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Can i manually set upon creation the id of a survey?
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7 years 6 months ago #141814
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Can i manually set upon creation the id of a survey? was created by priza
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the default behaviour is for limesurvey to give one randomly. in our usecase, the id could help categorise the survey and better archive it for future search
the default behaviour is for limesurvey to give one randomly. in our usecase, the id could help categorise the survey and better archive it for future search
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7 years 6 months ago #141817
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Elzbieta Lesinska
LS voluntary Polish translator and supervisor
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I'm not sure if there is a possibility of setting own number when creating survey but you can set it when you copy a survey. This may be a workaround.
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7 years 6 months ago #141819
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The meaning of the word "stable" for users
www.limesurvey.org/forum/development/117...ord-stable-for-users
Replied by jelo on topic Can i manually set upon creation the id of a survey?
As Elisa stated you can change id when copying survey.
Another way (which we used in the old days) is to export the survey and change the survey ID in the file with a texteditor.
Another way (which we used in the old days) is to export the survey and change the survey ID in the file with a texteditor.
The meaning of the word "stable" for users
www.limesurvey.org/forum/development/117...ord-stable-for-users
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7 years 6 months ago #141822
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Replied by priza on topic Can i manually set upon creation the id of a survey?
i've noticed that but in our usecase, its not so practical. in the old system we had some ids like 2635 in which every digit is a different category. very complex but if you get used to it, very handy.
so with limesurvey we need to make a new survey and then copy it so we can give our id, for every survey we create.
so with limesurvey we need to make a new survey and then copy it so we can give our id, for every survey we create.
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7 years 6 months ago #141824
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The meaning of the word "stable" for users
www.limesurvey.org/forum/development/117...ord-stable-for-users
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Which survey system did you use and why did you switch?priza wrote: in the old system we had some ids like 2635 in which every digit is a different category. very complex but if you get used to it, very handy.
The meaning of the word "stable" for users
www.limesurvey.org/forum/development/117...ord-stable-for-users
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7 years 6 months ago #141825
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Replied by priza on topic Can i manually set upon creation the id of a survey?
we had no software, only papers and the surveys were held with phonecalls. oldskool
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