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Survey actions

Each survey in the list has a set of action buttons on the right of its row. The buttons are icon-only, and which ones appear depends on the survey’s Status — Active, Closed, Draft, or Archived. The sections below describe the buttons for each status.

Active survey

Section titled “Active survey”

An Active survey shows three buttons:

  • View Results — opens the survey’s detail and results view. See Survey details for more.
  • Close — closes the survey. It stops accepting responses and its status changes to Closed.
  • Clone — duplicates the survey, creating a copy as a new Draft.

Action buttons on an Active survey row: View Results, Close, and Clone

Closed survey

Section titled “Closed survey”

A Closed survey shows five buttons:

  • View Results — opens the survey’s detail and results view. See Survey details for more.
  • Edit & Relaunch survey — reopens the survey for editing and relaunching.
  • Clone — duplicates the survey, creating a copy as a new Draft.
  • Archive — archives the survey, moving it to the Archived tab.
  • Create New Analysis — starts a new analysis based on this survey’s data.

Action buttons on a Closed survey row: View Results, Edit & Relaunch survey, Clone, Archive, and Create New Analysis

Draft survey

Section titled “Draft survey”

A Draft survey shows four buttons:

  • Edit — opens the draft so you can keep editing it.
  • Delete — permanently deletes the draft.
  • Clone — duplicates the survey, creating a copy as a new Draft.
  • Archive — archives the survey, moving it to the Archived tab.

Action buttons on a Draft survey row: Edit, Delete, Clone, and Archive

Archived survey

Section titled “Archived survey”

An Archived survey, shown in the Archived tab, has two buttons:

  • View Results — opens the survey’s detail and results view. See Survey details for more.
  • Move to Recent Surveys — unarchives the survey, moving it back to the Recent tab.

Action buttons on an Archived survey row: View Results and Move to Recent Surveys

Cloning, closing, and deleting

Section titled “Cloning, closing, and deleting”
  • Cloning any survey always produces a new Draft named Copy of followed by the original survey’s title.
  • Closing is reversible: you can reopen a closed survey with Edit & Relaunch survey.
  • Deleting a draft is permanent and cannot be undone.

Frequently asked questions

Why do different surveys show different buttons?

The action buttons on each row depend on the survey's status: Active, Closed, Draft, or Archived.

Can I undo closing a survey?

Yes. Use Edit & Relaunch survey to reopen a closed survey. Deleting a draft, however, is permanent.

What happens when I clone a survey?

Cloning creates a new Draft named "Copy of" followed by the original title.