Revised 03/16/2026
Survey settings (or Form Settings) control the overall behavior, appearance, navigation, and functionality of a GOapply Phase. These settings allow you to determine how pages advance, how questions are displayed, validation behavior, and whether the form is read-only or interactive.
Use this guide to configure Survey Settings within Simple Form Builder in GOapply. Each section below describes available options and default behaviors.
Please note this Knowledge Article is relevant to Simple Form Builder only. For more information on Simple Form Builder, please see: GOapply Simple Form Builder
If you are utilizing Advanced Form Builder and would like more information on settings available, please see: GOapply Advanced Form Builder - Form Setting Tips
1. Access Survey Settings
From a Phase record in akoyaGO, launch the Application Form Editor:
From within Simple Form Builder, click the Survey Settings icon in the top navigation bar to configure form properties:
2. General
- Make the survey read-only (toggle). By default, this will be toggled off. If you want all questions within this Phase to be read-only, you can turn this setting on. Remember, there is also a read-only option at a question level.
- Select a Survey language: Default is English (currently the only language supported by akoyaGO).
- Survey width mode:
3. Logo in the Survey Header
- Survey logo: Paste an image link (no size limits) or click the folder icon to upload a file from your computer.
- File upload size limit: Up to 64 KB when using the folder (upload) option.
- Public image links: If using a link, ensure it can be pasted into any browser and the image loads (the link must be public).
- Logo width: Set width in CSS units (px, %, in, pt, etc.). Default = auto.
- Logo height: Set height in CSS units. Default = 40px.
- Logo fit:
Important: Use public image URLs for logos, or upload files under 64 KB via the folder icon.
4. Navigation
- Survey layout (option set):
- Show table of contents (TOC): Default = unchecked. A table of contents (TOC) shows an outline of form contents and helps users to quickly navigate through longer forms.
5. Question Settings
Question order: Keep original or randomize (visible in Preview tab and GOapply UI). Default = Original.
- Question title alignment: Applies at form level; can be overridden at panel, page, or question.
- Question description alignment:
- Question numbering:
- Question title pattern:
- Required symbol(s): Symbol(s) indicating an answer is required.
- Error message alignment:
- Focus first question on a new page: Select if you want the first input field on each page ready for text entry.
- Auto expand text areas: Auto-grows Long Text and comments.
- Allow users to resize text areas: Applies to Long Text and comments.
6. Pages
- Pages: Displays each page’s Page name and Page title; supports deleting entire pages.
- Show page titles: Default = checked.
- Show page numbers: Default = unchecked.
- Enable grid layout: Structures elements using columns. Default = unchecked.
7. Data
- Clear hidden question values: Choose when to clear values hidden by conditional logic:
- Update input field values:
8. Validation
- Set focus on the first invalid answer: Default = checked.
- Run validation:
9. “Thank You” Page
- Show the “Thank You” page: Default = checked.
- "Thank You" page markup: Define the message the user will see on the "Thank You" page
- Dynamic "Thank You" page markup: Allows for a dynamic Thank You page based on conditional logic. For example, if the applicant is ineligible but still able to submit - or a different message to appear based on Requested Amount.