Create a survey | stashcat

In the web/desktop client

Click on in the left sidebar.
Click the + in the top right corner.
Enter the name of the survey in the "Survey name" field.
You can enter additional information in the "Description" text field.
Select one of the following options from the "Voting visibility" drop-down menu. Note: You cannot edit the visibility of votes after the survey has been created.
1. Open voting: All participants in the survey can see the answers of the other participants by name. This is regardless of whether they have already participated in the survey themselves. All participants in the survey can see how many users can participate in the survey and which members have already participated in the survey.
2. Confidential voting: All participants can see the number of votes cast for the various answer options. This is regardless of whether they have already participated in the survey themselves. Only the creator of the survey can view the participants' answers by name. Only the creator of the survey can see how many users can participate in the survey and which members have already participated in the survey.
3. Anonymous voting: All participants can see the number of votes cast for the various answer options. This is regardless of whether they have already participated in the survey themselves. No user can see who voted for which option or who has already participated in the survey. Survey participants cannot see who is eligible to participate in the survey. The survey creator can see who has been invited to the survey in edit mode.
You can schedule the survey: Specify a start and end date for the survey. Once the survey has expired, it will no longer be displayed to users under "Active" but under "Archive". Participation in expired surveys is then no longer possible.
Then click on "Add question" in the lower right corner to edit the survey.
You can add as many questions as you like to a survey. On the left side of the view, you will see a list of the questions you have created. On the right side of the view, you can edit the selected question. To add a question, click on "Add question" at the bottom left. A question can have as many answer options as you like. You can choose whether the answer options are having a text label that you assign or whether the answer options are calender dates. A free text field for participants of the survey to fill out cannot be added.
1. Enter the question in the "What's the question?" text field.
2. In the "Kind of question" drop-down menu, select either "Free assignment" or "Date".
3. Under the term "Answer options", you will find a list of the answer options that have been created. Click on "Add answer option" below. A window will open. Enter the answer option. You can specify a limit on how often the option can be selected. Click on "Save option" at the bottom. To edit answer options, click on the option to open the editing window. To delete answer options, click on the icon to the right of the option. You must specify at least two options for each question.
4. Under "Settings", you can specify how many options may be selected for the question. Click on the selection field to choose between "only one" and "multiple". For "multiple", you can enter the number in the "limit" field to the right.
5. Click on the icon next to a question in the question list to delete or duplicate the question. When duplicating, all answer options and settings are also duplicated.
Once you have added at least one question, you can click on "Invite" button at the bottom right to continue editing. You can click "Back to information" to edit the previous view again. The progress of your created questions will be saved.
You can invite either channels or contacts to your survey. Please note that you cannot invite channels and contacts at the same time. You can add more channels or more contacts to the survey by editing it, but you cannot change the type of survey from channels to contacts. Click on "#Channels" or "Contacts" at the top to set the type. Browse the list using the search field. If you invite contacts, you can filter the list by contact groups. To do this, click on the icon to the right of the search field. You must invite at least one user/channel to the survey. If you want to vote yourself, you must also invite yourself to the survey. Once you have invited all users/channels, click on "Confirm”.
You will see an overview of the questions with possible answers. The voting option, the number of participants, and the time limit are displayed. Click on "Add" to confirm.

You can close the survey while editing it by clicking the x in the upper right corner. If you have already created a question, you have the option to save the survey as a draft and complete it at a later time.

In iOS

Tap the menu in the top left corner.
Tap "Survey".
Tap the + in the top right corner.
The "Create survey" view opens. Enter the name of the survey in the "Name of Survey" field.
You can enter additional information in the "Description" text field.
Select one of the following options from the "Voting visibility" menu. Note: You cannot edit the visibility of votes after the survey has been created.
1. Open voting: All participants in the survey can see the answers of the other participants by name. This is regardless of whether they have already participated in the survey themselves. All participants in the survey can see how many users can participate in the survey and which members have already participated in the survey.
2. Confidential voting: All participants can see the number of votes cast for the various answer options. This is regardless of whether they have already participated in the survey themselves. Only the creator of the survey can view the participants' answers by name. Only the creator of the survey can see how many users can participate in the survey and which members have already participated in the survey.
3. Anonymous voting: All participants can see the number of votes cast for the various answer options. This is regardless of whether they have already participated in the survey themselves. No user can see who voted for which option or who has already participated in the survey. Survey participants cannot see who is eligible to participate in the survey. The survey creator can see who has been invited to the survey in edit mode.

You can set a time limit for the survey: Tap "Start" or "End" and Press the "Date" button. Then enter the date using the calendar selection. Once the survey has expired, it will no longer be displayed to users under "Active" but under "Archived". Participation in expired surveys is then no longer possible.
Tap "Continue" at the bottom. You will be taken to the question creation view.
1. Tap on the "+Add question" field. You can add as many questions as you like to a survey but at least one.
2. A selection between "Date query" and "Free query" will appear at the bottom. Make your selection. A question can have any number of answer options, but at least two. You can choose between options that you enter as the creator in text fields or select from a selection of date options. A free text field for questions cannot be added.
3. Enter the question in the "What is the question?" text field.
4. Tap "+ Add Answer" to add response options. Enter the option (either a text field or a calendar selection, depending on your previous selection) and use "Number of response options" to specify how many times this option can be voted for. Then tap "Done" at the bottom.
5. After creating the selection options, use "Response options" to specify whether only one or several options may be selected. You can specify how many answer options may be selected. Then tap "Done" at the bottom.
6. Tap and hold a question in the question overview to duplicate the question including its answer options.
7. Tap the circled pencil icon in the upper right corner to edit the question order and delete questions.
After creating the questions, tap "Continue" at the bottom. You will be taken to the invitation view.
1. Tap "+ Add". A menu will open with the options "Channels" and "Contacts". Please note that you cannot invite channels and contacts at the same time. You can add more channels or more contacts to the survey by editing it, but you cannot change the type of survey from channels to contacts. If you want to vote yourself, you must also invite yourself to the survey.
2. Under "Contacts," a list of all contacts will open. You can search the list by tapping "Search" at the top. You can filter the list by by tapping the circled icon. Tap a contact name to invite them to the survey. Confirm by tapping the check mark in the upper right corner.
3. Under "Channels", a list of all channels will open. You can search by tapping "Search". Tap a channel name to invite it to the survey. Confirm by checking the box in the upper right corner.
4. You can tap the "+ Add Further" field to invite additional channels or users. Please note that you cannot invite channels and contacts at the same time.
Tap the circled pencil icon in the upper right corner to remove users from the survey.

10. After inviting users, tap "Continue" at the bottom.

11. You will see all the information you have entered again for confirmation. Tap "Publish" to publish the survey.

You can close the survey while editing it by clicking the x in the upper left corner. If you have already created a question, the survey will be saved as a draft and you can complete it at a later time.

On Android

Tap the menu in the top left corner.
Tap "Surveys”.
Tap the + in the bottom right corner.
The "Create survey" view will open. Enter the name of the survey in the "Survey name" field.
You can enter additional information in the "Description" text field.
Select one of the following options from the "Voting visibility" menu. Note: You cannot edit the visibility of votes after the survey has been created.
1. Open voting: All participants in the survey can see the answers of the other participants by name. This is regardless of whether they have already participated in the survey themselves. All participants in the survey can see how many users can participate in the survey and which members have already participated in the survey.
2. Confidential voting: All participants can see the number of votes cast for the various answer options. This is regardless of whether they have already participated in the survey themselves. Only the creator of the survey can view the participants' answers by name. Only the creator of the survey can see how many users can participate in the survey and which members have already participated in the survey.
3. Anonymous voting: All participants can see the number of votes cast for the various answer options. This is regardless of whether they have already participated in the survey themselves. No user can see who voted for which option or who has already participated in the survey. Survey participants cannot see who is eligible to participate in the survey. The survey creator can see who has been invited to the survey in edit mode.

You can set a time limit for the survey: Tap on "Set start of survey" or "Set end of survey" and then tap on "Select date and time". Then enter the date using the calendar selection. Once the survey has expired, it will no longer be displayed to users under "Active" but under "Archived". It will no longer be possible to participate in expired surveys.
Tap "Add question" at the bottom. You will be taken to the question creation view.
1. Tap on the "+Add question" field. You can add as many questions as you like to a survey, but at least one.
2. A selection between "Date query" and "Free assignment" appears at the bottom. Make your selection. A question can have any number of answer options, but at least two. You can choose between options that you enter as the creator in text fields or a selection of date options. A free text field for questions cannot be added.
3. Enter the question in the "What is the question?" text field.
4. Tap "+ Add option" to add answer options. Enter the option (either a text field or a calendar selection, depending on your previous selection) and use "Limit answers" to specify how often this option can be voted for. Then tap "Done" in the bottom right corner.
5. After creating the selection options, use "Limit answers" to specify whether only one or more options may be selected. If necessary, enter the number in the "Limit" field. Then tap "Done" at the bottom.
6. Tap the icon to the right of a question to delete questions.
After creating the questions, tap "Invite user" at the bottom right. You will be taken to the invitation view. You can invite either channels or contacts to the survey. Please note that you cannot invite channels and contacts at the same time. You can add more channels or more contacts to the survey by editing it, but you cannot change the type of survey from channels to contacts.
1. Tap "Add contacts" to add contacts. A list of all contacts will open. You can search the list by tapping "Search" at the top. You can filter the list by contact groups by tapping the icon. Tap a contact name to invite them to the survey. Confirm by tapping the check mark in the lower right corner.
2. Tap "Add Channel" to add channels. A list of all channels will open. You can search the list by tapping "Search" at the top. Tap a channel name to invite it to the survey. Confirm with the check mark in the lower right corner.
3. You can tap the "+ Add more contacts" or "+ Add more channels" field to invite additional users or channels. Please note that you cannot invite channels and contacts at the same time.
4. Tap the icon to the right of an invited user to remove users from the survey.
After inviting users, tap "Overview" at the bottom.
You will see all the information you have entered again for confirmation. Tap "Create survey" to publish the survey.