Setting the web page on submitting or saving a response

When participants submit or save an online survey there are a number of options available that let you choose the next step. You can:

• send the participant to a default web page
• send them to a web page of your choice
• close the survey window (only available on submit)

These are set in the Submit section of the Questionnaire Properties dialog.

Setting the web page on submit

After a participant submits their response they can be shown a default thank you web page, a specific web page or the survey page can be closed as is often the case for surveys in a pop-up window.

1. In the Questionnaire window, click to open the Questionnaire Properties.
2. In Section, select Submit, if it is not already selected. This section is only available for questionnaires containing online editions.

3. In On Submit, select
   • Default to show the default thank you page after the participant completes the survey
   • Web page to go to a specified web page
   • Close to close the web browser window after the participant submits their response when the survey is displayed in a pop up window. Please note this will not work when the survey is being displayed in a normal web browser. In this case, the default page is displayed.
4. If Web page is selected enter the web address in the field below.
5. Click OK to save.

Setting the web page on save

After a participant submits their response they can be shown a default web page or a specified web page.

A Save button must be included in the questionnaire for participants to be able to save their response.

Including the save button

1. In the Questionnaire window, click to open the Questionnaire Properties.
2. In Section, select Buttons. This section is only available for questionnaires containing online editions.

3. Select Save in the Button list and select the Use in survey option.

Setting the on save web page

1. In Section, select Submit. This section is only available for questionnaires containing online editions.

2. In On Save, select
   • Default to show the default page after the participant completes the survey. This page provides a link for the participant to use to resume the saved questionnaire.
   • Web page to go to a specified web page.
3. If Web page is selected enter the web address in the field below.
4. Click OK to save your selection.

Resuming a saved response

If the participant has accessed the survey using a login then the data response is saved with their login details so that it is reloaded when they resume the questionnaire.

If the participant has not used a login they are sent to the default web page containing a link that they can use to resume the questionnaire. They can either enter their email address to be sent the link or bookmark the page.

If you want to collect saved data that was never completed you will also need to select partial responses.

Using variables to specify the web page

When respondents answer an online survey, you can specify the web page that they are taken to when they finish.

Survey variables can be included in the web page address making this specific to answers a respondent has given in the questionnaire.

You can:

• insert the response to a question as part of a website address
• use derived variables which identify a website address, dependent on given answers
• pass the content of variables to a web page, for example, to insert a respondent’s name into a “Thank you” message

Using a question answer

The data that is inserted in place of the question name depends on the type of question:

Response type	Information used
Quantity, Date, Time or Literal response	The literal answer entered
Single-response	The selected code label
Multiple responses	The response code labels are joined into a comma separated list

The entry for the web page address shows the question name enclosed in curly brackets.