Deploying a Form Template to a Data Collection Period
After you create a form, you can deploy it. You can also redeploy a previously deployed form.
When you redeploy a Supplemental Data Form, you can use the option to clear existing data in the form. If the “Clear Data from Currently Deployed Forms” option is selected, when you redeploy the form, all existing data, comments and answers will be erased. If you make a minor change to a form, such as adding a new user to the template, and do not select Clear Data, the existing data is retained when the form is redeployed.
To deploy a form template to a data collection period: