Publish and survey audit

Before a survey goes live, it must be published. The survey audit helps identify any errors or warnings that need attention first.

The Publish button has two states:

• Gray: No unpublished changes.
• Blue: Changes detected — open the audit to review any messages before publishing.

1. Click the Publish button in the top menu bar.
   
2. Resolve any errors shown in the Survey audit panel.
   
3. Click Publish in the panel to confirm.
   

A confirmation notification appears at the bottom of the screen when the survey goes live.

The survey audit identifies issues while you're authoring your survey, organized into two types: errors and warnings. Audit messages appear in up to three places:

1. The Survey audit panel (all messages are always visible here).
   
2. Next to the specific area where the issue occurred.
   

Click any message in the panel to jump directly to the problem in your survey. Once an issue is resolved, its message disappears.

Warnings flag potential problems that won't block publication but may cause unintended behavior. For example, a blank input field or two identical items in a list. Warnings are shown with a triangular icon and orange text.

Errors must be resolved before the survey can be published. For example, asking respondents to select 4 options when only 2 exist, or a list without enough items. Errors are shown with a stop sign icon and red text.