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Online surveys  (formerly BOS)

Powerful, flexible online surveys

Help & support

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

…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….

Adding a new user to your account

This page is for administrators and Primary Contacts of Project or Organisation type accounts. New users are added to your account from the Users tab in the account management screens….

Why should I always pilot my survey?

…invitation emails? To allow for expert review Piloting your survey allows external experts who do not hold online surveys user accounts to test your survey and provide you with feedback….

Removing a user from your account

This page is for administrators and Primary Contacts of Project or Organisation type accounts. If you want to remove a user’s access to their online surveys account, you have two…

Piloting your survey

…of its features, including data capture and reporting. It also means reviewers can test your survey without needing access to a online surveys account. To pilot your survey: Locate your…

Introduction to routing

…you want to ask about online support instead. You put the routing question on page 3 (“Are you: a) based on campus, b) a distance learner?”). Then you set up…