simple quotas and complexquotas

[Alex]

LOL, faced SIMPLE quota missing: quota to limit/stop questionnaires/samples @ required "completed" cases

(f.e. if i need just X completed cases for a sample, without other restrictions )

 regarding complexquotas:
 - why not to use Lime quotas filtered by sample and monitor/manage result?

[Adam Zammit (adamzammit)]

Lime quotas are only relevant once the questionnaire has begun executing (therefore need to have a case assigned to an operator).

The purposes of separate quotas inside queXS are exclude sample from being contacted at all based on the quota description - so we don't want the case assigned at all.

Lime quotas are used inside queXS where you do not know the properties of the sample (eg number of males/females) and then want to stop the interview once you have reached a particular quota (eg once 100 males after being asked the question "are you male or female).

[Alex (ddrmoscow)]

Hi Adam,
Thanky you, Yes, it's clear with Lime and Quexs quotas difference and purpose.

Maybe, again, I was not precise enough in bug description. The idea was not to replace/reject smth, but to add extra features.

As for "Simple" quota: right now there's no QueXS instrument to limit number of required "completed" cases per sample.
(eg I have a sample of 100 contacts and I need to stop calling this sample after 50 "complitions" for assigned particular questionnaire, without/becides other sample or questions quotas). As to my opinion, this quota (f.i. "Quota by outcome") might look like "Stop calling sample after X cases where outcome_id = Y" (in particular when outcome_id = 10).

As for internal LIme quotas and complexquotas: The idea is to extend Quexs functionality by using embeded Lime quota instrument. The problem with Lime internal quotas is that it's not possinle to define Lime qoutas on a sample base, only for the whole questionnaire.

Another issue: right now monitoring quotas is not convinient, especially if several quotas applied to a questionnaire/sample ( few quotas by set in quota.php and few quotas set in quotarow.php). Moreover, now only "quotarow" quotas are displayed on "Quota report" page .
Would be great to monitor/control complete list of all quotas applied to a questionnaire/sample in one page.

Sincerely,

Alex

[Alex (ddrmoscow)]

Forgotten to add:
Would be great to have "Edit quota parmeters" possibility, instead of deleting and creating another similar quota