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Online surveys  (formerly BOS)

Powerful, flexible online surveys

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How do I change the survey URL?

The survey short name must be no more than 64 characters long and cannot contain spaces. Click Save. Your Public URL will be updated with the new short name. You…

Pre-populating questions

…where to add your pre-populated question(s): In the Survey builder, insert a new question or Edit an existing one. Fill in the question text and options as required. Click Advanced…

Can I edit an open survey?

…any pages. Delete, move or copy any questions. Delete, move or copy any notes. Delete, move or copy any sections. Add new pages. Convert a question from one type to…

Setting user access levels

their own surveys. New users are given editor status by default. In a Project account, editors can access all surveys within the account; in an Organisation account they can see…

Accessing benchmarking reports

…by the institution managing the survey or the online surveys team when the benchmarking reports are available. To access a benchmarking report: Locate your benchmarking survey and click Analyse. On…

What is a page break?

A page break splits an online surveys page into two pages. Page breaks can only be inserted between two existing items on a page (e.g. between two questions or between…