Defining Script Trees

Select the node under which the new node should be added.

Click the button for the type of node that you are adding.

Different buttons are available depending on the selected node. The following table summarizes the available buttons:

After you click the button, a group box appears with the fields specific to the new node type.

Enter information specific to the type of node.

See Configuring Nodes.

Click the Add <Node Type> button.

The button name varies depending on the type of node that you are adding.

Clicking this button does not save the component; it updates the script tree with the new node information.

Alternatively, click the Cancel button to cancel the new node. You also cancel the changes if you navigate to another node (or another page) without clicking the Add <Node Type> button.

Select an existing node.

If the selected node is the script's root node, the new node is appended to the end of the script.

If the selected node is an existing question or question group, the new node is inserted before the node.

If the selected node is an answer, a rule, or an Any node, you cannot add a new node. (You can't insert a node after an Any node because linear scripts do not incorporate branching logic. Nevertheless, you must still insert an Any node after a question group; without the Any node, the script does not run properly.)

Click the button for the type of node that you are adding.

Different buttons are available depending on the type of node that you selected. The following table summarizes the available buttons:

After you click the button, a group box appears with the fields specific to the new node type.

Enter information specific to the type of node.

See Configuring Nodes.

Click the Add <Node Type> button.

The button name varies depending on the type of node that you are adding.

Clicking this button does not save the component; it updates the script tree with the new node information.

Alternatively, click the Cancel button to cancel the new node. You also cancel the changes if you navigate to another node (or another page) without clicking the Add <Node Type> button.

Enter the question name.

(Optional) Enter an action set name.

The action set includes actions that run when the questioner reaches the question.

Click the Add Question button or the Update Node button to update the tree.

Enter the group name.

(Optional) Enter an action set name.

The action set includes actions that run when the questioner reaches the question group.

Click the Add Question Group button or the Update Node button to update the tree.

(Optional) Enter an action set name.

The action set includes actions that run when the questioner reaches the question that follows the Any node.

Click the Add Any button or the Update Node button to update the tree.

Enter the setID, script name, and effective date of the subscript.

(Optional) Enter an action set name.

The action set includes actions that run when the questioner reaches the first question of the subscript.

Click the Add Script button or the Update Node button to update the tree.

Review the answers in the default answer set.

When you click the Add Answer button for a question that is associated with a static answer set, the Answer Set Information group box displays the answer set name that is associated with the question.

Click the Answer Set Detail link to review or modify the answer set definition in a new browser window.

Select the answers to add to the tree.

The Answers grid lists each answer value in the answer set.

Use the Select check box to select the answers to include in the tree.

(Optional) Enter an action set name for one or more selected answers.

Each answer is individually associated with an optional action set. The actions in an action set run (or are available to be run manually) when the questioner selects the associated answer.

Click the Add Answers button or the Update Node button to update the tree.

Each selected answer is added to the tree.

To add more answers (if you didn't add an entire answer set), click the Add Answer button again.

Select a rule set name.

When you click the Add Answer button for a question that is associated with a dynamic answer set, the Rule Set Information group box appears.

Click the Rule Set Detail link to review or modify the rule set definition in a new browser window.

Review the list of rules in the rule set.

When you select a rule set, the Rules grid shows each rule name in the rule set.

Select the rules to add to the tree.

Use the Select check box to select the rules to include in the tree.

(Optional) Enter an action set name for one or more selected rules.

Each rule is associated with an optional action set. The actions in the action set run if the rule is true. Actions associated with rules run automatically, regardless of whether the Action Triggered Automatically check box is selected on the Action Set page. These rules run when the questioner moves to the question that follows the rule.

Click the Add Rules button or the Update Node button to update the tree.

Each of the selected rules is added to the tree as a rule node.

To add more rules (if you didn't add the entire rule set), click the Add Answer button.

Select the node.

A group box appears with the fields specific to the node type.

Modify the information in the group box.

The fields in the group box vary according to the type of node, but normally you change only the action set associated with the node.

Click the Update Node button to update the selected node based on the modifications.

Clicking this button does not save the component; it updates the script tree with the new node information.

Alternatively, click the Cancel button to cancel your changes. You also cancel the changes if you navigate to another node (or another page) without clicking the Update Node button.