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4 years 1 month ago #193572 by Glassman
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I am attempting to share a survey that's under development but the url returns a 404 to anyone without an account. How do I work around this?
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4 years 1 month ago - 4 years 1 month ago #193574 by Joffm
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You say, it is under development. So I assume the survey is not activated?

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4 years 1 month ago #193576 by Glassman
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Yes the survey is not activated yet. I can send a copy of the questions but letting the group see the actual survey would be nicer.
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4 years 1 month ago #193582 by tpartner
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If the survey is not activated, only admins with permissions to view the survey will be able to see it.

If you want others to view it you will need to activate.

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4 years 1 month ago #193591 by DenisChenu
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But : it's not a 404 for previewing ? No ?

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4 years 1 month ago #193650 by jelo
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DenisChenu wrote: But : it's not a 404 for previewing ? No ?


A 401: Unauthorized would be typical, when access a preview link without user backend session.

I understand the confusion. The activation is quite unique for a survey tool. Most surveytools don't have that step with the separate databasetable. So they can easily switch between open (public), open (preview) and closed without any difference in the backend.

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4 years 1 month ago #193653 by DenisChenu
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Glassman wrote: I am attempting to share a survey that's under development but the url returns a 404 to anyone without an account. How do I work around this?

Are you sure it's a 404 ?
Can you show a screenshot ?

(it must be a 401 if there are no issue)

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4 years 1 month ago #193684 by Glassman
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You are correct, it was a 401 - basically not logged in. Sorry for the confusion I caused.

If I understand the concept, I need to active the survey, all testing, then de-activate make any updates needed then activate the updated survey and finally invite my targeted audience to complete the survey.
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4 years 1 month ago #193688 by tpartner
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Yes, that is the usual workflow. Note that any data collected in testing will be lost every time you deactivate.

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