Adding a question on existing XLS Form without loosing data

[Kal_Lam]

Hi @AlexRutto,

Welcome to the community! Please see the discussions that has happened in the forum in the past. It should solve your issue:

After collecting data and sending in to server, can we revise the form just adding enumerators name and can use it?

Hi @plan, Welcome to the community! Yes, this is possible. However please do not forget to redeploy your survey form after making updates (else you will not be able to see the changes in the Forms that you GET in your android device). Have a great day!

This discussion should also help you better understand your scenario:

Form management on the server

Hi @msodjinou, If its a small typo error in the questionnaire, the change you make may not really affect the structure of your data. However, if you are adding a variable or deleting a variable to the survey project this will affect the structure of your data. And at this point you should only be able to collect information based on the survey form (questionnaire) you last redeployment. I would thus advise you to clone your survey project and make a fresh deployment (by amending your survey to…

To edit your existing survey project, please follow the instructions outlined below:

• Download your xlsform
• Edit your xlsform
• Replace the xlsform
• Redeploy the survey project

Have a great day!