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From the Main window menu you can select the relevant entries and then [Edit] [Randomise questions] to add or remove random begin and end program entries.

All random program entries have a group name and each set with the same group name is in the same group.

Each set starts with a random begin entry and ends with a random end entry with the same group name.

See User Guide, Randomise questions and responses for a description of groups and sets.

During data entry each set within a group will be swapped with the other sets in the same group.

Normally each set will consist of an individual question that is to be randomly shuffled with other questions in sets with the same group name.

Whole blocks of a questionnaire can be treated as a single set if required.

Variables and filters following a question that refer to the question are often included in the set.  This ensures that the filters and variables are moved with the question when the set is swapped with another set in the same group.  

IMPORTANT: It is important not to have filters or variables that refer to an entry that could appear later in the list after randomisation.

Random orders can be repeated for other groups by using the same named random entry for both groups.

IMPORTANT: Repeating the same order will only work if there are the same number of sets in both groups

When opened this collects a list of all the group names used in the project and the group name to be used can be selected from the list supplied.  A new group can be added by typing the new group name.

For the group selected, this can be used to:

oAllocate a named random entry (ZZZRAN...) to the group.

oMake every selected question into a separate set in the group

oMake all the selected entries into one single set in the group

oRemove random program entries for any selected sets in the group