Poll parameters

The following table contains the parameters to be defined when creating a poll:

Parameter name	Labels	Description
Question Event Set Poll Title	SERVER CHOICE POLL SERVER DATE POLL CLOUD BOTH POLLS	Enter the title for the poll.
Description Set Poll Description	SERVER BOTH POLLS CLOUD BOTH POLLS	Provide a description of the purpose of the poll.
Allow unregistered users to vote	SERVER 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	SERVER 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	SERVER 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	SERVER BOTH POLLS	Enable this option to get a Tiny URL for the poll. This poll link can be shared with required users. It is recommended not to enable this parameter for private polls as users could potentially guess the poll link.
End Date	SERVER 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	SERVER CHOICE POLL	Enter text for the options shown in the choice poll. Both parameters are mandatory. Leave the choice blank to remove the option. At least two options must be given for a choice poll.
Date 1, Time Date 2, Time	SERVER 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. At least one date option must be provided for a date poll.
Add a choice Date, Time	CLOUD REGULAR POLL 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. At least two choices or dates must be given for either poll type in the cloud version.
Automatically close poll on specified date	CLOUDBOTH 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	CLOUD EVENT POLL	Enable this option to allow voters to indicate the possibility of being available for the event.

Common parameters for server and cloud

The following table lists the parameters that are common to the server and cloud versions as well as the poll types:

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.
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)		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. If value(s) for this parameter is given, only these users and user groups can vote for this specific poll.