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Connect version is 3.19.116, XLSForm version is 3.21

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12-18-2024 06:24 AM
JayHodny
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‎12-18-2024 06:24 AM

Hello, a couple of general questions....

1) I have Connect 3.19.116 installed on my laptop (March 2024 installation time frame).   When I look at the version tab of the XLSForm is shows 3.21, 12 November 2024.  I was having trouble publishing a very simply survey yesterday, so I tried the Tools.  Analyze Survey, which I have used in the past (and is quite useful), returned a screen of errors I did not understand, though the XLSForm was closed.  I decided to run the Update XLSForm Template to see if this helped.  At some point in the 'run around,' I got the survey to publish.  I then noticed the version of the XLSForm was 3.21.  If I create a new survey, it too has a template version of 3.21.  Is it safe to assume, that future surveys will use 3.21, thought the version of Connect remains 3.19?  And if I open an older Survey, I can update to the new XLSForm if I choose too, while remaining with Connect 3.19?  And there is no longer a 3.19 template?

2) What happens to my local C:\Users\....\ArcGIS folder of My Survey Designs and the other folders if I uninstall Survey 123 Connect?  Will these folders be deleted, and my survey work erased?  Or do the folders remain and an installation of a newer version of Connect will recognize their presence and not overwrite them?

3) Is there a resource(s) that explains what goes when Connect versions are updated on one's computer?

Thanks in advance, Jay

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Lei_Liu
by Esri Contributor
Esri Contributor
‎03-13-2025 10:20 PM

Hi JayHodny,

 

Thanks for your great questions.

1) Is it safe to assume, that future surveys will use 3.21, thought the version of Connect remains 3.19?  And if I open an older Survey, I can update to the new XLSForm if I choose too, while remaining with Connect 3.19?  And there is no longer a 3.19 template?

Yes. Templates are always updated to the latest version (e.g., 3.22), even if you're using an older Connect version (e.g., 3.19). Older templates won't be available, but existing surveys should still function. 

2) What happens to my local C:\Users\....\ArcGIS folder of My Survey Designs and the other folders if I uninstall Survey 123 Connect?  Will these folders be deleted, and my survey work erased?  Or do the folders remain and an installation of a newer version of Connect will recognize their presence and not overwrite them?

Updating the Connect version shouldn't delete your existing survey designs. However, backing up your survey folders is recommended.

3) Is there a resource(s) that explains what goes when Connect versions are updated on one's computer?

Please refer to this link for more details: https://doc.arcgis.com/en/survey123/get-started/installsurvey123.htm

 

Thanks,

Lei

 

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