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title: "2. Question Bank"
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# 2. Question Bank

### **Question Bank**

**Surveys/Questionnaires: Question Bank**

All surveys are built from the questions within the bank. Once created, they can be used to populate a survey.

**Create Questions**

1. To create questions within the Question Bank, navigate to **Manage/Setup** – **Surveys & Questionnaires** – **Questions Bank**.

![Questions Bank in Main Menu](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/Main%20Menu%20to%20Questions%20Bank%20with%20red%20box(1).png)

2. Optionally, create a folder for the group of questions.

![Question Bank](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/Question%20Bank%20with%20red%20boxes(1).png)

3. Click **Add Question**.

4. A pop-up window displays. From the available pick-list, select the question type (i.e., Text Box, Check Box, Multiple Choice, Drop Down, Date, Date-Time, Decimal, or Integer)

![Question Type Dropdown](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/add%20question(1).png)

5. Enter the question name and question text.

![Question Text](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/Question%20Text%20marked%20up(1).png)

6. If working with a question type with predetermined selections, click **Add**, enter the answer, and repeat for additional answer selections. Click the **red circular X** icon (![](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/Red%20Circular%20X%20Icon(2).png)) to remove an answer.

7. When done entering answers, click **Save Question**.

![Multiple Choice Answers](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/Multiple%20Choice%20Question%20marked%20up(1).png)

8. When completed, close the pop-up window. The question appears in the list.

![Question Bank List](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/Question%20Bank%20with%20new%20questions.png)

**Edit Questions**

Questions and their associated answers can be edited at any time.

1. Click the **toolbox icon** (![toolbox icon](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/toolbox%20icon.png)) for the question line item. A pop-up window displays.

2. Click the **red circular X icon** (![red x](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/Red%20Circular%20X%20Icon(3).png)) to remove an answer.

3. Edit any of the existing items and /or add answers as necessary. Click **Save Question**.

**Delete Questions**

To remove a question from the bank, click the **square X icon** (![square x](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/square%20x.png)) for the question line item.

If the question is assigned to a survey, it cannot be removed.

![Assigned Question Message](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/Cannot%20Delete%20Question.png)

**Line Item Questions**

CobbleStone® has a special question type that allows pricing lines to be defined for a specified line item, the Price Line Item question type.

![Pricing Line Item Question](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/Pricing%20Line%20Item%20marked%20up(1).png)

This question type consists of a numerous items:

A. The text for the question

B. A predefined Item. This can be left blank to allow survey takers to fill in the item themselves.

C. The maximum number of entries that can be added for the specific question.

**Note:** For more information on Questions and Surveys, please see the wiki page for [Surveys/Questionnaires: Overview](https://wiki.CobbleStonesoftware.com/docs/1-surveysquestionnaires-overview).