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Online surveys  (formerly BOS)

Powerful, flexible online surveys

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Using piping in your survey

…extra requirements where the source question is a scale/rank question or a grid question: For a scale/rank source question, the anchor is comprised of the source label, an underscore, then…

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

…be used in your survey. Constructing the customised URL To construct the customised URL, the phrase RESPONSEID in the above URL is replaced with the [BOS_CORE_RECEIPT] token as follows: https://xxx.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/survey-name?x1=[BOS_CORE_RECEIPT]&xx…

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…