Closing a survey: Difference between revisions
From LimeSurvey Manual
No edit summary |
(Marked this version for translation) |
||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
<languages /> <translate> | <languages /> <translate> | ||
<!--T:1--> | |||
__TOC__ | __TOC__ | ||
=General= | =General= <!--T:2--> | ||
<!--T:3--> | |||
There are two ways for closing a survey: Expiry or deactivation. | There are two ways for closing a survey: Expiry or deactivation. | ||
<!--T:4--> | |||
<span style='color:#FF0000'>'''It is strongly recommended to use the expiry option to close a survey.'''</span> - See below why. | <span style='color:#FF0000'>'''It is strongly recommended to use the expiry option to close a survey.'''</span> - See below why. | ||
==Expiry== | ==Expiry== <!--T:5--> | ||
<!--T:6--> | |||
→ Edit the survey details and set an "Expiry Date". | → Edit the survey details and set an "Expiry Date". | ||
*No results lost | *No results lost | ||
Line 18: | Line 22: | ||
*It's possible to perform [[Statistics|statistics]] on responses inside LimeSurvey | *It's possible to perform [[Statistics|statistics]] on responses inside LimeSurvey | ||
==Deactivation== | ==Deactivation== <!--T:7--> | ||
<!--T:8--> | |||
→ Click on "Deactivate this survey" in the administration panel. | → Click on "Deactivate this survey" in the administration panel. | ||
*All results lost (at least you can not access them via LimeSurvey) | *All results lost (at least you can not access them via LimeSurvey) | ||
Line 26: | Line 31: | ||
*All questions, groups and parameters are editable again | *All questions, groups and parameters are editable again | ||
==Help! I accidentally deactivated my survey - what now?== | ==Help! I accidentally deactivated my survey - what now?== <!--T:9--> | ||
<!--T:10--> | |||
'''If you closed your survey accidentally it is important that you don't change anything in the survey.''' | '''If you closed your survey accidentally it is important that you don't change anything in the survey.''' | ||
<!--T:11--> | |||
Then, and only then the following steps will work. | Then, and only then the following steps will work. | ||
#Activate your survey again | #Activate your survey again |
Revision as of 23:40, 8 April 2013
General
There are two ways for closing a survey: Expiry or deactivation.
It is strongly recommended to use the expiry option to close a survey. - See below why.
Expiry
→ Edit the survey details and set an "Expiry Date".
- No results lost
- No respondent information lost
- Change of questions, groups and parameters is limited
- An expired survey is not accessible to participant (they only see a message that the survey has expired)
- It's possible to perform statistics on responses inside LimeSurvey
Deactivation
→ Click on "Deactivate this survey" in the administration panel.
- All results lost (at least you can not access them via LimeSurvey)
- All respondent information lost
- An expired survey is not accessible to a respondent (only a message appears that you are not permitted to see this survey)
- All questions, groups and parameters are editable again
Help! I accidentally deactivated my survey - what now?
If you closed your survey accidentally it is important that you don't change anything in the survey.
Then, and only then the following steps will work.
- Activate your survey again
- Go to the "Browse responses for this survey" menu.
- Click at the "Import answers from a deactivated survey table" button.
- Choose your source table.
- Click at the "Import responses" button.