Grid View in Liberalist

If you want to enter large amounts of canvass results, but do not have a bar code reader, you can use Grid View. Identification fields on gridview are determined by your script so you can enter data on the screen exactly as it appears on a printed report.

If you would like to change the identifications available in Gridview, you can select a different script or if you are a level three user you can create a new script with different Canvass Results, Activist Codes and Survey Questions to enter different results.

  1. From the Main Menu, click on Grid View.
  2. Select Use My List to load the last list you created, enter the list number on the bottom of your canvassing report, or you can use Quick Lookup. When entering data from reports issued less than 30 days before, you can you can enter the List Number at the bottom of each page of the report. To load your most recent list, select Use My List. To search for individuals instead of working from a list, select Quick Look Up.
  3. Select the script and enter the canvasser, date canvassed, whether the source was a phone call or canvass walk and the sort order. When you select Calling or Walking default sort options will appear, you can change the order in which the names on a list appear by changing these sort options. If you havecustomized your sort order when you printed the list, you may want to change the default sort options on the gridview so the names appear in the same order as on your canvassing report. Click Next.
  4. Liberalist will display 25 voters at a time. Now simply select the results from the drop down menu by clicking on the arrow at the side of the field to reveal the options. Click Save. Once finished with your first 25 voters, press >> to go forward in you list, << to go back or Save if you are finished.
  5. As with Scan Bar Codes, once data is entered, you will be able to view it in a individual’s record by clicking on the name and selecting edit beside the response under the appropriate field. Also, if you have information to enter on a profile that was not one of the identifications included on the script, you can click on an individual’s name to add information to any field on their profile and then click on the word Gridview on the top left hand “bread crumb trail” to continue entering results from your canvass using Gridview.

Note: You will have 24 hours to edit or delete new canvassing data. After that time, contact the Liberal Party of Canada’s national office to request a correction.