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Online surveys  (formerly BOS)

Powerful, flexible online surveys

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Survey access control

URL for the survey. The survey can only be accessed by: (a) entering the username/password combination at the public URL; or (b) using the personalised URL. The personalised URL skips…

Customising invitation and reminder emails

…and change it if appropriate. The default email text contains the [EMAIL] and [CUSTOM_URL] tokens. The [CUSTOM_URL] token will insert each respondent’s personalised URL into the email when it is…

Adding files to your survey

…on the Link icon. This will open the Link window. Insert the full URL for your file into the URL box. The Protocol should automatically change to the correct prefix…

Setting your survey’s completion options

…Respondents who use this option are taken to a page giving the survey’s closing date and a ‘finish later’ URL. They can use this URL to return to the survey…

Including a consent statement

…message box. Screen to URL – Respondents are directed straight to the URL you provide rather than a online surveys page with a message. To choose this option, enter a…

Using piping in your survey

…placing an anchor in a URL can be found in our FAQ on Creating a customised URL using piping. Inserting the current date and time and a receipt number There…

What is a "Token"?

The token field in the respondent list is used by online surveys to generate personalised URLs for survey respondents. A personalised URL allows a respondent to access a survey without…

Adding a link

…that you want to turn into a link). Click on the Link icon. This will open the Link window. Insert the full URL for your link into the URL box….