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Merging responses from several surveys

You can merge the responses from two or more surveys that have the same structure (the same number, type and order of the questions). For the merge process to work,…

Multiple choice (single answer) questions

…a question optional or required (compulsory). Show optionality: Ticking this box displays the word “Optional” or “Required” (as appropriate) next to the question text. Initial value for the question: the

Editing a launched survey

…question text of any existing questions. Edit the advanced options of any existing questions. Re-order rows and columns in grid questions. Add new question columns to grid questions. Note: This…

Using piping in your survey

then Place an anchor to tell online surveys where to insert the answer from the source question. Step 1: Setting up the source question In the Survey builder: Edit the

What is validation?

Some of the online surveys question types allow you to set restrictions on the answers, such as what type of answer or how many answers a respondent can provide. These…

What is a ‘slug’?

A ‘slug’ is a short label for something, containing only letters, numbers, underscores or hyphens. In online surveys, the term ‘slug’ is used to refer to the survey short name,…

Deleting surveys

…to be purged from online surveys. This action cannot be undone and a survey cannot be recovered once it has been permanently deleted. To delete one survey at a time:…

Pre-population – Constraints and considerations

…Some of these are listed below: Constraints Only certain question types can be used for pre-population Pre-population parameters can only be assigned to: Free text questions. Date/time questions. Multiple choice…

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