Responder Types for Survey Forms and Note Type Forms

Responder Type Definitions and Differences Table

Responders: "a person or thing that answers a survey"; participants, organizations, or anonymous entities that complete a survey form or note type form.
Participants: clients, service recipients, consumers, humans receiving service/advocacy/support/activity etc
Referrers: outside providers, family, or friends who refer a participant by submitting a survey/data tool response
Organizations: agencies, departments, or programs receiving service/funding/advocacy/support/ etc
Anonymous: entities completing a survey or other data ask who choose not to identify themselves
Responses: survey form entries and note type records submitted for a particular form instance time period

	Anonymous Response**	Participant [Myself]	Refer Participant [Someone Else]	Organization
Skips email address at sign-in	X		X	X
Starts with public registration form and then goes to survey	X		X	X
New entries appear on Pending* entity list		X	X	X
Potential for duplication	X		X	X
Creates an Entity record (i.e. Participant) for future/new known service recipient		X	X	X
Created by the Person whose data is captured	X	X		NA
Created by external/guest user	X		X	X
Survey level setting	X	X	X	X
Survey instance level setting
Public form setting	X	NA	Link	Link
Premium feature	X
Records count toward Participant Limit		X	X	X
Entity record created	Anonymous	Participant	Participant	Organization

*Pending status can be deactivated by administrator if desired

**The Anonymous Response feature is included with unlimited subscriptions and can be added on for other subscription levels.