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Survey Software - What is Extraction
What is Extraction

Extraction enables you to display the options of a question based on the options selected for the previous question. For example:

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The following question without extraction will be displayed as follows:

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If the respondent selects options AOL and Earthlink for question 1 then the extracted question (i.e. question 2) will be displayed as follows:

(Only the options selected by the respondent will be displayed on the Survey)

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How to setup Extraction?

On the Edit Survey page you will find the Add/Update Logic link for each question.
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  • For the source question (e.g. question 1 from above example) click on the Add/Update Logic link
  • Select the Extraction option and click on Set up Logic
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  • Then select what type for the destination question (e.g. question 2 from above example)
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  • Click the Save button (on the popup window) once you have selected the type for the destination question)

The destination question will be automatically inserted into your survey. You can Edit the destination question as per your requirements.

Extraction is available only for Multiple Select Type questions and Matrix type questions.
Can I re-order the extracted question?
Yes. It is possible to re-order the extracted question to anywhere in the survey after the source question (The question from which you extract). However, once you re-order the extracted question you will need to set up branching logic on the source question to go to the appropriate question. Please see the branching help link under Additional References.

See example:

License Restrictions
This feature/tools described here are available with the following license(s) :

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