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Survey Templates

Create reusable survey designs for consistent data collection.

What are Survey Templates?

Templates are pre-built survey structures that define the default questions, settings, and form layout for new surveys. Every survey must be created from a template.

Creating a Template

  1. Go to SurveysTemplates.
  2. Click Create New Template.
  3. Fill in the required fields.
  4. Click Create.

Template Tabs

After creation, templates have 2 tabs:

TabDescription
Survey SettingsConfigure category, private toggle, and description
Survey FormDesign the default questionnaire using the SurveyJS form builder

Template Settings Fields

FieldDescription
CategoryClassify the template (supports inline create, edit, delete via modal)
PrivateToggle — when enabled, surveys from this template are private by default
DescriptionFree-text description of the template's purpose

Using a Template

  1. Click Create New Survey from the Dashboard.
  2. Select the template from the dropdown.
  3. Click Create.
  4. The new survey inherits the questions and settings from the template.

Managing Templates

Editing a Template

  1. Open the template from the Templates list.
  2. Modify settings or form questions.
  3. Changes save automatically.

Note: Changes to a template do not affect surveys that were already created from it.


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