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	To stop a survey, you can either "expire" or "deactivate" it.		To stop a survey, you can either ''expire'' or ''deactivate'' it.


	{{Alert\|title=Attention\|text='''~~It is~~ strongly ~~recommended to use~~ the expiry option to close a survey.''' The explanation is stated below.}}		{{Alert\|title=Attention\|text='''We strongly recommend using the expiry option to close a survey.''' The explanation is stated below.}}


	=Expiry=		=Expiry=


	You can manually expire the survey if you edit the [[Publication & access\|survey details]] and set an "Expiry date/time":		You can manually expire the survey if you edit the [[Publication & access\|survey details]] and set an '''''Expiry date/time''''':


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	Alternatively, when ~~trying to deactivate~~ the survey (by clicking on the "stop this survey" button), an option to expire the survey is provided, which performs the same function:		Alternatively, when deactivating the survey (by clicking the '''''stop this survey''''' button), an option to expire the survey is provided, which performs the same function:


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	If you decide to ~~expiry~~ your survey:		If you decide to ''expire'' your survey:
	*No results are lost		*No results are lost
	*No respondent information is lost		*No respondent information is lost
	*Change of questions, groups, and parameters is limited		*Change of questions, groups, and parameters is limited
	*An expired survey is not accessible to ~~participant~~ (they only see a message that the survey has expired)		*An expired survey is not accessible to participants (they only see a message that the survey has expired)
	*It's possible to perform [[Statistics\|statistics]] on responses inside LimeSurvey		*It's possible to perform [[Statistics\|statistics]] on responses inside LimeSurvey

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	Click ~~on "~~Stop this survey" button located on the top toolbar:		(1) Click the '''Stop this survey''' button located on the top toolbar.


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	~~Once loaded, click on~~ the '''Deactivate survey button''':		(2) Click the '''Deactivate survey button'''


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	*All results are lost (you cannot access them via the LimeSurvey user interface)		*All results are lost (you cannot access them via the LimeSurvey user interface).
	*All ~~respondent~~ information is lost		*All participant information is lost.
	*The deactivated survey is not accessible to the ~~respondent~~ (a message will be displayed stating that ~~you~~ are not permitted to see this survey)		*The deactivated survey is not accessible to the participants (a message will be displayed stating that they are not permitted to see this survey).
	*All questions, groups, and parameters are editable again		*All questions, groups, and parameters are editable again.
	*~~It is recommended to~~ [[Export responses\|export]] your responses before using this option		*We recommend that you [[Export responses\|export]] your responses before using this option.


	==Help! I accidentally ~~deactivated~~ my survey - what now?==		==Help! I accidentally closed my survey - what now?==


	'''If you closed your survey accidentally, it is important that you ~~don't~~ change anything in your survey.''' To recover your data:		'''If you closed your survey accidentally, it is important that you do not change anything in your survey.''' To recover your data:

	#Activate your survey again		#Activate your survey again.
	#Select [[Responses]] from the survey toolbar.		#Select [[Responses]] from the survey toolbar.
	#Click on [[Import responses\|Import]] and select the "Import answers from a deactivated survey table" menu entry.		#Click [[Import responses\|Import]] and select the "Import answers from a deactivated survey table" menu entry.
	#Choose your source table.		#Choose your source table.
	#Click ~~on the "~~Import~~" button~~ located on the upper-right part of the screen.		#Click '''Import''' located in the upper-right part of the screen.


	{{Alert\|title=Warning\|text= You can import all the old responses that are compatible with your current survey. '''Compatibility is determined by comparing column types and names, the ID field being always ignored.''' Using type coercion may ~~break~~ your data; use it with care or not at all if possible.}}		{{Alert\|title=Warning\|text= You can import all of the old responses that are compatible with your current survey. '''Compatibility is determined by comparing column types and names, the ID field being always ignored.''' Using type coercion may cause serious issues with your data; use it with care or not at all if possible.}}

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	=General=		=General=

	~~There are two ways for closing a survey: Expiry or deactivation.~~

	~~<span style~~=~~'color:#FF0000'>~~'''It is strongly recommended to use the expiry option to close a survey.'''~~</span> - See~~ below ~~why~~.		To stop a survey, you can either "expire" or "deactivate" it.


			{{Alert\|title=Attention\|text='''It is strongly recommended to use the expiry option to close a survey.''' The explanation is stated below.}}


	=Expiry=		=Expiry=

	You can manuallly expire the survey if you edit the survey details and set an "Expiry Date" - alternatively when trying to deactivate the survey an option to expire will be offered which does the same.

	*No results lost		You can manually expire the survey if you edit the [[Publication & access\|survey details]] and set an "Expiry date/time":
	*No respondent information lost
	*Change of questions, groups and parameters is limited
			<center>[[File:Publication_%26_access_panel.png]]</center>


			Alternatively, when trying to deactivate the survey (by clicking on the "stop this survey" button), an option to expire the survey is provided, which performs the same function:


			<center>[[File:Expiry and Deactivation - Survey.png]]</center>


			If you decide to expiry your survey:
			*No results are lost
			*No respondent information is lost
			*Change of questions, groups, and parameters is limited
	*An expired survey is not accessible to participant (they only see a message that the survey has expired)		*An expired survey is not accessible to participant (they only see a message that the survey has expired)
	*It's possible to perform [[Statistics\|statistics]] on responses inside LimeSurvey		*It's possible to perform [[Statistics\|statistics]] on responses inside LimeSurvey

	To make the survey available to your participants again, change or remove the expiration date ~~in your survey settings~~.		To make the survey available to your participants again, change or remove the expiration date from the [[Publication & access\|publication & access panel]].

	=Deactivation=		=Deactivation=

	~~→~~ Click on "Stop this survey" in the ~~administration panel~~.
	*All results lost (~~at least~~ you ~~can not~~ access them via LimeSurvey)		Click on "Stop this survey" button located on the top toolbar:
	*All respondent information lost
	*~~An expired~~ survey is not accessible to a respondent (~~only~~ a message ~~appears~~ that you are not permitted to see this survey)
	*All questions, groups and parameters are editable again		<center>[[File:Quick_start_guide_-_Stop_this_survey.png]]</center>


			Once loaded, click on the '''Deactivate survey button''':


			<center>[[File:Expiry and Deactivation - Survey.png]]</center>


			*All results are lost (you cannot access them via the LimeSurvey user interface)
			*All respondent information is lost
			*The deactivated survey is not accessible to the respondent (a message will be displayed stating that you are not permitted to see this survey)
			*All questions, groups, and parameters are editable again
			*It is recommended to [[Export responses\|export]] your responses before using this option


	==Help! I accidentally deactivated my survey - what now?==		==Help! I accidentally deactivated my survey - what now?==

	~~'''If you closed your survey accidentally it is important that you don't change anything in the survey.'''~~

	~~Then~~, ~~and only then the following steps will work~~.		'''If you closed your survey accidentally, it is important that you don't change anything in your survey.''' To recover your data:

	#Activate your survey again		#Activate your survey again
	#~~Go to~~ the ~~"Browse responses for this~~ survey~~" menu~~.		#Select [[Responses]] from the survey toolbar.
	#~~Select~~ the "Import answers from a deactivated survey table" menu entry.		#Click on [[Import responses\|Import]] and select the "Import answers from a deactivated survey table" menu entry.
	#Choose your source table.		#Choose your source table.
	#Click at the "Import ~~responses~~" button.		#Click on the "Import" button located on the upper-right part of the screen.


			{{Alert\|title=Warning\|text= You can import all the old responses that are compatible with your current survey. '''Compatibility is determined by comparing column types and names, the ID field being always ignored.''' Using type coercion may break your data; use it with care or not at all if possible.}}


			<center>[[File:Import deactivated table into a new survey.png]]</center>


			Currently, LimeSurvey detects and handles the following changes:
			*Question is moved to another group (result is imported correctly).
			*Question is removed from target (result is ignored).
			*Question is added to target (result is set to database default value).

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	#Activate your survey again		#Activate your survey again
	#Go to the "Browse responses for this survey" menu.		#Go to the "Browse responses for this survey" menu.
	#~~Click at~~ the "Import answers from a deactivated survey table" ~~button~~.		#Select the "Import answers from a deactivated survey table" menu entry.
	#Choose your source table.		#Choose your source table.
	#Click at the "Import responses" button.		#Click at the "Import responses" button.

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	=Deactivation=		=Deactivation=

	→ Click on "~~Deactivate~~ this survey" in the administration panel.		→ Click on "Stop this survey" in the administration panel.
	*All results lost (at least you can not access them via LimeSurvey)		*All results lost (at least you can not access them via LimeSurvey)
	*All respondent information lost		*All respondent information lost

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	=Expiry=		=Expiry=

	~~→ Edit~~ the survey details and set an "Expiry Date".		You can manuallly expire the survey if you edit the survey details and set an "Expiry Date" - alternatively when trying to deactivate the survey an option to expire will be offered which does the same.
	*No results lost
	*No respondent information lost
	*Change of questions, groups and parameters is limited
	*An expired survey is not accessible to ~~participant (they only see a message that~~ the survey ~~has expired)~~
	*It's possible to ~~perform [[Statistics\|statistics]] on responses inside LimeSurvey~~

	*No results lost		*No results lost

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	→ Edit the survey details and set an "Expiry Date".		→ Edit the survey details and set an "Expiry Date".
			*No results lost
			*No respondent information lost
			*Change of questions, groups and parameters is limited
			*An expired survey is not accessible to participant (they only see a message that the survey has expired)
			*It's possible to perform [[Statistics\|statistics]] on responses inside LimeSurvey

	*No results lost		*No results lost
	*No respondent information lost		*No respondent information lost
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	*An expired survey is not accessible to participant (they only see a message that the survey has expired)		*An expired survey is not accessible to participant (they only see a message that the survey has expired)
	*It's possible to perform [[Statistics\|statistics]] on responses inside LimeSurvey		*It's possible to perform [[Statistics\|statistics]] on responses inside LimeSurvey

			To make the survey available to your participants again, change or remove the expiration date in your survey settings.

	=Deactivation=		=Deactivation=

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	*It's possible to perform [[Statistics\|statistics]] on responses inside LimeSurvey		*It's possible to perform [[Statistics\|statistics]] on responses inside LimeSurvey

	==Deactivation==		=Deactivation=

	→ Click on "Deactivate this survey" in the administration panel.		→ Click on "Deactivate this survey" in the administration panel.

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	<span style='color:#FF0000'>'''It is strongly recommended to use the expiry option to close a survey.'''</span> - See below why.		<span style='color:#FF0000'>'''It is strongly recommended to use the expiry option to close a survey.'''</span> - See below why.

	==Expiry==		=Expiry=

	→ Edit the survey details and set an "Expiry Date".		→ Edit the survey details and set an "Expiry Date".

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=General=

There are two ways for closing a survey: Expiry or deactivation.

<span style='color:#FF0000'>'''It is strongly recommended to use the expiry option to close a survey.'''</span> - See below why.

==Expiry==

→ Edit the survey details and set an "Expiry Date".
*No results lost
*No respondent information lost
*Change of questions, groups and parameters is limited
*An expired survey is not accessible to participant (they only see a message that the survey has expired)
*It's possible to perform [[Statistics|statistics]] on responses inside LimeSurvey

==Deactivation==

→ Click on "Deactivate this survey" in the administration panel.
*All results lost (at least you can not access them via LimeSurvey)
*All respondent information lost
*An expired survey is not accessible to a respondent (only a message appears that you are not permitted to see this survey)
*All questions, groups and parameters are editable again

==Help! I accidentally deactivated my survey - what now?==

'''If you closed your survey accidentally it is important that you don't change anything in the survey.'''

Then, and only then the following steps will work.
#Activate your survey again
#Go to the "Browse responses for this survey" menu.
#Click at the "Import answers from a deactivated survey table" button.
#Choose your source table.
#Click at the "Import responses" button.