What's New in the Collect Data Area

The Collect Data area has several updates that make entry faster, record the true time each data point was taken, and keep the web and mobile apps in sync. This guide covers the actual-time capture, the new Trials Done field, the redesigned Today's Data screens for each behavior type, the Do Not Zero Out behavior, and independent session starts.

Recording the Actual Data Collection Time

Previously, data was stamped with the session start time. Now Theralytics records the actual time each data point is saved, across the board:

• Skill Acquisition — DTT (when you check a prompt code), Task Analysis, Frequency, and Duration (when you click Save).

• Behavior Data — Frequency, Duration, Rate, Partial Interval, and Momentary Time Sampling.

The captured time appears in the Session Time column on the matching Today's Data screen and feeds the Time of Day graphs (open the graph icon on the data screen, or go to Manage Client --> Data Collection Graph --> Behavior Graph --> [type] --> Time of Day). Duration targets are the one exception — there's no Time-of-Day graph for Duration.

The "Trials Done" Field (DTT and Task Analysis)

• A Trials Done field now appears on the DTT and Task Analysis screens — but only when a Desired Daily Trials count has been set in Data Collection Setup.

• If Desired Daily Trials is left empty, the Trials Done field is hidden.

Redesigned "Today's Data" Screens

Each behavior type now has an updated Today's Data popup that shows the current date at the top and a heading naming the type (for example, Today's Frequency Data). These screens stay in sync between web and mobile.

Frequency

• The Save button is gone. Tap + to add an occurrence and − to remove one; the running count updates after each tap, and the data auto-populates and syncs to mobile.

• On Today's Frequency Data, behaviors are listed in collapsible rows with their occurrence count. Expand a behavior to see the timestamp of each occurrence, and use the delete icon to remove any single timestamp.

Duration

• The duration count increases each time you complete a start–stop timer cycle.

• On Today's Duration Data, the first column is Behavior Name, and the old Session Date column is now Session Time (timestamp only). Each behavior is listed once, with a start-time entry for each recorded duration. Durations can be edited inline and deleted.

Rate

• Today's Rate Data shows the current date and a Total Duration — the sum of all durations recorded that day. Each Rate behavior has its own area showing the Rate name, an Instances count (read-only; expand it to see each instance's timestamp), the Duration time, and a Delete icon (the confirmation is titled "Delete selected Rate Data"). A Cancel button returns you to the Rate Data screen.

Partial Interval and Momentary Time Sampling

• Interval numbering now starts at 1 instead of 0.

• The timer labels were renamed: Observed is now Duration, and Elapsed is now Total Elapsed Time.

• For MTS specifically, the in-session Clear button is now Cancel, the data-collection popup is titled Select Observed Behaviors, and its Save button is now Save & resume.

• On Today's Interval Data / Today's Momentary Data, each start–stop timer span is an Observation. Observations are listed newest-first by start time, each showing its Total Elapsed Time (HH:MM:SS) and start time (12-hour), with the interval behaviors listed beneath it.

How "Do Not Zero Out" Works

For behavior data (Frequency, Duration, and Rate), the auto-zero behavior follows clear rules so your records stay clean:

• A zero is recorded for behaviors that don't have "Do Not Zero Out" enabled. When you collect data for any behavior, the system automatically saves a 0-count for the other behaviors that don't have the checkbox on. (For example, collecting data for Washing hands saves a 0 for Self-scratching and Clapping.)

• Only one 0-count per behavior per day. The system no longer creates duplicate 0-count records for the same behavior on the same day.

• No 0 once real data exists. If a behavior already has data for the day, the system won't add a 0-count for it later that day.

Independent Session Starts (Skill Acquisition and Maintenance)

Starting a session on the Maintenance screen no longer automatically starts one on Skill Acquisition, and vice versa. You now start a session independently on each screen.

Notes:

• The actual-time capture replaces the old behavior of stamping data with the session start time, so existing graphs and reports now reflect when data was really taken.

• The redesigned Today's Data screens and timer changes keep web and mobile consistent — data collected on one shows correctly on the other.