Attaching a survey to an event

Attaching a survey to a new event

It is possible to create a survey and attach it to an event. The survey can be taken by users who attended the event, once the event has come to an end. This is a great way of gathering feedback from attendees and to gauge how successful an event has been.  

To create and attach a survey to an event: 

1. In the Admin Panel, click Events. 
   The Events admin screen appears. 
2. On the Events admin screen, click Create a new event. 
3. The New event screen appears. 
4. Enter the details for the event, including the event title and description, adding a thumbnail, and selecting a community.
   
5. Specify the details for each event occurrence, such as the number of available spaces, when each occurrence begins and ends, and the approval settings. 
6. Click Next. 
7. Scroll down to the Survey section and click Attach Survey. 
   
   The Unnamed survey screen appears. 
8. Enter the survey title and create the questions the event attendees must answer. 
9. Click Next.
10. Configure the settings for the survey, such as visibility, privacy, attempt, and access settings. 
11. Click Save. 

12. Scroll down to the Survey section and click Publish. 
    

    The survey must be published, otherwise attendees won't be notified about the survey. 

13. Click Save.
    The event is created and the survey is attached to the event. 
14. The event admin must confirm which users attended the event, in the Attended? column of the Take Attendance section.
    
15. Users who are marked as "Attended" for the event, will receive a notification informing them of the survey. Clicking on the link in the notification, opens the survey and allows the attendees to take it. Users can also view and take the survey on the Surveys screen on the sidebar.
     

Attaching a survey to a past event

It is possible to attach a survey to a past event. You might want to do this if you have forgotten to add a survey to an event that has already taken place, or if you want to get feedback on an event that took place a long time ago. 

To attach a survey to a past event: 

1. In the Admin Panel, click Events.
   The Events admin screen appears. 
2. Expand the Show Historical events(#) section. 
   
    A list of past events appears. 
3. On the right-hand side of your chosen event, click the Edit icon. 
   
   The event details screen appears. 
4. In the top-right corner of the screen, click Next. 
   
5. Scroll down to the Survey section and click Attach Survey. 
   
   The Unnamed survey screen appears. 
6. Enter the survey title and create the questions the event attendees must answer. 
7. Click Next.
8. Configure the settings for the survey, such as visibility, privacy, attempt, and access settings. 
9. Click Save. 

10. Scroll down to the Survey section and click Publish. 
    

    The survey must be published, otherwise attendees won't be notified about the survey. 

11. Click Save.
    The event is created and the survey is attached to the past event. All users who were marked as "Attended" for this past event, will receive a notification informing them of the survey. Clicking on the link in the notification, opens the survey and allows the past attendees to take it.