Data Entry Application Types

When creating a new application, there are three types of data entry application templates available:

CAPI Data Entry Application: for CAPI (Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing) applications.
PAPI Data Entry Application: for PAPI (Paper and Pencil Interviewing), also called key-from-paper, applications.
Operational Control Application: for operational control, also called "menu," applications.

These three types are all data entry applications, but the initial data entry options are different based on the selection. If you want to switch from one type to another, you can modify the settings as described below.

Setting	CAPI	PAPI	Operation Control
Use question text	Yes		Yes
Enable paradata	All events
Show case tree	Only on mobile	Only on mobile
Show only discrete values in combo boxes	Yes		Yes
Automatically advance on selection			Yes
Ask for an operator ID		Yes
Create a listing file		Yes
Create an operator statistics file		Yes
Display error message numbers		Yes

Default PFF for Operational Control Applications

For CAPI and PAPI applications, no PFF file is created until you run the application for the first time. At that point, you can specify the files associated with your application. For operational control applications, a default PFF is created with the following settings that differ from the defaults:

Input data: None
Start Mode: Add
Case Listing: Locked
Full Screen: Yes