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Questionnaire Status Guide

Complete breakdown of what you can do in each status

Draft

Full editing freedom

What You CAN Do

  • Edit questionnaire title and description
  • Add new questions
  • Edit existing questions (text, type)
  • Delete questions completely
  • Add/edit/delete answers
  • Reorder questions
  • Delete entire questionnaire
  • Publish questionnaire

What You CANNOT Do

  • Send to respondents (must publish first)
  • Collect responses (not live yet)

Best Practices

• Perfect your questions before publishing
• Test question flow and logic
• Review with team members
• Preview how it looks to respondents

Published

Live & accepting responses

What You CAN Do

  • Edit questionnaire title and description
  • Edit question text (preserve meaning)
  • Add new questions
  • Send questionnaire to respondents
  • View responses and analytics
  • Archive questionnaire

Limited Actions

  • Remove questions (hidden, not deleted)
  • Edit answers (only for questions without responses)

What You CANNOT Do

  • Delete questionnaire (has responses)
  • Permanently delete questions with responses
  • Change answers for questions with responses
  • Change question types that affect existing responses

Best Practices

• Make only essential text changes
• Add new questions at the end
• Monitor response data regularly
• Consider creating a new version for major changes

Archived

Read-only & complete

What You CAN Do

  • View questionnaire details
  • View all responses and data
  • Export response data
  • Generate reports and analytics
  • Duplicate questionnaire as new draft

Limited Actions

  • Revert to draft (only if no responses)

What You CANNOT Do

  • Edit any questionnaire content
  • Add or remove questions
  • Send to new respondents
  • Collect new responses
  • Delete questionnaire (permanent archive)

Best Practices

• Export all data before long-term storage
• Create final analysis reports
• Document key insights and findings
• Use as template for future questionnaires

Status Workflow

Draft
Create & perfect your questionnaire
Published
Live & collecting responses
Archived
Complete & preserved
Key Benefit: This status system completely eliminates foreign key constraint errors while providing professional survey management!