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Online surveys  (formerly BOS)

Powerful, flexible online surveys

Help & support

The components of a respondent list

…name@domain.ac.uk). do not have to be unique. are limited to 100 characters. are used by the online surveys email facility to send survey invitations and reminders. Tokens: can either be…

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…

Controlling who can complete your survey

…the survey responses if you wish to: email your survey links to your respondents from online surveys; track who has and who has not completed your survey; and/or attach identifying…

Upgrading or downgrading your licence

…renewal date, the account’s features will be downgraded. For details of our different licence types visit our Features and pricing page or contact the online surveys support team at help@jisc.ac.uk….

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,…

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…

Creating a new survey

…the top of your survey list (make sure that you have selected the DRAFT tick box at the top right of the Dashboard ). Note: Survey access control settings and…