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| ID | Project | Category | View Status | Date Submitted | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20836 | Bug reports | Import/Export | public | 2026-11-07 22:22 | 2026-11-07 22:22 |
| Reporter | c_schmitz | Assigned To | |||
| Priority | none | Severity | minor | ||
| Status | new | Resolution | open | ||
| Product Version | 7.9.x | ||||
| Summary | 20836: Import of an LS3 survey (.lss): SGQA references to subquestions in question texts become undefined variables | ||||
| Description | Importing the LimeSurvey 3 sample survey LS3_em_tailoring.lss (attached; it is the ExpressionScript sample from the manual) into 7.9.1 converts the old SGQA references in the question texts to the new Q<qid>_S<sqid> format. References to main questions are converted correctly, but references to subquestions/ranking items/dual-scale items point to subquestion IDs that don't exist, so the survey logic overview reports 'Undefined variable' and the question is flagged as containing errors. In the source file (question 'variable naming' table): After import (survey 431258) they became e.g. {Q50645_S50666}, {Q50646_S50664}, {Q50647_S50661#0}, {Q50647_S50663#1}. The logic file shows Q50771_S50666, Q50772_S50664, Q50773_S50661, Q50773_S50663 as 'Undefined variable'. In two separate imports the Q part was renumbered but the _S part stayed the same (50666, 50664, 50661, 50663), i.e. the subquestion part of the reference is not mapped to the newly created subquestion IDs. The references to main questions in the same table ({167418X18X88}, {167418X18X89}) convert fine. (Separate, not a LimeSurvey bug: the file also contains weight*.453592, which LS7's tokenizer reads as a variable attribute; 0.453592 works.) | ||||
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| Additional Information | Likely area: application/helpers/admin/import_helper.php, the $aQuestionsMapping built for subquestions (around lines 2975-2990 / 3048) and its use when translating SGQA/INSERTANS references of legacy files without a question_l10ns section. Found while updating the manual's sample surveys. | ||||
| Tags | No tags attached. | ||||
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| Bug heat | 0 | ||||
| Complete LimeSurvey version number (& build) | 7.9.1 | ||||
| I will donate to the project if issue is resolved | No | ||||
| Browser | not relevant | ||||
| Database type & version | MySQL/MariaDB | ||||
| Server OS (if known) | Linux | ||||
| Webserver software & version (if known) | Apache | ||||
| PHP Version | 8.3 | ||||
| Git branch / Pull Request URL | N/A | ||||
