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### Create a new survey instrument

Create a brand new instrument. `with a 1-word name of:` `and in the (1-word) project:` | Create an open-ended instrument: Participant specific values (using ALLOWED_USERS):
When you create the instrument, you will specify values of several variables for this instrument's instrument descriptor file, create instrument specific directories, and create empty copies of several other files (such as the control panel). Note #1: You can specify a (1-word) `project` along with the instrument name. `projects` are used to group similar instruments together. This is optional, you can leave this text field blank. Note #2: The variables specified in an instrument descriptor file include: its name, where module files are stored, the names of parameter files, and some access control (username/password) parameters. With this utility, you can create a survey (or experiment) using participant specific values. That is, particpants provide a name when joining a session, and are assigned parameters based on this name. This requires that you create an `ALLOWED_USERS` file for sessions created using this instrument. With this utility, you can create two kinds of instruments: `Closed`: This is meant for experiments. A group of participants join, the session starts, and after a fixed amount of time the session ends. The expectation is that once the session starts, no one new enters and no currently enrolled participants leave. `Open-ended`: This is meant for surveys. The session starts, and participants join independently. Particpants can enter at any time, and leave at any time. Thus, some participants will have left before other participants have joined.

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#### Result of instrument creation