Maniplus is a powerful component of the Blaise family of integrated survey software used for survey management. Maniplus is an extension of Manipula, the data processing tool of the Blaise system. Major uses of Maniplus include interactive survey control systems such as a CAPI laptop management system (single-, or multi-survey), an in-office data flow control system, a data editing organizing system, and top-down data review with access to micro data. Maniplus can also be used to enhance CATI management through implementation of complex survey management protocols. Maniplus control systems can be created easily. The developer can draw on many visual elements and language features that are specifically suited for survey management. An organization can build survey management systems in many different ways from top-down menus and several types of dialogs.

 

Maniplus features

 

Maniplus knows the meta data of Blaise instruments and can load them into memory before they are needed for a task. It can read from, display elements of, and write directly to Blaise data files. This direct access to the other parts of the Blaise system give it a performance and functionality advantage over other systems that might be used to manage Blaise surveys.

 

Additional Capabilities

 

Other capabilities of Maniplus include links to Windows help systems and the ability to run Blaise instruments, Manipula or other Maniplus setups, and external programs such as file compression software.