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Creating a New Expression

To define a new expression, perform the following steps:

  1. On the Admin tab, open the Expressions subview of the Site Management view. The Expressions view opens.

  2. Click Add New Expression. The following form opens:

  3. In the Name field, enter a descriptive name for this new validation expression. The name that you enter here will identify this expression in the Answer Format list on the Create New Question dialog box.

  4. In the Expression field, enter an expression that will validate the user-entered response to its associated question. For example, if the question asked the user to input their zip code, the expression must check to see if the user enters 5 numeric characters.

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  5. In the Sample Format field, enter the format that the expression validates. This value will be displayed under the form field requiring validation.

  6. Click Add Expression.

See Also

Expressions Node