Lenght of interview

[Kelly]

I’m a beginner at kobo. I would like to know the length of an interview and I would like this information to come next to download my database. I’ve seen some posts on this subject that mention excel spreadsheets. I don’t know how to work with them. I appreciate if anyone can help me, remembering that I am starting in kobo.

[Kal_Lam]

Welcome to the community, @Kelly! Would you mind explaining your query in more detail? At the moment it still seems to be unclear.

@Kelly

I’m a beginner at kobo. I would like to know the length of an interview and I would like this information to come next to download my database.

[Kelly]

Sr. Kal_Lam, thank you for replying. My question is how to know the duration of an interview.

Thanks.

[Kal_Lam]

@Kelly, we have a bunch of workarounds discussed previously (it should help you meet your needs):

Input time to calculate the survey duration

Hi @tulus45, You could also give a try to capture the survey time as shown in the image below: [Image%201] Reference xlsform: Time Difference.xls (33 KB)

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How to calculate per page data entry duration (in ENKETO, pages theme)?

Hi @kabira_namit, Welcome back to the community! If that is what you require, you could do it as outlined in the image shown below: In the survey tab of your xlsform: [Image 1] Data entry screen as seen in Enketo: [Image 2] Reference xlsform: Time difference to fill-up a section.xlsx (9.9 KB) Have a great day!

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Calculate survey time from Metadata

Thanks Kal Lam but i need to use time from kobo metadata question

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How to record time in each section of questionnaire

Maybe the workaround shared below should solve your issue: In the survey tab of your xlsform: [Image 1] In the settings tab of your xlsform: [Image 2] Reference xlsform: Time Difference.xls (32 KB) Note: Using this approach, the enumerator need not enter the time. It get’s automatically entered by the system. The once used just below the time should allow you (as an admin) to keep a record if the enumerator has changed the time manually while collecting data. This is not seen/observed by th…