CVS User`s Manual Version 1.3 Update The Bureau of Justice
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1. CVS User s Manual Version 1 3 Update The Bureau of Justice Statistics has upgraded the Crime Victimization Survey CVS software enhancing the data export features improving the call list management options and expanding the help section The screen captures that appear throughout this manual do not reflect the new features present in the software upgrade Additional portions of this manual effected by the upgrade are outlined below Section 1 Administering CVS Setting System Options page 36 Several new options have been added under this section e Disable Modem Dialout Enabling this option allows Administrators to avoid receiving the following warning message at startup Survey Desktop was unable to find a telephone device or modem to use to dial voice calls In control panel double click the Modems icon to install a modem or install another telephone device to use for dialing calls Sort by Order Field This option facilitates case scheduling allowing CVS users to sort cases by call back time phone number status label date and other fields Cases were previously sorted by callback time and phone number only e No Dial List Mode Use this option to disable the dialing and scheduling module In this case operators open and create new cases via the Open and New buttons Split Multiple Choice Answers This option effects the output files generated by CVS By default multiple choice answers are coded into a single o2. FAQs section of the BJS Web site at http www ojp usdoj gov bjs pub software cvsfaq htm Additionally CVS users are encourage to share their questions and experiences with the CVS software through the CVS listserv To join the CVS electronic listserv A Send a message to listproc ncjrs org Leave the subject line blank y s In the body of the message type y Subscribe cvs lt your name gt e g subscribe cvs John Doe
3. utput field of the form 110010 where a one indicates the choice was selected and a zero indicates that it was not Select the Split Multiple Choice Answers option to generate output files that split this single output field into multiple output fields one for each possible answer Editing Call Lists page 55 Call lists can now be viewed and edited from within the software A new option View and Edit Call Lists has been added under the Administrator option of the menu bar CVS User s Manual Version 1 3 Update Appendix A Important Contact Numbers Ordering CVS Technical Support Web Site Version 1 3 of the CVS software is not available on CD Rom Version 1 3 of the software may be downloaded from the Bureau of Justice Statistics Web site at http www ojp usdoj gov bjs pub software cvs cvsdnld htm The BJS Clearinghouse a component of the National Criminal Justice Reference Service NCJRS provides assistance to CVS users Call 1 800 851 3420 to speak with an Information Specialist or email your questions to the BJS Clearinghouse at askcvs ncjrs org Visit the Criminal Victimization Survey software section of the BJS Web site at http www ojp usdoj gov bjs abstract cvs htm for answers to Frequently Asked Questions FAQs CVS listserv information and much more Appendix B Answers to Frequently Asked Questions page 140 Additional user support information is available on the Criminal Victimization Survey software
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