{"CACHEDAT":"2026-04-14 02:17:10","SLUG":"change-questions-of-active-survey-6oOYyUFLxR","MARKDOWN":"You can make minor text changes, such as:\n\n* Editing question text\n* Editing answer option text\n* Editing help text\n* Reordering answer options (carefully)\n\nYou cannot change:\n\n* Question type (e.g., from Yes/No to Multiple Choice)\n* Question code\n* Number of subquestions or answer options (in many question types)\n* Mandatory/optional setting (for some types)\n* Validation logic\n* Adding or deleting questions in an active survey\n\n\n### Workaround:\n\n\n1. Export old responses using VV export\n2. Deactivate the survey\n3. Make structural changes\n4. Reactivate the survey\n5. Import old responses using VV import \\n**Important: the new question codes have to match the old ones! (you therefore cannot change the number of questions)**\n\nMore detailed explanation in: [Copy Survey Including Orevious Responses](https://wiki.scilmi.eu/doc/copy-survey-including-previous-responses-93pa6yLBf1)\n\n\n\\","HTML":"<style>.scilmi-outline-content h1,.scilmi-outline-content h2{font-weight:700}.scilmi-outline-content .badge-scilmi{background:#0d6efd;color:#fff;padding:2px 8px;border-radius:99px;}</style><p>You can make minor text changes, such as:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Editing question text</li>\n<li>Editing answer option text</li>\n<li>Editing help text</li>\n<li>Reordering answer options (carefully)</li>\n</ul>\n<p>You cannot change:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Question type (e.g., from Yes/No to Multiple Choice)</li>\n<li>Question code</li>\n<li>Number of subquestions or answer options (in many question types)</li>\n<li>Mandatory/optional setting (for some types)</li>\n<li>Validation logic</li>\n<li>Adding or deleting questions in an active survey</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Workaround:</h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Export old responses using VV export</li>\n<li>Deactivate the survey</li>\n<li>Make structural changes</li>\n<li>Reactivate the survey</li>\n<li>Import old responses using VV import \\n<strong>Important: the new question codes have to match the old ones! (you therefore cannot change the number of questions)</strong></li>\n</ol>\n<p>More detailed explanation in: <a href=\"https://wiki.scilmi.eu/doc/copy-survey-including-previous-responses-93pa6yLBf1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Copy Survey Including Orevious Responses</a></p>","UPDATEDAT":"2025-12-09T12:25:13.782Z","ID":"a3874c3e-1120-4561-9c84-8f60e6b5f869","TITLE":"Change Questions of Active Survey"}