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IDProjectCategoryView StatusDate SubmittedLast Update
20193Bug reportsSurvey participants (Tokens)public2025-07-29 02:512025-07-29 10:42
Reporterujtwrujtwr Assigned To 
PrioritynoneSeverityminor 
Status newResolutionopen 
Product Version6.6.x 
Summary20193: There is no way to create an empty participant table.
Description

When trying to conduct a closed survey, there seems to be no standard way to create an empty participant table.

In order to create a participant table, at least one participant record must be registered. This is extremely inconvenient.

For example, if I want to register a participant list from a CSV file that includes additional attributes, I would prefer to first set up those attributes in an empty table and then import the CSV. However, there appears to be no way to do this. Under the current system, I have to temporarily register a dummy participant just to create the table, then delete it and manually configure the additional attributes, which is a cumbersome process.

If I’m overlooking any necessary steps, please let me know.

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Expected result

A method to create an empty participant table is provided.

Actual result

At least one dummy participant must be registered."

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Bug heat10
Complete LimeSurvey version number (& build)LimeSurvey Community Edition 6.15.5+250724
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Database type & versionmysql 8.3.21
Server OS (if known)Linux 6.12.31-gentoo #1 SMP Thu Jun 12 10:32:16 JST 2025 x86_64
Webserver software & version (if known)Apache/2.4.63
PHP Version8.3.21

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DenisChenu

DenisChenu

2025-07-29 09:00

developer   ~83150

Yes ! Confirm the issue !

And seeing "Survey participant summary" when the table does not exist is completely counterproductive and incomprehensible.
DenisChenu

DenisChenu

2025-07-29 09:02

developer   ~83152

No way to allow register without create one particpant too …
tibor.pacalat

tibor.pacalat

2025-07-29 10:34

administrator   ~83153

The participant table is being created when you activate survey in closed mode.
You can also import participants from csv file before you activate survey.
If you want to import participants from csv file that has additional attributes, you can, but these attributes will be ignored -> this use case is something I can discuss with my team to see how we want to handle this.

@DenisChenu - No way to allow registering without creating one participant - also valid issue.
DenisChenu

DenisChenu

2025-07-29 10:42

developer   ~83154

2 current issue (except the comprehensible part : "There is no participant table" somewhere)

  • No way to manage Attributes (but even this one : it's great to allow edition without participant table)
  • No way to have register survey without existing participant.

Idea

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Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2025-07-29 02:51 ujtwrujtwr New Issue
2025-07-29 08:59 DenisChenu Relationship added related to 20190
2025-07-29 09:00 DenisChenu Note Added: 83150
2025-07-29 09:00 DenisChenu Bug heat 0 => 2
2025-07-29 09:01 guest Bug heat 2 => 8
2025-07-29 09:02 DenisChenu Note Added: 83152
2025-07-29 10:34 tibor.pacalat Note Added: 83153
2025-07-29 10:34 tibor.pacalat Bug heat 8 => 10
2025-07-29 10:42 DenisChenu Note Added: 83154
2025-07-29 10:42 DenisChenu File Added: Capture d’écran du 2025-07-29 10-38-17.png