openXdata Online Demo

The openXdata online demo is established to allow you to quickly try openXdata without having to install anything on your own computer. It is a fully working copy of openXdata with some sample forms and data preconfigured.

Notes!

1. To login you must use the username: admin and password: admin or simply hit enter without anyting.
2. Below you will find a quick "How-to" introduction, for further information please see Documentation for details on usage.
3. To edit the design of a form/study, first expand the study node (in the left panel) and click on a version of a form. The click the Design tab and it will load the form structure.

To start the demo simply go to : http://demo.openxdata.org

Should the demo not be available, then please send an email to contact AT openxdata.org so that it can be fixed.

Short "How-To"

Login

• Go to http://demo.openxdata.org (or the link for your study)
  Enter the given username and password and click Login
  For demo.openxdata.org you may use:
  Username: oxdtest
  Password = oxdpass

Create a new study

• First click in the leftmost column to activate the list of studies
  Click on the New button, or got to -> File -> New
  A new study will be created. You may change the name in the left column.
  Temporary steps required:
  Rigth click on the study and select Add New Child, that will create a new form.
  Give it a name of your choice
  Rigth click on the form and select Add New Child, that will create a defined version of that form.
  Click on Save Button or go to -> File -> Save

Add additional forms to a study

• Rigth click a study and select Add New Child, that will create a new form.
  Give it a name of your choice
  Temporary step required:
  Rigth click on the form and select Add New Child, that will create a defined version of that form.
  Click on Save Button or go to -> File -> Save

Add a new version of a form

• Rigth click on the form and select Add New Child, that will create a defined version of that form.
  Click on Save Button or go to -> File -> Save

Import a form (reuse an existing form)

• Create a new form or a new version of form as described earlier.
  NOTE! You can only import into a study that has not previously had items (pages/question/options added to it. It must be completely new and empty!!!
  Click on Save Button or go to -> File -> Save
  Click on the version to be edited and the Design tab should be loaded.
  If not loaded automatically, just click on the Design tab page.
  Click on the form
  Go to -> File -> Open
  A small window will open. Select the saved file and click OK.
  Click on Save Button or go to -> File -> Save

Edit a form or study

• Start design of a form by clicking on the version you want to edit.
  It will load the design tab. If not click on the design tab.

Add Pages to a form

• First start design of form version (as described above)
  Rigth click the form and select Add New Child
  A page is now added, you may add any number of pages.

Add Questions to a page

• First start design of form version (as described above)
  Rigth click a page and select Add New Child
  A question is now added, you may add any number of questions to a page.
  For detailed description of question properties see here?

Add Options to a question

• First start design of form version (as described above)
  Ensure the question type is a type that allows options to be added e.g. Single & Multi Select.
  Rigth click a question and select Add New Child
  An option is now added, you may add any number of options to a question.
  For detailed description of option properties see here?

Design of Form Layout

• . NOTE! The following only relates to web forms.
  . NOTE! Forms displayed on the different mobile clients will be rendered based on the structure of the form and not the layout shown here.

First time

• The first time you go to the Design surface it will be empty.
  Rigth click anywhere on the white space
  Select Refresh or 'Load'
  All of the pages, pages, question of the currently selected form will be automatically put onto the pages.
  Note! If the current page is to small to hold the different items it will create additional pages.
  To have many items on a page ensure your browser is maximized before doing this operation.
  you may. An option to have scrolling pages will come.

Viewing xForms source

• To view the xForms source, first save the form and then click on the 'xForms Source' tab page under design
  Note! This is not an xHtml version as required by JavaROSA clients. The required processing and xHtml wrapping is made on the server prior to download to JavaROSA clients.