Create a survey category in a survey

You can modify an existing survey to add one or more survey categories.

Before you begin

Role required: admin or survey_admin

About this task

Only one category is required for each survey, but you can add additional categories as needed.

Procedure

1. Navigate to All > Survey > View Surveys.
2. Open a survey definition.
3. In the Metric Categories related list, open a category or click New.
   Each survey category is stored as a record on the Metric Category [asmt_metric_category] table with a modified view for survey use.
4. Enter the survey category name and description.
   The category name appears on questionnaires when either of the following is true.

   • There is more than one category for the survey.
   • There is only one category and its name is different from the survey definition name. If you create a survey using the survey creator, the category name is the same as the survey definition name.
5. Right-click the form header and click Save.
   The Assessment Metrics and Users related lists appear.
6. Click Update.

Related tasks

• Create a category in the survey designer