5.- Saving a project
The SOFTA software allows the user to save projects in two
formats: as a in normal mode or solution mode. Normal projects are
saved with the .sft file extension. Solution projects are analyses to be
used as exemplars, allowing users to compare their analysis with a “correct”
analysis. The ability to compare a user’s analysis to a solution analysis is
particularly useful for training with the SOFTA instrument. Solution projects
are saved with the .sfc file extension.
The File menu option allows three ways to save projects:
a) Save, which saves the most recent changes to a
project.
b) Save as, which allows the user to save a copy of a project under a different name.
c) Save as solution, which saves the project as a solution project.
When the user wants to Save a Project that contains Rating Scales values that are in contradition with the Manual rating rules (for example, rating –3 after recorded only positive behavioral indicators), the program will show a window describing all the rating contradictions:
Another window will then ask to the user if she/he wants (once she/he kows the rating contradictions) to save the project, or not saving it and revise the ratings: