#]-[question#].[iteration#1].[iteration#2].[iteration#n]

Examples