Monitoring survey forms

You can create multiple forms in a survey on the online space. These forms then together capture different aspects of a data point. One form is used to create the data point with attributes that are unique to the point and which will not change over time. We call this form the registration form. The other forms are used to add additional information to an existing data point that may change over time. These are the monitoring forms. Every time you return to the data point you can submit more data with the monitoring forms.

Set up a monitoring survey

1. Create a new survey, give it a name. Add a form to your survey.
2. In the survey settings, tick the checkbox 'Enable monitoring features'. Now you can create multiple forms in the survey.
3. Start with setting up the registration form. Make sure the registration form is also selected in the dropdown menu under the 'Enable monitoring features' checkbox.
4. Now set up the monitoring forms.
5. Publish the forms by clicking the ‘publish’ button located on top of the forms.