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Branching

Branching can be used to include or exclude questions based on the responses of respondents.

Include Branching

Branching type where all questions are initially included in the survey, and where questions are filtered out (excluded), depending on a respondents' answers. This is the default branching type.

Exclude Branching

Branching type where questions can be initially excluded from the survey, and where excluded questions are included in the survey depending on a respondents' answers.

Directions to Change Branching Type

1. Toggle Cloak
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   Click on the 'Questions' link.

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2. Toggle Cloak
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   Select 'Branching' from the navigation bar.

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3. Toggle Cloak
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   Go to 'Change Branching Type' and then select 'Include Branching' or 'Exclude Branching'

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4. Click 'Save'.

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Directions to Setup Include Branching

1. Toggle Cloak
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   Click on the 'Questions' link.

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2. Separate the questions you wish to include with a page break. These are the filtered questions.

   Note
   The question(s) you wish to include must be on a separate page from the rest of the survey. See Working with Page Breaks.

3. Toggle Cloak
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   Select 'Branching' from the navigation bar.

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   • Make sure include branching is the selected branching type. See the 'Directions to Change Branching Type' above.

4. Toggle Cloak
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   Select the question you want to add a condition to. Questions will be included in the survey based on respondents answers to conditional question(s).

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5. Toggle Cloak
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   On the 'New Condition' page:

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   1. Name the Condition
   2. Select which answers to the conditional question will lead to the inclusion of the filtered questions.
   3. Choose whether respondents must select one answer from the conditional question or no answer to have the filtered questions included.
   4. Select which filtered questions to be included. All questions in a separate section from the conditional question are listed as possible filtered questions.
   5. Click 'Save'.
   6. Click 'Ok'.
6. The branching now appears under the conditional question on the 'Branching' page.

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Directions to Setup Exclude Branching

1. Toggle Cloak
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   Click on the 'Questions' link.

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2. Separate the questions you wish to exclude with a page break. These are the filtered questions.

   Note
   The question(s) you wish to exclude must be on a separate page from the rest of the survey. See Working with Page Breaks.

3. Toggle Cloak
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   Select 'Branching' from the navigation bar.

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   • Make sure exclude branching is the selected branching type. See the 'Directions to Change Branching Type' above.

4. Toggle Cloak
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   Click 'Exclude Questions'.
5. Select which questions will be initially excluded from the survey (filtered questions) and hit 'Save'.

6. Toggle Cloak
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   Select the question you want to add a condition to. Questions will be excluded in the survey based on respondents answers to the conditional question(s).

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7. Toggle Cloak
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   On the 'New Condition' page:

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   1. Name the Condition
   2. Select which answers to the conditional question will lead to the inclusion of the filtered questions.
   3. Choose whether respondents must select one answer from the conditional question or no answer to have the filtered questions included.
   4. Select which filtered questions to be included. All questions in a separate section from the conditional question are listed as possible filtered questions.
   5. Click 'Save'.
   6. Click 'Ok'.
8. The branching now appears under the conditional question on the 'Branching' page.

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Directions to Remove a Branching Condition

1. Toggle Cloak
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   Click on the 'Questions' link.

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2. Toggle Cloak
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   Select 'Branching' from the navigation bar.

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3. Toggle Cloak
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   Select the 'X' next to the branching condition you would like to remove.

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4. Click 'Ok'.

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