Overview - Configuration Tab

Overview - Configuration Tab

General

The Configuration tab contains three primary menus: Advanced, Users, and Settings.

Advanced Menu

This section lets you change survey themes, edit label sets, check data consistency, and back up the database. The available options are:

  • Themes
  • Label sets
  • Data integrity
  • Backup entire database
  • ComfortUpdate

ComfortUpdate is the update tool for self-hosted Community Edition. It is not shown in the LimeSurvey Cloud Configuration menu; on Cloud, only the ComfortUpdate key status appears there, under System overview.

Users Menu

This section handles user accounts and permission levels, and includes the central participant database (CPDB) for managing shared survey respondents across administrators.

The available options are:

  • User management
  • User groups
  • User roles
  • Central participant database

Settings Menu

This section lets you customize your LimeSurvey installation. The available options are:

  • Dashboard
  • Global
  • Global survey
  • Plugins
  • Survey menu

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