Module FAQs
Can I copy questions from one module to another?
Yes. Open the source module and select the questions (or sections) you wish to copy. The selections must be made in the right hand pane of the module edit window. Copy these to the clipboard by clicking on the Copy button or selecting Edit |Copy.
Now open the destination module, highlight the section into which you wish to paste the questions by clicking in the left hand pane and then click the Paste button or select Edit | Paste. If you wish to copy an entire module use the File | Copy Module option in the Modules Window.
I am developing a new module and I don’t want anyone else to use it until it is complete. Can I hide it from other users?
From version 1.3.008 there is an option in the Modules Window to hide a module from all other CHASE windows until you are ready to use it. This is a box marked Hidden in the upper right of this window. If your version is earlier than 1.3.008, please download the latest version from the download page or request an update from us.
By default, a new module is automatically set to Hidden and the module name in the Modules Window is prefixed with '[Hidden]'.
As a workaround, you can set user accesses to ensure that only selected users can see this module - go to the Users Windows to do this.
I have an audit already in a word processed format. Can I import it into CHASE for Windows?
Not automatically. The data in the CHASE database is rigidly structured while that in a word processed document is not. To import automatically CHASE would have to be able to read the document and understand where the sections started and ended, what was question text, guidance text etc. This will be difficult to achieve until computer software understands natural language.
However, you can use the clipboard to cut and paste text. Open the audit document in your word processor and a module in the CHASE Editor. You may need to create a new module. Create a new question in CHASE. Select the question text in the word processor document and copy it to the clipboard. Click in the question text field of the new question in CHASE and right-click. From the pop-up menu select Paste. The text will be copied into the question field. Note: if the question text will not fit into the space it will not be pasted as the question field is a fixed size. This restriction does not apply to guidance.
On most keyboards you can also use shift/insert to paste.
How can I put the module into a word processor?
In the Modules window, highlight the module name and select File|Save as… This will allow you to save the module as a text file for import into a word processor. If the Module is open in the editor you can save either the entire module or individual sections depending on what is selected in the left hand pane.
You can also use the clipboard if the module is open. Click on the Copy button to copy the highlighted section(s) or questions(s), switch to your word processor and click on Paste.
If you have the Crystal Reports option, you can start an evaluation using this module (on a dummy or test area), load this into the Analysis table and use the Questions or Questions and Guidance reports to generate a Word document from this module.
How can I re-order the sections within a module?
Each section is given a number and CHASE always displays these numbers in ascending order. To re-position a section within the module (or a sub-section within a section) select the section name in the module edit window, select File | Open section from the File menu (or use the Context Menu on the right mouse button) and change the section number in the Edit Section dialogue to the number you want the section to become. If a section with that number already exists, it and those following will have their numbers increased by one. Once you have re-positioned your sections you may want to choose Tools | Renumber to ensure there are no gaps.
I have a Safety Policy Document and I would like the CHASE question numbers to be the same as the items they refer to within the policy. Can I do this?
Yes. In the Module Editor open the required module, then open each section or question and manually set the numbers to the required value. If you do this you must not use the Tools | Renumber option! Sections and questions usually have numbers starting from 1 but you can also use a single letter (A..Z or a..z).
I have a module where all the questions are Yes/No and I want to change them all to percentage. Is there a quick way of doing this?
Yes (from version 1.1.510 onwards). In the Module Editor open the module. Select the module name in the left pane then choose, from the menu, Tools | Set Question Type for Module…. This will allow you to set the answer type, whether N/A is allowed and the compliance for all questions. You can select a section and set the question type for just the one section. There is a similar Tools | Set Weighting function to allow you to set the question weighting for all questions in a section or the module.
