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Notice of scheduled maintenance: Saturday 27 February, 7am-12noon

Posted: 26th February 2021

We have planned maintenance for Jisc Online Surveys on Saturday 27 February, 7am-12noon Between those times, while you may still be able to access the system, you should not create, edit, or launch surveys as they will not be saved and are at risk of being lost. People responding to surveys which are already live […]

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Service update: February 25, 2021

Posted: 25th February 2021

UPDATE 09:00 26/02/2021: Online Surveys is back up and running and we’re monitoring it closely. There is currently a significant disruption to the Online Surveys platform. The development team has been working hard to identify the cause which we now believe to be the result of a recent automatic upgrade. The system has been down […]

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Notice of scheduled maintenance: Tuesday 17 November, 5pm – 8pm

Posted: 9th November 2020

Please be advised that Jisc Online Surveys will be unavailable from 17:00 – 20:00 on Tuesday 17 November 2020. This period of downtime is scheduled for us to make important changes that will ensure our continued high level of service. What will be offline? During this window, users will not be able to log in […]

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Maintenance: Tuesday 16 April, 08:00 – 09:00 BST

Posted: 3rd April 2019

We plan to take Online Surveys offline on Tuesday 16 April, 08:00 – 09:00 BST. Both users and survey respondents will see our maintenance message during this time. Why will Online Surveys be offline? Most of the time, when we release new features, we can do this without users or respondents noticing. But sometimes, making […]

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Maintenance: Monday 26 November, 17:00 – 18:00 GMT

Posted: 19th November 2018

We plan to make some changes on Monday afternoon that will require our technical team to take Online Surveys offline for a short period during a window of 17:00 – 18:00 GMT. While Online Surveys is offline, both users and survey participants will be shown our maintenance message. Why is Online Surveys being taken offline? […]

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Maintenance: Wednesday 24 October, 17:00 – 18:00 BST

Posted: 23rd October 2018

We plan to make some changes on Wednesday afternoon that will require our technical team to take Online Surveys offline for a short period during a window of 17:00 – 18:00 BST. While Online Surveys is offline, both users and survey participants will be shown our maintenance message. We always try to provide as much […]

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UPDATED: Scheduled Maintenance, Thursday 14 June, 08:00 – 09:00 BST

Posted: 7th June 2018

UPDATE: This planned maintenance was postponed from Wednesday 13 June. We plan to make some changes on Thursday morning that will require our technical team to take Online Surveys offline for a period between 08:00 – 09:00 BST. This means that Online Surveys will not be accessible by users or respondents. A maintenance message will […]

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Ongoing issue with PDF exports

Posted: 31st May 2018

UPDATE: This issue has now been resolved. Our technical team is currently investigating a problem with how PDFs are being rendered. While we look to find a solution. Please use this workaround: Open Online Surveys (BOS) in Google Chrome. On the Analysis Summary page, press CTRL+P. In the Print screen, change the Destination from your […]

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Essential Maintenance – 30 May 2018

Posted: 23rd May 2018

Our technical team plans to undertake essential maintenance on Wednesday 30 May 2018, 17:00 – 19:00 BST. During this window, it is necessary to take Online Surveys offline for a period of time. This work is necessary to improve Online Surveys’ performance and capacity and will allow us to roll out new features. We know […]

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