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Top tasks: Create a new survey

This article shows how to create a new top task survey in Skyra

Updated over 3 weeks ago

This article is for you if you've already written down all the questions in a planning document and are ready to set up a Top Task Survey in Skyra.

Watch the whole process from start to finish (15 min)

Planning document
Before you create the survey in Skyra, it is a good idea to have written down all questions and texts in a planning document. This provides a comprehensive overview and the texts in the document can easily be copied into Skyra and creates a good flow.

1. Create a new survey


  • Go to Menu > Surveys > Add survey

  • Fill in

    • Name and description (these are only names for your own overview)

    • Survey type Top Task Survey

    • Language: English (sets default texts like next, previous, close etc)

  • Create survey

2. Add question card


Based on the type of question you want to ask, you need to choose the right question card.

  • Add card

  • Card type: Select the correct type of question card (Message, Completion, Top task, etc.)

  • Heading and body: Copy texts from the planning document if you have it

    • Feel free to use suggestions from the section "Suggestions for texts, structure and questions"

    • Select any settings for the question card

      • Visibility rule: Show the question based on a previous answer

      • More options: Override texts, start the card as minimized

      • Randomize: Random order of answer options

      • Pin position: Lock the position (e.g. "Other" at the bottom)

  • Save

Top Task Card: Buttons explained

Question logic

Using question logic (Visibility rule), you can follow up with a new question based on the previous answer. Some examples where this is often used are

  • Top task level 1

    • Level 2

  • Other information

    • Free text

  • Did you get to do what you came for, No

    • What prevented you from doing what you came for? (free text)

Top tasks level 1 and 2

If you use levels 1 and 2 for top questions, the question name from level 1 should be used as the title of the question card in level 2. This makes the layout clearer and creates a clear flow in the survey, so that the respondent easily understands that they should elaborate on the choice from the previous question.

Other, Free text

A common follow-up question is to ask those who selected "other" if they can provide a description in free text. This is done by adding an input card with question logic and titling it "Other: What did you come to the site for?"


Suggestions for texts and structure


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