feature request: duplicate survey

[rawray7]

it would be great to be able to duplicate a survey. one example use case would be A/B testing slight variations. i'm using the sandstorm version...not sure if that makes it easier or harder...

[simonv3]

I have no idea how to do this. This would be a neat trick for sure. It would require sandstorm functionality I'm not sure exists.

@paulproteus @neynah do you know if there is a precedent for that? Basically duplicating a grain exactly as it exists?

[paulproteus]

Hi @simonv3 !

Right now this isn't something you can do in Sandstorm. But it is something we've been considering. I'm glad you pinged @neynah because I'm sure she appreciates knowing about this use-case.

So there you go!

[neynah]

I think creating templates of grains (such as in this use-case) is a useful feature we should plan to implement.

@rawray7 Although we currently don't have a way to duplicate surveys (without the responses) this is my current workflow to create survey variations (useful for A/B testing):

1. Create a survey and create all your questions, save the grain. This grain will act as your template. (Don't ever distribute this exact grain as you'll want to have 0 responses so that you can edit it and create copies of it without copying the responses.)

2. Create a backup of your survey template grain (from Step 1) using the "backup" button in the top bar

3. Whenever you need to distribute a survey:

• Upload your backup grain on the Grains page by clicking "Restore grain" and selecting the backup survey file you created.

• Distribute the copy of the survey as is or make modifications to the survey before distributing it. For each survey variation you want to create, you'll need to upload the survey template (backup file that you created in Step 1).

I hope that helps, if it's not clear I can explain more. :)

[simonv3]

Oh wow, that's a pretty neat workaround @neynah, thanks for showcasing it!