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5 years 2 months ago #196121 by mesiah
Dear all,

I would like to update, modify or correct questions in a running survey. I know it is not possible by design, since I have to stop the survey and I can't use the answers and the survey anymore. But is there still a way you can achieve this?

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5 years 2 months ago #196131 by holch
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You can of course update / modify / correct questions in a running survey. What you can't do is adding/deleting questions, subquestions or answer options, basically anything that will change the overall structure of the survey and the database. But you can change text, expressions, etc.

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5 years 2 months ago - 5 years 2 months ago #196132 by mesiah
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Ok, I found another solution.

I would deactivate the survey make my modifications on the structure and activate the survey again. With this I can import the old answers and the survey participants. I've tested this and works quiet ok. There is also an option in LS to import old answers. Pretty cool
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5 years 2 months ago #196134 by holch
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Yes, you can deactivate the survey and then reactivate it and in general you can import the archived response table after the re-activation.

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