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Parameter name

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Description

Question

Event

Set Poll Title

Status

colour	Blue
title	Server

Status

colour	Purple
title	choice poll

Status

colour	Blue
title	Server

Status

title	DAte poll

Status

colour	Yellow
title	Cloud

Status

colour	Green
title	both polls

Enter the title for the poll.

Description

Set Poll Description

Status

colour	Blue
title	Server

Status

colour	Green
title	both polls

Status

colour	Yellow
title	Cloud

Status

colour	Green
title	both polls

Provide a description of the purpose of the poll.

Allow unregistered users to vote

Status

colour	Blue
title	Server

Status

colour	Green
title	both polls

Enable this option to let users that are not registered or logged-in to participate in the poll.

If this parameter is enabled and the poll is saved, it cannot be disabled for that poll.
If enabled, any voter restrictions placed through the Permitted users and groups to vote parameter (server) is then disabled and vice versa applies as well.

Display percentage points for the options

Status

colour	Blue
title	Server

Status

colour	Purple
title	choice poll

Enable this option to display the percentage of users that have participated in the poll against each option.

Display votes count for the options

Status

colour	Blue
title	Server

Status

colour	Purple
title	choice poll

Enable this option to display the total number of users that have selected a specific option in the poll. This number is shown against each option. Click the number to see the names of the voters who selected that option.

Enable Tiny URL

Status

colour	Blue
title	Server

Status

colour	Green
title	both polls

Enable this option to get a Tiny URL for the poll. This poll link can be shared with required users.

Note
It is recommended not to enable this parameter for private polls as users could potentially guess the poll link.

Report viewers, Report viewer groups

Status

colour	Yellow
title	Cloud

Status

colour	Green
title	both polls

Enter a list of users in Report viewers and/or groups in Report viewer groups respectively who can view the report for the poll.

If this parameter is left blank, only the administrator and the poll creator can view the poll report.
If a user and/or group(s) is given, the user and/or the group members can view the report.
If this list is given, the View Report menu option available in the poll and the View poll report icon in the Polls list view are shown as disabled for other user(s) and/or group(s).

End Date

Status

colour	Blue
title	Server

Status

colour	Green
title	both polls

Enter the date in the yy-mm-dd format till which the poll is valid. Leave this field blank to indicate that the poll creator must close the poll when required.

Choice 1, Choice 2

Status

colour	Blue
title	Server

Status

colour	Purple
title	choice poll

Enter text for the options shown in the choice poll. Both parameters are mandatory. Leave the choice blank to remove the option.

Info
At least two options must be given for a choice poll.

Date 1, Time

Date 2, Time

Status

colour	Blue
title	Server

Status

title	DAte poll

Specify the dates to be shown as poll options. Provide at least one date. Leave the date field blank to remove the entry. Time fields are optional.

Info
At least one date option must be provided for a date poll.

Add a choice

Date, Time

Status

colour	Yellow
title	Cloud

Status

colour	Purple
title	Regular poll

Status

title	Event poll

Enter the text for the regular poll or specify the date and time for an event poll. Specify at least two choices or dates for the poll.

Click Add Option to add that choice/date to the list of options for the poll.

Info
At least two choices or dates must be given for either poll type in the cloud version.

Automatically close poll on specified date

Status

colour	Yellow
title	Cloud

Status

colour	Green
title	both polls

Enter the date in the m-dd-yyyy format or select the required date in the calendar till which the poll is valid. Leave this field blank to indicate that the poll creator must close the poll when required.

Allow “If need be” votes

Status

colour	Yellow
title	Cloud

Status

title	Event poll

Enable this option to allow voters to indicate the possibility of being available for the event.

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Parameter name	Default value	Description
Vote anonymously	Off	Enable to make poll votes anonymous. Nobody including poll authors and administrators will be able to identify the voters. If this parameter is enabled and the poll is saved, it cannot be disabled for that poll.
Display names of other voters	On	Enable to let users see the list of voters. If disabled, just the options with the total number of votes for each option are displayed but not the voter names.
Show pending voters	Off	Enable to know which voters from the given list have yet to vote and other details that are available in the poll report. You can see the avatars of voters (with profile picture and name) who can vote below the All voters, Pending voters and Users voted options. The voters who have voted are shown with a green tick mark whereas the users who have yet to vote are shown with a red cross mark. This parameter is applicable only if users and/or groups are mentioned in the Voters and/or Voter groups parameters. The details about the voters for the poll can be seen in the poll report only if this parameter is enabled. Only those users and/or groups mentioned in the Report viewers and/or Report viewer groups can see this list.
Display results before poll is closed	On	Enable this option to display the progress of the voting before the poll is closed. If enabled, the voter names, total number of voters for each option and the current result as a bar chart is displayed. If disabled, the options are greyed out and a lock icon appears against each option.
Allow users to change their votes	On	Enable to let users change their votes once they have voted.
Allow users to choose multiple choices (Server) Allow users to choose multiple dates (Server) Allow users to select multiple options (Cloud)	On (for date/event polls only)	Enable to allow users to select multiple choices.
Allow users to add choices (Server) Allow users to add dates (Server) Allow users to add options (Cloud)	Off	Enable to allow users to add their own options.
Permitted user and groups to vote (Server) Voters, Voter groups (Cloud)		Enter the users and/or user groups who can vote for the poll. Leave blank to allow only those users to vote who have access to the poll link. Administrators and poll creator can always view and vote regardless whether this parameter is given or not. If value(s) for this parameter is given, only these users and user groups can vote for this specific poll.

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