19.1. Polls¶
Polls are the estimations based on the public opinions.
The polls appear only between the set start date & time to end date & time.
Polls are created and assigned to the user groups.
Procedure to create polls:
* Step 1: Create polls by creating poll type questions.* Step 2: Assign to the user groups* Step 3: View poll responsesPolls are created based on 3 types of questions:
o Yes/No: Type yes/no question text. Define the correct answer. Feedbacks can be added that are displayed to users after submitting the answer.o True/False: Type true/false question text. Define the correct answer. Feedbacks can be added that are displayed to users after submitting the answer.o Multiple Choice Questions Single Answers: This option allows users to select one answer choice from a list of choices.
To access polls:
19.1.1. Create New Poll¶
To create poll:
Note
- The user groups lists the users under a particular group, to which the poll is mapped.
- Mail notifications are sent to all the users of the selected user groups.
19.1.2. Edit, Delete and View Poll Details¶
To edit poll:
Click Edit . The following Edit Poll screen appears with the chosen fields to be edited.
Note
- Others Can View Response option enabled to ‘Yes’, allows other users to view the response percentages.
- Multiple user groups can be added while editing and mail notifications can be sent to all the users under the particular groups.
To delete poll:
* Click Delete .* The polls can be deleted based on two scenarios:
- Scenario 1: The polls can be deleted before the user participation.
- Scenario 2: The polls cannot be deleted after the user participation; i.e. if one or more users give the responses to the polls, then it cannot be deleted directly. To delete the poll, the responses must be deleted first.
To view poll details:
Click Details . The Polls Details screen appears displaying details on selected poll.
19.1.3. Poll Responses¶
Poll responses display, the poll percentage of the number of users participated.
To display poll responses:
19.1.4. Import Polls¶
The polls can also be uploaded in a bulk. Refer Steps to Import Questions under Assessments.
19.1.5. Participate in Polls¶
- Users can participate in polls by providing responses for the published polls.
- Polls are not available again to the user’s once the response is given.
19.1.5.1. Steps to Participate in polls:¶
* Step 1: Click Dashboard > Polls. The following Polls screen appears displaying a list of polls published.* Step 2: Select appropriate response option.* Step 3: Click Submit.