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When you create a questionnaire by uploading a file (Word, Excel, PDF, or SPSS), VoxDash processes the file in the background and builds the questionnaire for you. This page explains what happens while the import runs and what you can do when it finishes. For how to start an import, see Create a Questionnaire.

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While the Import Runs

As soon as you start the import, a processing window opens. It shows:
  • the file or files being processed,
  • a progress bar with the elapsed time and an estimate of the time remaining,
  • the processing stages and which one is currently running.

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Processing Stages

If you chose standard processing (without AI), the two AI stages are skipped.

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Keep Working While It Runs

You don’t have to wait. Select minimize in the processing window to keep working elsewhere in VoxDash. A small status widget stays in the corner of the screen and shows how many imports are running. Select View details to reopen the processing window. In the questionnaire list, the questionnaire appears with the status Processing. Its row actions are unavailable until the import finishes.
The widget follows imports started from your browser. If you reload the page, it picks your running imports up again.

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Cancel an Import

To stop an import, select Cancel import in the processing window and confirm. Select Keep importing if you change your mind. A cancelled import does not create a questionnaire.

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When the Import Finishes

When processing is complete, the window shows Import complete with a summary:
  • Questions imported — the number of questions created.
  • With logic — how many of those questions have logic attached.
If only some of the files could be processed, the window says so and lists the files that failed. The questionnaire is still created from the files that succeeded. Select Go to editor to open the new questionnaire.
With AI processing, the intermediate results are kept as versions — Step 1: Programmatic Generation, Step 2: AI Refinement, and Step 3: Logic Validation — and their notes describe what each step found and fixed. Open Versions in the editor to compare them or to continue from an earlier step. See Questionnaire Versioning.

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If the Import Fails

If processing fails, the window shows Processing failed with the reason, when VoxDash knows it. Common causes:

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After Importing

Always review an imported questionnaire before you publish it:
  1. Check the question texts, types, and answer options in the Designer.
  2. Review the detected logic in the Logic tab.
  3. Test the flow in the Preview tab.
  4. Add tags, metadata, and missing values where needed.