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Online surveys  (formerly BOS)

Powerful, flexible online surveys

Help & support

Survey access control

…There are three survey access control options. You can: 1. Choose not to enable survey access control (default) This is the default setting for all new online surveys surveys. This…

Adding files to your survey

…third parties (or arising from our own audits) regarding copyright infringement will be passed on to the institution holding the online surveys account. We reserve the right to temporarily disable…

Customising invitation and reminder emails

…account types. Full instructions for activating and using the online surveys email tool can be found on our Help page “Inviting and reminding respondents using online surveys“. This page explains…

Navigating your Dashboard

When you log in to online surveys, you are taken to the Dashboard . From the dashboard you can create new surveys, find and work on existing surveys, import surveys,…

Upgrading or downgrading your licence

Upgrading During your licence term The Primary Contact can ask the online surveys support team to upgrade their licence at any point. The support team will create a pro-rata payment…

Piping

This FAQ provides general information about piping in online surveys. We recommend you read this page in its entirety before using piping in online surveys for the first time. For…

Distributing your survey URL

…your survey to your respondents, both within online surveys and outside of online surveys. The survey distribution and sharing options within online surveys become available in the Survey launchpad once…