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Quick Summary: Surveys are questionnaires assigned to you by your manager or administrator. This article explains how to find, complete, and submit surveys in SkillsDB.

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Overview

Surveys in SkillsDB are structured questionnaires that your organization uses to gather information about skills, development needs, certifications, and other workplace topics. When a manager or administrator creates a survey and assigns it to you, it appears in your personal survey list for you to complete. Surveys can contain a variety of question types — from simple yes/no questions to rating scales, open-ended text responses, and file uploads. Some questions are required and must be answered before you can submit the survey. Others are optional and can be skipped. Your responses are saved automatically as you move between questions, so you can pause and return to a survey at any time without losing your progress. Once you submit a survey, you can view your responses but cannot edit them.

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Prerequisites

Before responding to a survey, you need:
  • Access requirement: A SkillsDB user account
  • Setup requirement: At least one survey assigned to you by a manager or administrator
Standard users cannot create or assign surveys. Surveys are created and assigned by managers and administrators only.

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Understanding Your Surveys

Select Surveys from the left sidebar to open the My Surveys page. This page displays all surveys that have been assigned to you. At the top of the page, status filter chips let you quickly filter your surveys:
  • All — shows every survey assigned to you
  • Not Started — surveys you have not yet opened
  • In Progress — surveys you have started but not submitted
  • Completed — surveys you have submitted
  • Past Due — surveys whose due date has passed without submission
Each survey in the list shows the following information:

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Survey statuses

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How to Respond to a Survey

Step 1: Open the survey
  1. Select Surveys from the left sidebar
  2. Locate the survey you want to complete in the My Surveys list
  3. Select the action button to open the survey:
    • Start — appears when the survey status is Not Started
    • Continue — appears when the survey status is In Progress or Past Due
The survey opens and displays the first unanswered question. The top of the screen shows the survey name, your current progress as a percentage, and your position in the survey (for example, “Question 1 of 8”). Step 2: Navigate through questions Surveys open one question at a time. Use the following controls to move through the survey:
  • Select the right arrow in the footer, or press Enter, to save your current response and advance to the next question
  • Select the left arrow in the footer to return to the previous question
  • Select the × in the top right to close the survey and return to the My Surveys page
A progress bar runs across the top of the screen, and the header shows the survey name followed by your position — for example, 2 of 9. The same counter appears above the question title. The footer shows the hint Press Enter ↵ to continue.
Note: Your response is automatically saved each time you move to a different question. If you close the survey and return later, your answers are preserved.
Survey question screen showing the progress bar, the survey name with a 2 of 9 position counter, a drop down question, and footer arrows with the Press Enter to continue hint If a required question is unanswered, the forward arrow does not advance and the message This question requires a response appears above the footer. Optional questions can be skipped. Step 3: Answer each question Answer each question using the input method provided. Required questions are marked with a red asterisk (*) after the question title and must be answered before you can submit the survey. Questions without an asterisk are optional and can be left blank. The following question types may appear in a survey:
Note: Older surveys may also contain Rating, Yes/No, or Likert questions. These types still display and accept answers, but they are no longer offered when building a new survey.
Note: Rating scales and other configurable question types may use different ranges depending on how your administrator has set up the survey.
File upload requirements:
  • Accepted formats: .jpg, .png, .pdf, .docx, .xlsx, .txt, .csv
  • Maximum file size: 10 MB per file
  • Maximum number of files: 5 per upload question
Step 4: Review and submit After the last question, the review screen appears. It reads Ready to submit when everything required is answered, or N required questions remaining when something is outstanding, followed by a count of how many questions you answered. From the review screen, you can:
  • Select Go back to return to the survey and change any responses
  • Select Submit Survey to submit your responses
Important: You cannot submit while required questions remain unanswered. The review screen tells you how many are outstanding — select Go back and answer them before submitting.
When you select Submit Survey, SkillsDB saves and submits all of your responses and returns you to the My Surveys page. The survey status updates to Completed.

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Viewing a Completed Survey

After submitting a survey, you can view your responses at any time, but you cannot edit them.
  1. Select Surveys from the left sidebar
  2. Locate the completed survey in the My Surveys list (status shows Completed)
  3. Select View
The survey opens in read-only mode. All of your submitted responses are displayed alongside each question.
Note: Standard users cannot edit survey responses after submission. If you need to update a response, contact your manager or administrator.

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Common Questions

Yes. SkillsDB automatically saves your responses each time you navigate to a different question. If you close the survey or leave the page, your progress is preserved. When you return, select Continue from the My Surveys list to pick up where you left off. The survey status shows In Progress until you submit.
Yes. You can navigate back to any previous question and change your response at any time before selecting Submit Survey. Use the left arrow in the footer to step back through the questions. Your updated response is saved when you navigate away from that question.
No. Once you select Submit Survey and your responses are submitted, they cannot be edited. You can view your completed responses by selecting View Response in the My Surveys list. If you need to correct a submitted response, contact your manager or administrator.
If the due date passes before you submit, the survey status changes to Past Due. A past due survey may still be accessible — select Continue to check if the survey is still open. If the survey has been closed by the administrator, it will no longer be available to complete.
Only questions marked with a red asterisk (*) must be answered before you can submit the survey. Questions without an asterisk are optional and can be left blank. You cannot submit while required questions remain outstanding — the review screen shows how many are left.
No. Survey responses in SkillsDB are linked to your user account. Your manager and administrator can see that your responses came from you. If you have questions about how your responses are used, contact your manager or administrator.
Surveys are only visible in your My Surveys list when a manager or administrator has assigned a survey to you. If the list is empty, no surveys have been assigned to your account yet. Contact your manager if you believe you should have received a survey.

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Need Help?

If you run into any issues or have questions, reach out to your organization’s SkillsDB administrator or contact SkillsDB Support.