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Online surveys  (formerly BOS)

Powerful, flexible online surveys

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Creating a customised URL using piping

…window. The HTML tags are inserted around the link text: <a href=”https://xxx.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/survey-name?x1=[BOS_CORE_RECEIPT]&xx”>our follow-up survey</a> The changes are saved by clicking OK. The link text is now underlined and coloured blue….

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….

Introduction to routing

…survey. You can also combine routing with pre-populated questions. This allows you to automatically direct respondents to particular pages in your survey based on information you already hold about them….

Why should I always pilot my survey?

…you pilot your survey, you launch a test version of your survey and ask friends, colleagues and reviewers to complete it. You can also complete the pilot survey yourself. This…

Removing a user from your account

…account. Find the user whose account you want to lock and click on their username. This will open the Edit user page. Deselect the Active tick box. Click Save. The

Adding a new user to your account

…This page explains how to: Access the users tab. Add a single new user. Add many new users (Organisation account only). To access the Users tab: On your Dashboard ,…

Piloting your survey

…survey, for example, “PILOT: (Survey name)”. Click Save. Set up survey access control, if required. Go to the Survey launchpad and click Launch survey. Share the URL with your reviewers….

Multiple choice (single answer) questions

…answer) question. The question editor will open. Enter your question into the Question text box. You can also add formatting and hyperlinks. Enter a list of possible answers. You can…