Save form as draft in Enketo

[Kal_Lam]

Hi @zanty,

Welcome to the community! Kindly please be informed that you are able to temporarily save the filled up forms in Enketo by following the steps outlined below:

• While collecting data through Enketo press the Save Draft as shown in the image below:
  

  

• Provide a suitable name to the form (optional) and then press SAVE & CLOSE as shown in the image below:
  

  

• Select the Queue Records Pane as shown in the image below. At the same time you should also be able to see unsent forms at the Queued Records Counter (top left) as shown in the image below:
  

  

• You should now be able to see the form that is not completed and is in a draft form that you are able to edit.
  

  

Note: When you have saved a form as draft please do not clear the cache of your browser. If you do so all the draft forms may get cleared (and you may not be able to retrieve them back). Similarly, do not upgrade your browser when you have drafts saved in the browser. This action may too clear your drafts making them impossible to retrieve back.

Regarding your query:

@zanty

I’m wondering if Enketo is able to temporarily save answers, so respondents can fill in the survey in multiple time. I am asking since my respondents may be busy and need to go back to their work in the middle of the survey before completing it. If this happens, can they continue the survey from where they left (without missing the previous answers)? If so, for how long does Enketo keep the answers before fully discarding them? Thanks.

Yes, it’s possible to save filled up form as draft. The enumerators could come back and complete the survey as long as they have not cleared the cache of the browser or have upgraded their browser with some possible upgrades when the form is still in draft. The latter actions should delete the saved forms.

Have a great day!