Survey Response Editing

You may allow the respondents to edit their surveys by enabling the survey Response Editing option from collector settings or turn it off to prohibit them from changing their responses.

Response editing option is available in all collector types and is in “On, until survey complete” option by default.

Turning On Survey Response Editing

To turn on response editing:

  1. Go to the Collect Responses tab.
  2. Click the collector you want to turn on response editing.
  3. From the collector settings, click Response Editing.
  4. Select from the available Response Editing options.
  5. Your changes will be saved automatically.

Survey Response Editing Options

You can allow respondents to change their answers on any survey page until they complete the survey, or change their answers even after they’ve completed the survey, or restrict them from editing their responses once they’ve submitted their answers.

Option Description
On, until survey complete Respondents can change their answers on any survey page until they complete the survey. It means, the respondents can go back to the previous pages and change their previous answers up until they click the Done button or you close/delete the collector.
On, always Respondents can always change their answers even after they’ve completed the survey. It means, the respondents can go back to the survey and change their previous answers up until you close or delete the collector.
Off Respondents can’t change their answers once they leave the survey page. It means, the respondents will not be able to edit their responses after exiting the page but they can still access the survey to continue where they left off until they click the Don button or you close/delete the collector.

Turning Off Survey Response Editing

To turn off response editing:

  1. Go to the Collect Responses tab.
  2. Click the collector you want to turn off response editing.
  3. From the collector settings, click Response Editing.
  4. Select Off, respondents can’t change their answers once they leave a survey page from the options.
  5. Your changes will be saved automatically.

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