Running a survey safely: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 10:27, 28 June 2021

Once you have activated a survey and started to receive responses it is worthwhile considering the following:

Export the survey as survey archive immediately and save the .lsa file on a safe location.
Try not to make changes to the survey. There are some parts of the survey that can still be changed after it has been activated. Certain minor changes should not cause problems. However, it is better to fully test your survey and make changes before activating/distributing it..
If you are a superadministrator, you can also export the whole database (MySQL only) by choosing the related option from the configuration menu.

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 <br />Once you have activated a survey and started to receive responses it is worthwhile considering the following:
 *Export the survey as [[Display/Export survey|survey archive immediately]] and save the .lsa file on a safe location.
-*Try not to make changes to the survey. There are some parts of the survey that can still be changed after it has been activated, and while these shouldn't cause problems, it's better to be safe than sorry. Fully [[Testing a survey|test your survey]] before you activate it and then try to leave it exactly as it is.
+*Try not to make changes to the survey. There are some parts of the survey that can still be changed after it has been activated.  Certain minor changes should not cause problems.  However, it is better to fully [[Testing a survey|test your survey]] and make changes before activating/distributing it..
-*If you are a superadministrator, you can also export the whole database (MySQL only) by choosing the [[Backup entire database|related option]] from the configuration menu .
+*If you are a superadministrator, you can also export the whole database (MySQL only) by choosing the [[Backup entire database|related option]] from the configuration menu.
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