Masks (r9)

The Masks applet allows you to create short descriptions, or masks, for question and option text without accessing the survey's source code. Masks can be created manually or via AI, replacing question and option text with simpler text in reports, exports, and quotas.

To access Masks, go to Build > Assets > Masks in the survey navigation menu.

Overview

• Masks are only available for published surveys.
• Masks do not alter what is seen by survey takers, only what is shown to IntelliSurvey users, and can be added or altered before or after the survey is live.
• The Native Description column displays the current question, row, or option text as coded. If a desc tag or decorator was applied to that question or option in the source, its text will be displayed instead.
• When the same option (or row) text is repeated throughout a survey, a mask only needs to be created in one location. The applet will automatically apply the masks to the other locations.
• The translate: n tag or decorator can be applied to questions, options, and sheets so that the content will be unavailable in the Masks applet.
• Similarly, question and variable types that have an implicit invisible: y tag are automatically excluded from the Masks applet. This includes all quotas (regular, derived, click balance), variables created with selectby, coded variables, reporting-only variables, and summary variables.
• Excel files known as overlays can be downloaded for users to bulk edit masks for their survey. The overlay can then be uploaded to apply the new masks.