This dialog box is used to start the entry of a new questionnaire and it appears when the program is started and whenever a questionnaire is finished with.
Closing this dialog box will terminate the program, except in Paper mode.
There is a test mode which allows a dummy run through the questionnaire without storing any data, see section Test input.
If partially completed records have been saved then they are listed and particular questionnaires can be recalled and continued by serial number. Partially completed records are also called Appointments because for Telephone mode an appointment will have been made to call back the respondent to continue the interview. A full screen list of Partial questionnaires can be requested, see section Partial data.
Usually in CAPI or Telephone modes, new records will be allocated a serial number by the program.
In Paper mode the user will normally set the serial number. This will usually be printed on the paper document - put there with a sequential number stamp device.
For details about how to enter data for a project see section Question display.
At the end of each paper questionnaire the "End of interview" dialog box is displayed.
When using Telin with sample data, a different dialog box with more information is used, see section Start of interview with sample.