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Compound Branching / Delayed Branching Logic

What is Compound / Delayed Branching Logic?

With simple branching you cannot set up logic based on responses to multiple questions. Also with simple branching the logic is executed immediately.

Compound Branching: With help of Compound Logic you can set up branching based on responses to multiple questions in the Survey.

Delayed Branching: With Delayed Branching you can set up Branching Logic based on a Question which was asked much earlier in the Survey.

Compound Branching and Delayed Branching can be used in combination in a Survey.

Consider this example:

Q1: Gender
Q2: Age
Q3: General question to be answered by everybody
Q4: General question to be answered by everybody
Q5: General question to be answered by everybody

Now after Q5 respondents should branch to different questions based on their selection in Q1 AND Q2

Q6: To be answered only by respondents who selected Gender=Male and Age=18 & above
Q7: To be answered only by respondents who selected Gender=Male and Age=18 & above

Now all respondents should again answer rest of the questions.

Q8: General question for all respondents
Q9: General questions for all respondents.

Steps for setting this up:

Before setting up the logic, set up all the questions in the survey.
Since the logic should be executed on Question 5 - Q5 in this case, click on the Logic button for this question:
  • Login »  Surveys »  (Select Survey) »  Edit Survey »  Add/Edit Questions »  Fly Out Menu »  Logic
Under Logic Types, select the Compound / Delayed Branching logic option.
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Step 1: Define Criteria

  • Click on Create New and enter in a criteria name.
  • Select Criteria Type
    • Responses to the survey - Use to base your logic on how respondents answer certain questions in the survey.
    • Custom / System Variables - Use to base your logic on custom / system variables passed or updated on the survey.
  • Select the question on which you wish to base logic.
  • Select the logic operator and answer option(s)
  • You can also add up to 5 additional conditions.
  • Click on Save & Use This Criteria button.
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Step 2: Set Logic

  • Once criteria is set, select the jump to option if criteria matches.
  • And otherwise logic which will be performed if the criteria does not match.
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This will set up the logic. Make sure you add a page break before Q8 for proper functionality.

License & Access Options
This feature/tools described here are available with the following license(s) :
  • Corporate Edition - Buy Now - $99/Month
    • Unlimited Surveys, Questions, Responses
    • Advanced Toolset and Features
    • No Long Term Commitment

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