Set Up Previous Comparison Settings

What is the Previous Comparison Setting?

The Previous Comparison Setting links the results of the latest Organizational Diagnosis Survey with those of the previous survey. Once configured, the result screen will display the difference between the latest and previous scores for each department or attribute item.

How to Configure

Go to “Admin” ▶ “Previous Comparison Settings” ▶ Select the department/attribute items from the previous survey from the list, then click “Save”.

Departments or attribute items registered in the previous survey are automatically linked to those in the latest survey. Items newly added from the second survey onward must be configured manually.

• If there are no changes from the previous survey
  They will be linked automatically. No configuration is needed.
   
• If new departments or attribute items have been added
  If you wish to compare them with the previous survey, you need to configure the settings.
• If only department codes or attribute item codes have changed
  They will be linked automatically. No configuration is needed.
   
• If only department names or attribute item names have changed
  They will be linked automatically. However, please confirm that the linkage is correct if you wish to compare such items.

  Supplementary information：Detailed Specifications

• Departments or attribute items added after the previous survey will be shown as “No Score” in the dropdown, since no previous data exists.
• If department or attribute items are changed, reloading the page will apply the updated information.
• If “Do not configure” is selected, the comparison to previous scores will not be shown in the survey results screen.

　　　　　Image | When “Do Not Configure” Is Selected in Previous Comparison Settings

Period for Configuring Previous Comparison

You can configure the comparison with the previous survey for the latest Organizational Diagnosis Survey during the following period.

• Start: After responses for the current (latest) survey have begun
• End: Before responses for the next survey begin

When responses for the next survey begin, the settings will be automatically updated to the latest information.

  Example: When setting a previous comparison for the second survey

For the second survey, you can configure a comparison between the second survey and the first survey during the following period.
・Start: After responses to the second survey begin
・End: Before responses to the third survey begin
Once responses to the third survey begin, the settings are automatically updated to compare the third survey with the second survey.

※The period during which previous comparison settings can be configured is the same for the third and subsequent surveys.

Below is an illustration showing what is displayed on the screen and how the information is updated after the survey begins.

• A “Department/Attribute Items”: Shows the latest department or attribute items as set in the Admin Panel.
• B “Previous Survey’s Department/Attribute Items”: Shows the department or attribute items from the previous survey.

Image | Previous Comparison Settings Screen

When responses for the next survey begin, the content that had been displayed as “Current (A)” will automatically be carried over to “Previous (B)”.

Diagram | Update Image of “Previous Comparison” at Survey Start

Caution：About previous comparison settings while the next survey is in “Preparation” status

Please configure the previous comparison for the next survey after responses to the next survey have started.
If you change the setting while the survey is in “Preparation” status before responses begin, the latest published survey results will be overwritten.

Example: If you change the previous comparison setting while preparing for the third survey
The linkage between the “second” and “first” surveys will change instead of the third survey.
Please configure the setting after responses to the third survey have started.

For the third organizational diagnostic survey, you can configure the previous comparison during the following period.
・Start: After responses to the third survey begin
・End: Before responses to the fourth survey begin

Once responses to the fourth survey begin, the settings are automatically updated to compare the fourth survey with the third survey.
※The period during which previous comparison settings can be configured is the same for the fourth and subsequent surveys.