Did you know that not only can you duplicate entire arms , but also events within the same arm?! Talk about a time-saver!
When would I use this?
- Do you have multiple events that are similar but slightly different so they can't just be repeated? This is the feature for you!
- Examples
- Weekly goal communication that occurs every week for 12 weeks, with slightly different feedback messaging to the participant
- Instead of creating 12 separate events, create just 1! You can then duplicate it 11 times and alter the messaging as needed - See example below!
- Survey administered at 3-week intervals, with a different payment amount for completion
- Instead of creating 4 separate survey events, create just 1! You can then duplicate it 3 times and alter the credit amount
- Weekly goal communication that occurs every week for 12 weeks, with slightly different feedback messaging to the participant
How do I use this feature?
- Navigate to Study Arms under Manage Participants
- the Manage Study drop-down.
- Go to the arm for the event you want to duplicate and click ' Manage Event schedule'
- Find the event that you want to copy and click the 'Duplicate' button.
- Rename the copied event. For this example, we will rename the even to 'T/F Quiz #2'. Then click the 'Duplicate' button.
- Your newly duplicated event will now appear in the Events Overview. Notice that it is an exact copy of the original event, with the updated name.
- You are now ready to update the duplicated event as needed. I want to change the event start time and the question to say "True or False: Foods high in saturated fat increased your risk of cardiovascular disease? Text back T or F by midnight to get credit!." To do this, click the pencil icon.
- Enter the new message, updated the scheduling, repeats, delivery method, etc. Then click 'Save' or 'Save and Define Logic' if the logic criteria need to be updated.
- Your modified event will now display the updates.