Find and replace
In Survey Editor (Beta), you can search the whole survey for a word or code, and replace it everywhere at once. For example, you can rename a product throughout a survey, or find every question whose filter uses @Q3.
Find text
Section titled “Find text”- Click More editor actions (⋮) > Find. You can also select Find Object from any question’s menu. The Find and replace dialog opens.
- Type in Find…
- To narrow the search, choose Questions, Answers or Rows in Search in, and check Whole word or Match case
- The results are listed as you type, with a count such as “4 matches in 3 questions”. Each result shows the question code (and answer or row code), the property and the text.
- Click a result to go to that question in the flowchart, or use Previous and Next to step through them
The search matches the text you type exactly. It doesn’t support wildcards or regular expressions.
What’s searched
Section titled “What’s searched”| Search in | Properties |
|---|---|
| Questions | Question Text, Variable Label, Variable Name, Action Command, Define Filter, Controls, Verbatim Prefix, Verbatim Suffix, No Verbatim, Question Footer, Helper Text |
| Answers | Answer Text, Code, Code Filter, Code Group Label, Answer Text Footer |
| Rows | Sub Question Text, Sub Question Code, Code Filter |
Replace text
Section titled “Replace text”- Find the text, as above
- Click Replace
- Type the new text in Replace with
- Check the preview. Each change is shown with the old text crossed out and the new text after it. Anything that won’t be changed is listed with the reason.
- Click Replace followed by the number of changes, for example Replace 4. All the listed changes are made at once.
- Save the survey
Some text is found but can’t be replaced here:
- Action commands and controls: edit these on the question itself
- Questions of a type Survey Editor (Beta) can’t edit
- Row filters (Code Filter on a row)
Click Find only to go back to searching without replacing.
Filter the flowchart
Section titled “Filter the flowchart”To quickly find a question, type in the search box at the top of the Flowchart pane. Only the questions whose code, label, text or type contain what you type are shown. Clear the box to see every question again.