Masking examples

Use this document as a guide for creating masking conditions in your survey.

Show answers based on a survey question

Create a condition to show answers based on a response to a previous question

You want to ask participants the following two questions:

• What kind of car do you own?
• What model of car do you own?

In the second question, you only want to display car models made by the car manufacturer the participant selected in the first question.

To create this mask:

1. Create the following Single Choice question and name it Car Make.

   

2. Create the following Single Choice question, and name it Car Model.

   

3. In the question named Car Model, click Options > Mask Answers.

   
4. Create a condition for participants who select Honda in the question named Car Make.
   1. From the Sources list, select This Survey.
   2. From the Question or Variable list, select Car Make.
   3. Set the operator to Is.
   4. From the Select answers/values list, select Honda.

   

5. Set the condition to only show cars made by Honda.
   1. Set the condition to Show.
   2. From the Answers list, select cars made by Honda.

   

6. Click Add Another Set.
7. Create a condition that will only show cars made by Toyota.
   1. From the Sources list, select This Survey.
   2. From the Question or Variable list, select Car Make.
   3. Set the operator to Is.
   4. From the Select answers/values list, select Toyota.
   5. From the Answers list, select the cars made by Toyota.
      Note: By default, the new condition is set to Show.

   

8. Repeat steps 6-7 and set the condition to show cars made by Nissan, then click Save.
9. Pipe the response from the Car Make question into the question text of Car Model. For more information, see Pipe answers into question or answer text.

When you test your survey, you will only see cars models made by the manufacturer you selected in the question named Car Make.

Hide answers based on a profile variable

Create a condition to hide grocery stores based on where a member lives

You want to ask members to select the grocery stores they have shopped at in the last three months.

However, you want to hide:

IGA Extra from participants who live in:	IGA MarketPlace from participants who live in:	Sobeys from participants who live in:
British Columbia New Brunswick Newfoundland Northwest Territories Nova Scotia Nunavut Ontario Prince Edward Island Yukon	Alberta Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland Northwest Territories Nova Scotia Nunavut Ontario Prince Edward Island Yukon	British Columbia

To create this mask:

1. Create a Multiple Choice question and enter the names of all the grocery stores in the Answers field.
2. Click Options > Mask Answers.

   

3. Create a masking condition to hide IGA Extra from members that cannot shop there:
   1. From the Sources list, select Profile Variables.
   2. From the Question or Variable list, select Province.
   3. Set the operator to Is.
   4. From the Select answers/values list, select the provinces that do not have an IGA Extra location.

   

4. Hide IGA Extra from members whose profile variable matches the values you selected in step 3.
   1. Set the condition to Hide.
   2. From the Answers list, select IGA Extra.

   

5. Click Add Another Set.
6. Hide IGA MarketPlace from members that cannot shop there.
   1. From the Sources list, select Profile Variables.
   2. From the Question or Variable list, select Province.
   3. Set the operator to Is.
   4. From the Select answers/values list, select the provinces that do not have an IGA MarketPlace location.
   5. From the Answers list, select IGA MarketPlace.
      Note: By default, the new condition is set to Hide.

   

7. Click Add Another Set.
8. Repeat step 6 to create a condition that will hide Sobeys from members who live in British Columbia.

   

After you distribute your survey, members who live in British Columbia can select IGA MarketPlace; however, they will not see an answer option for IGA Extra and Sobeys.

Parent topic: Masking