What happens when I activate a survey ?

Survey design Settings Best practices

2025-08-14 23:17:13

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Once activated, the structure (groups, question types) is locked.
You can still:

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Change certain minor settings
Important: To make structural changes (add a group, change a question type), you must duplicate the survey and activate the new copy.

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