queXS An Open Source, web based CATI system

queXS 1.5.3 has been released today on Sourceforge

The quota system now includes "Sample only" quota records and has had some bugs fixed. You can download your sample file as a CSV with current outcome codes and case id's attached during a running survey. The token table in Limesurvey is automatically created on survey activation to save an additional manual step.

Read on for more details including how to upgrade from 1.5.0 or 1.5.1 or 1.5.2

queXS 1.5.2 has been released today on Sourceforge

queXS 1.5.2 includes the ability to add a response via XML RPC. Using this revision of queXS and queXF 1.13.0 - you can export a paper form from queXS and once paper forms are scanned and verified, the data can be sent from queXF back to queXS using XMLRPC (can be on different servers).

The included Limesurvey has been updated to the latest 1.91+ build - 11354.

Furthermore, timezones are now entered from a list to avoid entering invalid zones.

Read on for more details including how to upgrade from 1.5.0 or 1.5.1

queXS 1.5.1 has been released today on Sourceforge

queXS 1.5.1 includes a new interface for operators that don't use VoIP. This can be enabled by changing the ALTERNATE_INTERFACE directive in your configuration file. See the Screenshots page for an idea of the new look. Thank you to Zimi for sponsoring this work.

Additionally, the included Limesurvey has been updated to the latest 1.91+ build - 11132.

Translations have been updated. Thank you to all who have contributed via Launchpad.

Read on for more details including how to upgrade from 1.5.0

queXS 1.5.0 has been released today on Sourceforge

queXS 1.5.0 now has the latest Limesurvey (version 1.91+ build 10949) installed. This adds some great new features that have appeared in Limesurvey since 1.85, such as direct export to queXMLPDF and the ability to record timings of each response. More details of the new features are available on the Limesurvey 1.91 website.

In addition - data output for queXS is now handled via Limesurvey. Limiters/Filters have been added to all data output and browsing stages which allow you to limit the output from the Limesurvey instrument to a particular queXS questionnaire and/or sample.

Read on for more details including how to upgrade from 1.4.0

queXS 1.4.0 has been released today on Sourceforge

queXS 1.4.0 contains a new case availability feature, which allows administrators to specify time slots that interviewers can use to restrict case availability (for example - only available on weekday evenings). Other minor features include being able to assign a case to appear next for a specific operator and an update to the latest queXMLPDF class. Bug fixes include correcting a hangup issue on SIP channels, and fixing the display of the respondent selection text editor in Chrome (thanks Grzesiek for the patch).

Read on for more details including how to upgrade from 1.3.0 (Database changes required)

I presented "Web / Cloud based CATI using queXS" at the International Field Directors and Technologies Conference 2011 on Tuesday 17 May 2011. The slides for the presentation are available on this site, but should also appear on the conference website soon.

Step by step installation instructions for Ubuntu are now available under Documentation

queXS 1.3.0 has been released today on Sourceforge

queXS 1.3.0 includes major performance improvements for larger installations using the system sort process, better handling of VoIP, integration with FreePBX for easy VoIP extension creation, improved questionnaire management and support for the Internet Explorer >= 6.0 browser.

Read on for more details including how to upgrade from 1.2.0

I have added an SQL file containing the database changes to allow for automatic Timezone detection of sample files when in the USA (database/queXS_US.sql). Please note that this will remove any other timezone information from the database, so please backup first.

These changes will allow for queXS to automatically detect the appropriate timezone for each record in the sample file based on either:

• The prefix of the telephone number
• The state (if provided)
• The zipcode (if provided)

queXS 1.2.0 has been released on Sourceforge today.

queXS 1.2.0 has 3 major feature additions since 1.1.0:

1. Ability to produce a separate Limesurvey questionnaire to act as a respondent selection module (Sponsor: McMaster University)
2. Can export Limesurvey questionnaires directly to queXML PDF files, ready to import to queXF with complete banding information (click on the new "Scanner" icon in the queXS Limesurvey installation)
3. Quota row prioritisation added including auto priority calculation (Sponsor: Zimi)

In addition, Translations have been updated (Thank you to those on Launchpad who have contributed).

The documentation (Administration manual and Reports and quota documentation) has been amended to include details of the new features.

Upgrading requires a small database update. Read more for upgrade details: