Section 5 Form Documentation

**Question by Question*”.** A QxQ records information about the questions in a form, to assist both current and future design, development and decision-making.

Contents of a QxQ

For every question on the form:

• label
• question-level help
• answer field, including
  • whether answering is required or optional
  • whether open or closed
    • if closed:
      • what type (checkboxes, radio buttons, date picker etc.)
      • the answer options, in order
      • whether the answer options are based on, or exactly match, a standard (e.g. ISO 5218: international codes for representing sex electronically, or AS4590: the Australian standard for addresses)
      • whether the user is allowed to choose more than one option *if there’s an “other” option, whether the user needs to write in their other answer
    • if open:
      • the minimum and maximum number of characters the answer must be, if any (e.g. for an email address: minimum of 3 characters, maximum of 256 characters)
      • which characters need to be accepted (e.g. all alphanumeric characters plus apostrophes, dollar signs, hyphens and spaces) relevant HTML5 form input type e.g. tel, email or date
  • whether question is a determinant of eligibility
  • any useful notes about the proposed wording, including relevant findings from user research
  • validation rules, such as allowable minimums and maximums for numbers or dates
  • relationship to other questions, e.g. conditional or trigger
  • to which users the question is applicable
  • who will use the data from the question, and how
  • any relevant history