Fill period, time limit, recurrence and practice

A survey can have an opening and a deadline, and an attempt a time limit: when it runs out, what was answered by then is submitted. With recurrence it has to be filled in again every set number of months. Respondents can practise on the portal if you allow it; team users can try it out with Try it.

The settings are in the Settings → Schedule and reminders and Filling in sections.

Fill period. Before Opens at and after Closes at no new attempt can start; the deadline must come after the opening. Respondents do not see a survey switched off (without Active). The survey's state is accordingly inactive, upcoming, open or closed.

Time limit. Time limit (minutes) counts from the start (1–1440 minutes). The respondent sees the time left; when it runs out, what they answered is submitted and evaluated automatically – without checking the required questions. With a deadline set, the attempt runs out at the deadline at the latest, even if time is left. An attempt's expiry is fixed when it starts.

Recurrence. Recurrence (months) (1–60) sets how often it must be filled in again – 12 for yearly training, for example. That many months after the last submission the respondent can start a new attempt and gets reminders again; until then they see their earlier result. A new attempt can start only while the survey is open.

Practice for respondents. With Practice for respondents on, respondents can practise on the portal as often as they like. Practice never counts in the results, can start regardless of the fill period (the time limit still applies) and shows the correct answers at the end. Keep in mind that practice uses the same questions as the real attempt.

Trying it out in the team. The editor's Try it button lets anyone who sees the survey fill it in the way a respondent sees it, with the correct answers shown at the end. Each run starts fresh and never shows up in the results.