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
Open a collection link
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”
Share the collection link
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:
Close the Collection Link
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.