The following pages provide step-by-step guidance for each stage of manually entering a questionnaire in Archivist. Each section has been broken down into separate building blocks which, when completed, should capture all questionnaire metadata in DDI Lifecycle 3.2.

To make the process more efficient, it is beneficial to go through the questionnaire first and identify:

Repeated response domains (such as Dates or Yes/No Code Lists).
Key sections that form sequences - this will give you the overall structure of the questionnaire.
Where grid and loops will be used.

Dividing the questionnaire into smaller chunks or sections, and repeating the steps for each of these chunks of questionnaire, will make the process more manageable.