Customizing the Administrative Module

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(This is an advanced area.)

 

The Admin Module uses a default format and appearance, but you can modify the settings.  You can also change the default behavior regarding which menu items are available based on the level of password (read-write vs. read only).

 


Customizing the Menu Items

 

Under the Field | Hosting Management tab dialog, you specify Administrative Module Access passwords: Read-Only and Read-Modify administrative rights.  These two permission levels control which menu items are available within the Admin Module.

 

Read Only administrative rights let the user...

 

View the Study Summary

View Survey Data

Run Data Reports, including Cross-tabs

View the Passwords Reports

Test Survey

 

Read/Write administrative rights permit all the above operations, plus...

 

Download Data

Edit Data

Delete Selected Records

Close a Survey

Reset a Survey

 

You can add additional users, and specify what they have access to, by creating a file named STUDYNAME_access.cgi and placing it in the admin folder on the server.

 

Here is an example demonstrating the STUDYNAME_access.cgi file format:

 

STUDYNAME_access.cgi

{

"admin_access" =>    

{

"Bob|3829" => {"read_access" => 1},

"Joe|8743" => {"study_summary" => 1, "data_reports" => 1},

},

}

 

 

In the example above, the user "Bob" with password "3829" is able to access all of the settings that come with Read Access. "Joe" on the other hand with password "8743" will only see the Study Summary and Data Reports menu options.

 

The available settings are:

 

full_access

read_access

study_summary

download_data

view_data

data_reports

password_reports

test_survey

close_survey

reset_survey

incompletes_report

 

 


Customizing the Look of the Admin Module

 

You can customize the look of the Admin Module by creating your own CSS file.  Create a file named "custom_admin_style.css" and place it in the study's graphics folder.

 

By including a custom CSS file, you can remove all "Sawtooth Software" branding from the Admin Module.

 

To remove our title and include your company's logo, include the following CSS:

 

#title_text

{

 display: none;

}

 

#page_header

{

 background:url('your_logo.gif') no-repeat center center;

 height: 50px;

}

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