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title: "Answer groups"
slug: "surveys-answer-groups"
description: "Learn how to create and manage Answer Groups in Surveys to enhance employee feedback and track sentiment effectively with Cintra People HR."
updated: 2026-05-19T13:56:09Z
published: 2026-05-19T13:56:09Z
canonical: "help.cintra.co.uk/surveys-answer-groups"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Answer groups

Available in:

**HR Advanced**

Who can do this:

**HR Manager**

### **About Answer Groups**

Answer Groups within the Surveys module are used to provide multiple choice answers to Employees when they are completing the Surveys.

The scores that correlate to these answers are used to calculate the Survey's overall score based on the submitted answers.

An example of the scoring options can be seen in the screenshot below.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/fc2cda72-4645-4b36-96bf-60439ec11f11/Images/Documentation/image(134).png)

### **Creating Answer Groups**

1. Cintra People HR already has some answer groups set up, but to create/edit them, go to **Culture > Admin & Config > Survey Answer Groups > Create.**
2. On the set up page you can select how many answers are required for this Answer Group and choose whether you'd like to Assign Negative Scores (e.g. -1, -2).
3. Negative scores can be useful for identifying trends in reports and visually understanding employee sentiment.
4. Once you've selected the above options, you can populate the answers next to the scores in the Answers box.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/fc2cda72-4645-4b36-96bf-60439ec11f11/Images/Documentation/image(135).png)

1. Click Save & Publish to save this Answer Group.
2. Once an Answer Group has been saved, you won't be able to delete or edit it. You can however Archive the Answer Group and create a new one.
3. You can Archive an Answer Group by clicking the pencil icon next to the Answer Group name, and then clicking the Archive button in the top right hand corner.

### **Using Answer Groups**

Once created, you'll be able to select the created answer groups in the Survey Templates section of the Admin & Config page when creating a new Survey Template.

Navigate to **Culture > Admin & Config > Survey Templates > Create Templates** to try this.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/fc2cda72-4645-4b36-96bf-60439ec11f11/Images/Documentation/image(136).png)

You can read more information about Survey Templates in the following article: [Survey Templates](/docs/survey-templates).