Draft and Pub versions

A Draft is the latest saved survey version, used for editing and testing without affecting the live survey. It's a safe space with limited access to other users.

A Published version is the live survey that respondents see. It's an active survey space.

Surveys can have unlimited Draft versions without publishing. A survey is:

• In development if the survey was previously published, but the latest Draft is unpublished.
• Published if the last Draft was also published.
• Not published if the survey has never been published.

Overview

• Draft versions, links, and data are available to users with Maker and IntelliBuilder Editor roles, or the View Draft Links add-on role.
• Users with permissions can toggle between versions in applicable applets.
• Icons throughout the interface indicate whether a survey has unpublished changes. If a survey is flagged as "In development" or if a green Publish Survey button appears, this means updates are pending.
• Some applets (e.g., Quotas, Charts) only use published data, while others allow switching between versions. Note, publication status icons reflect the current survey status, and this is independent of whether a Draft or Published version was selected with a toggle or filter.
• Translations also follow a similar framework. Translations can be uploaded and tested, and then must be manually applied to the published version of a survey.