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title: Survey settings
description: "The **Settings** step fixes how the survey will be run. These values inherit from the module defaults and can be changed survey by survey. ## Confidentiality Two regimes: **Non-identifiable answers** or **Names visible**. When confidential, the **minimum threshold** sets the…"
url: "https://illizeo.com/en/centre-aide/survey-settings/"
updated: "2026-09-17"
category: "Surveys & Engagement"
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# Survey settings

The **Settings** step fixes how the survey will be run. These values inherit from the module defaults and can be changed survey by survey.

## Confidentiality

Two regimes: **Non-identifiable answers** or **Names visible**. When confidential, the **minimum threshold** sets the number of responses below which a scope is not displayed in the results.

## Cadence

| Type | Behaviour |
| --- | --- |
| **One-off** | A single campaign, opened then closed. |
| **Recurring** | Repeats on a **frequency** — weekly, monthly, quarterly, biannual or annual — over a defined number of **rounds**. Each pass forms a cycle comparable with the previous one. |
| **Lifecycle** | Triggered by an employee-journey event: arrival or departure. |

## Results display

- **After close** — results appear only once the survey is closed. The most cautious setting.
- **Real time** — results build up as answers arrive.
- **Manual publication** — nothing is shown until an administrator explicitly publishes the results.

## Two answering options

- **Allow going back to previous questions** — respondents can correct an answer already given.
- **Randomise question order** — the order differs from one respondent to the next, which limits position effects on answers.

## Duration and reminders

Duration is expressed in days and sets the closing date. Reminders are scheduled as a number of days before closing; the timeline shows them between launch and close.

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