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Online surveys  (formerly BOS)

Powerful, flexible online surveys

Help & support

FAQ for Admin users (Project account)

…Admin screens in online surveys? Sign in to online surveys and: Click on Manage at the top right of the screen (next to Sign out). A drop-down list will appear….

How do I change the survey status?

There are four options for the status of an online survey: – Draft surveys have not yet been launched. – Scheduled surveys have been launched but the opening date is…

Pre-launch messages

…include in my survey? Question x.y is parameterised but uses spaces in some of its options. This might make using external parameters difficult. Pre-population – Constraints and considerations Question x.y…

Providing limited access to results data

If you are a member of an Organisation account, online surveys allows you to provide limited access to results data to other users. This may be necessary or desirable where…

What is a "Token"?

…needing to enter a username/password combination. A personalised URL looks like this: https://accountname.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/surveyname?token=xxxxxxxx If you leave the token field blank when providing respondent data, online surveys will generate random, non-guessable…