A2J Author Blog

While Version 2.0 does not change the way condition statements function in an A2J Guided Interview^TM, it does change how they appear in the authoring interface (under the Advanced Tab).

Thus, if you open an interview in 2.0, which was originally created in 1.5, you will change the saved format of the conditions. This, of course, poses no problems, so long as you continue to open that interview in 2.0. IF, HOWEVER, YOU OPEN AN INTERVIEW IN 1.5 THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN EDITED OR OPENED AT LEAST ONCE IN 2.0, YOU WILL RISK LOSING ALL OF THE ACTIONS IN YOUR CONDITION STATEMENTS.

To avoid risking such an unfortunate disaster, make sure you do the following:

1. Install 2.0 on all PCs in which you plan on editing your 2.0 interviews;
2. Save back-up copies of your interviews before passing off your interviews to be viewed by peers. (Also, as a general practice, it is a good idea to keep backup copies of interviews in between sets of changes.)
3. Click on the A2J icon in the upper left hand corner of the program when you open the software to make sure you are running the current version.