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Online surveys  (formerly BOS)

Powerful, flexible online surveys

Help & support

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…

How do I refresh the Analyse page?

…times as you like while the survey is open. If the Refresh data link is not visible or does not work, please contact the online surveys support team for assistance….

Creating a customised URL using piping

…the link text (including the < and > brackets around the tags): <a href=”https://your_customised_URL”>your link text</a> Where: <a href= tells the browser that this will be a link. “https://your_customised_URL” is…

How do I validate my pre-population parameters?

…match the text of the related question’s answer options exactly. If Online Surveys cannot match the value you’ve uploaded to an answer option in the question, the participant will see…

Why should I always pilot my survey?

…provide the answer options that respondents need, and they are constantly choosing “Other”. It is much better to find this out in a pilot and fix it, than gather thousands…

Setting answer options as non-applicable

…where the questions are contained within a grid. Setting an answer option as non-applicable means that the answer option will be excluded from the results analysis. The non-applicable answer option…