Take a test survey making sure that all of your answers are saved. Log into the Admin Module to verify that you can see your data. Download and export your data. Make sure to do extra testing on Free Format questions and any questions that contain custom JavaScript or Unverified Perl.

Test in multiple web browsers including Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, etc.

Make sure that your web browser is displaying JavaScript error messages. This is very important because sometimes JavaScript errors can cause your data not to be verified correctly and could result in missing data.

• In Internet Explorer go to Tools, Internet Options, Advanced. Under "Browsing" check "Display a notification about every script error."
• In Firefox you can install the Firebug plugin. This plugin is very useful for displaying JavaScript errors. It is also useful for debugging JavaScript among other things. I.E. and Chrome also have "Developer Tools" that can help in this area.

Make sure to go into the Admin Module and click Reset Survey before going live. This will remove all of your test data records etc.

If your survey contains conjoint exercises, you should take the survey several times and run a sample utility estimation to make sure things run as intended. This is especially important for the adaptive methodologies and/or when you have prohibitions. While not an official Sawtooth Software product (not covered by our free technical support), we have a data generator utility that can help.