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Transition

Transition blocks provide powerful timing and flow control features for your surveys. They allow you to manage when respondents can proceed through your survey by implementing time-based restrictions and delays, ensuring optimal timing for data collection.

Purpose and functionality​

Transition blocks serve as checkpoints in your survey flow, giving you control over the timing and pacing of the respondent experience. They're particularly useful for longitudinal studies, time-sensitive research, or when you need to coordinate survey completion with external events.

Time-based blocking​

Block until specific date and time​

You can configure a transition block to prevent respondents from proceeding past this point until a specific date and time is reached.

Access control

When a transition block is set to block until a specific time, respondents will see a message indicating when they can continue, and the survey will be inaccessible until that moment.

Use cases:

  • Coordinating survey launches across time zones
  • Ensuring responses are collected after a specific event
  • Managing phased data collection
  • Preventing early completion in longitudinal studies

Setting date and time restrictions​

Configure the exact date and time when the block should be lifted:

  1. Date selection: Choose the specific calendar date
  2. Time setting: Set the precise time (hours and minutes)
  3. Time zone consideration: Ensure proper time zone handling for global surveys
Time zone awareness

Consider your respondents' time zones when setting blocking times to ensure fair access across different geographical locations.

Delayed display​

Question display delay​

You can configure a delay for displaying questions or content after the transition block, controlling the pacing of your survey experience.

Pacing control

Delayed display helps manage cognitive load and ensures respondents have adequate time to process information before moving to the next section.

Benefits of delayed display:

  • Prevents rushed responses
  • Allows time for reflection
  • Creates natural pauses in long surveys
  • Improves data quality through paced completion

Delay configuration options​

Set up display delays with various timing options:

  • Immediate: No delay (default)
  • Seconds: Short delays for quick pacing
  • Minutes: Longer delays for reflection time
  • Custom timing: Precise delay control

Implementation strategies​

Longitudinal studies​

Research applications

Transition blocks are essential for studies that require multiple data collection points separated by specific time intervals.

Example workflow:

  1. Initial survey completion
  2. Transition block with 7-day delay
  3. Follow-up questions
  4. Another transition block with 30-day delay
  5. Final assessment

Event-coordinated research​

Use transition blocks to ensure data collection happens after specific external events:

  • Product launches
  • Marketing campaigns
  • News announcements
  • Training sessions