There are several date fields when setting up a session that have various functions.
- Session Date (Optional):
- Determines end of access to the Assessment Portal for participants and raters 7 days after the session date.
- Archives the session in IAS after 7 days. Change search from Active to Archive or All to locate it.
- Changes are made in Manage Session/Participant.
- To extend access, change the session date to a future date.
- Survey Completion Date (Mandatory):
- This is the due date shown on participant and rater email invitations and reminders.
- To extend the session, update the survey completion date for registered participants and save changes.
- Reminder dates (Optional):
- There are three fields to set dates to send reminders to all participants.
- Consider the interval between invitation date and survey completion date when choosing reminder dates.
- Participants will get reminders on these dates if they have not completed their own survey, or they do not have enough raters who have completed.
- Participants may send reminders at any time.