Who can use this feature?
Available on:
All Culture Amp subscriptions that include Engagement or Effectiveness (Manager and Team Effectiveness surveys)
Get a Sneak Peek at What Your Reports Will Look Like
If you’re designing a survey and want to understand how your results will appear in reports, you can use the Preview Reports feature. This tool lets you explore a sample version of your survey reports, helping you visualize your data, check question setup, and ensure everything looks right before you launch.
How It Works
The Preview Reports button creates a version of your survey report using dummy data (sample data that imitates real responses).
You can explore the preview just like a real report:
Drill down into results
Apply filters
Review demographics
Try exporting the data using the Export icon
It’s a great way to confirm your survey setup and reporting structure before you go live.
How to Preview Your Reports
Go to the Surveys page in your Culture Amp account.
Find the survey you’d like to preview.
Click the dropdown arrow next to the Edit survey or View reports button.
Select Preview reports.
You can also find this option in the top right corner when configuring your survey.
Your preview report will open in a new window, showing simulated responses.
Once your survey is launched, the Preview reports button will automatically switch to View reports.
Previewing Reports for Effectiveness Surveys
If you’re working with an Individual Effectiveness 360 survey, the Preview Reports button works a little differently.
Unlike Engagement surveys, 360 Effectiveness surveys don’t use dummy data to create a simulated report preview. Instead, you can explore example reports to see what your data will look like once responses come in:
These examples show the type of insights, participation data, and visualizations you’ll see once your survey is live.
What to Know
Access: Only users who are Survey creators, Account administrators, Surveys full permissions, or Survey admins can access the report preview directly from the survey configuration.
Data setup: You’ll need to have imported employee data data before previewing reports. Without this, filters like department, location, or tenure won’t appear.
Unattributed surveys: If your survey is unattributed or uses self-reported demographics, demographic filters won’t be available in the preview.
Sharing: The preview report link can’t be shared, it’s only viewable within your account.
FAQs
Why can’t I see some of my questions in the preview report?
If certain questions aren’t appearing, they may not be assigned to a factor.
All rating and select questions must be linked to a factor for them to show up in reports.
You can assign questions to factors at any stage, whether your survey is in draft, live, or closed.
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