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Online surveys  (formerly BOS)

Powerful, flexible online surveys

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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

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…

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…

Setting answer options as non-applicable

completion. Online surveys cannot automatically apply the non-applicable setting to an answer option. You must apply the setting yourself by following the instructions below. To set an answer option as…

Why is my survey only open for 30 days?

When you create a new survey, online surveys assigns default opening and closing dates for the survey. The default opening date is the day that you created the survey, and…

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…