While editing a survey you can adjust various properties (e.g., display name and description) to control how the survey is displayed to participants. To update these, open the Survey Editor then navigate to the Properties tab at the top of the page. Make sure to save any changes you make before exiting or navigating back to the editor.
| SETTING | FUNCTION | EXAMPLES |
| Name | The internal name of your survey, not displayed to participants. | “PHQ-9”, “SF-12”, “GAD-7” |
| Display Name | The display name of your survey that will be displayed to participants using the MyDataHelps app. | “Mood Survey”, “Health and Wellness Survey”, “Physical Activity Survey” |
| Display Description | A brief one-line preview of the survey that will be displayed to participants using the MyDataHelps app. | “2 minutes”, “Questions about your mood”, “5 questions” |
| Category | Category for your survey to more easily group surveys together for filtering when viewing all surveys. | "Baseline", "Follow-up", "Demographics" |
| Results Can Be Deleted |
Denotes whether results from the survey can be deleted for the study team (with appropriate permissions). | Checked or unchecked |
| Default Link Completion Follow Up | Action to take when this survey is completed via a link, if no other action is specified (for instance, in the notification). | Start Demographics Survey, Register MyDataHelps Account |
| Allow Embedded Survey Completion Via Link Identifier | This is only necessary for using non-authenticated embedded surveys via the MyDataHelps SDK, or links generated using <%LinkIdentifier%> that do not require the participant to log in.
Survey links generated via notifications, expressions, or via the API do not require this to be selected. |
Checked or unchecked |