Add and deploy a survey using a collection link

This article will show you how to add a simple feedback questionnaire and collect responses with a collection link.

Before you start

You must have permission to add databases to follow this tutorial. If you don’t have this permission, you can sign up for a free trial of ActivityInfo.

Add a database

  • After logging into database, click “Add database”
  • Enter “My survey database” as the database name
  • Select “blank database” from the list of templates

Add a form

  • Enter “Feedback survey” as the Form name

Add the name field

  • Click “Add a field”
  • From the list of field types, click “Text”
  • Enter “Your name” as the Label
  • Enter “Providing your name is optional” in the Description field
  • Click “Done” to close the field card

Add the satisfaction field

  • Move your mouse cursor to below the first question, and a “+” button will appear
  • Click the “+” button to add another field
  • From the list of field types, click “Single selection”
  • Enter “How satisfied were you with the service you received?” in the label
  • Check the “Required” checkbox in the list of Settings
  • Enter “Satisfied” in the first row in the Options section
  • Click “Add option” to add another Option
  • Enter “Neither satisfied nor dissatisifed” in the second row
  • Click “Add option” to add another Option
  • Enter “Dissatisfied” in the third row
  • Click “Done” to close the card for this field.

Add the Comments field

  • Move your mouse cursor to below the last question, and a “+” button will appear
  • Click the “+” button to add another field
  • From the list of field types, click “Multi-line text”
  • Enter “Any other comments?” in the label
  • Click “Done” to close the field Card
  • Click “Save” to save the form

After saving the form, the Table View of the form will open.

  • From the toolbar, click “Collection link”
  • Click “Open now”

  • Click “Open now”
  • Click “Copy URL”

You can now share the collection link via email, WhatsApp or other messaging platforms with your audience.

Submit a response

Click on the link or copy and paste into another browser tab.

https://www.activityinfo.org/c/cmy6jdhlx7dcbkh8/b62d27

Fill out the form, then click “Save record”

Review the responses

Navigate back to your database and click on the “Feedback survey” form to navigate to the Table View for your survey:

When you have collected enough responses, you can close the Collection Link:

  • Click the “Collection link” button in the toolbar
  • Click the “Close collection link” button

If you try to open the link that was previously shared, ActivityInfo will inform the user that the link has been closed.

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