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Every study in Deepfield goes through a series of statuses that reflect its current stage. Understanding these statuses helps you manage your research workflow effectively.

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Status Overview

1

Draft

Your study is being createdIn this stage, you’re building your interview guide, adding questions, and configuring settings. The study is not visible to participants.What you can do:
  • Edit questions and sections freely
  • Change study settings
  • Add or remove content
2

Testing

Your study is ready for previewYou’ve finished creating your study and want to test it before going live. Use test links to preview the participant experience.What you can do:
  • Generate test links
  • Complete the study as a test participant
  • Make final adjustments
  • Test responses are marked as test data
3

Feasibility

Initial data collection with a small sampleSome studies start with a feasibility phase to validate the study works correctly with real participants before full launch.What you can do:
  • Collect initial responses
  • Verify data quality
  • Make minor adjustments if needed
4

Published

Your study is liveThe study is actively collecting responses from participants. This is the main data collection phase.What you can do:
  • Monitor incoming responses
  • View response data
  • Track completion rates
Once published, you cannot make major changes to questions as this could affect data consistency.
5

Completed

Data collection is finishedYou’ve collected all the responses you need and closed the study to new participants.What you can do:
  • Generate analysis reports
  • Export response data
  • Review all collected data

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Status Transitions

Here’s how studies typically move through statuses: 
Draft → Testing → Published → Completed
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      Feasibility → Published → Completed

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Moving Between Statuses

FromToHow
DraftTestingEnter test mode from the Recruit page
TestingPublishedClick “Publish Study” when ready to go live
DraftFeasibilityStart with a feasibility sample
FeasibilityPublishedApprove the feasibility results to go live
PublishedCompletedClose the study when data collection is done

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Status Indicators in the Dashboard

In your dashboard, each study shows its status with a colored badge:
  • Gray - Draft
  • Yellow - Testing
  • Blue - Feasibility
  • Green - Published (Active)
  • Purple - Completed

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Common Questions

No, major question changes are not allowed after publishing to maintain data integrity. You can make minor text corrections, but structural changes require creating a new study.
No, once a study is published and collecting real responses, you cannot revert to draft status. This protects the validity of your collected data.
Test responses are clearly marked as test data and are not included in your analysis reports. They help you verify the study works correctly.
When you’ve collected enough responses, you can mark the study as completed from the study settings. This prevents new responses from being submitted.

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Best Practices

Always test before publishing. Use the Testing status to catch any issues before real participants see your study.
Don’t rush to publish. Take time in the Draft stage to perfect your questions. Changes are easy in Draft but restricted once published.
Consider feasibility testing. For complex studies or new audiences, a feasibility phase helps validate your approach before committing to a full sample.

Test Mode

Learn how to test your study

Publishing

Launch your study for data collection