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title: Custom Reports for Mobile Surveys
description: Build a custom report for Otuvy QM mobile surveys with Report Writer to break out each question and answer alongside client and location details.
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# Custom Reports for Mobile Surveys

# Custom Reports for Mobile Surveys

Mobile surveys, if they generate work orders, display answers in reports like Message History or Work Order reports. However, these reports don't break down question-answer relationships. For detailed analysis, consider creating a custom report using Report Writer.

In this lesson, we'll use the advanced Report Writer tool for Mobile Survey submissions.

1. **Name** your custom report template and use a separate one for each Mobile Survey. ![Image 1](https://help.otuvy.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/img_357011000072286151_0-1.png)
2. Choose the **Mobile Survey** dataset by dragging it from the left to the right. Give it a name that is meaningful. ![Image 2](https://help.otuvy.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/img_357011000072286151_1-1.png)
3. Create columns (e.g., Timestamp, Client Name, etc.) using **Add Right Column.**
   
   ![Image 3](https://static.hsstatic.net/BlogImporterAssetsUI/ex/missing-image.png)
   
   Recommended columns include the following plus one for each question in the survey you are reporting on:
   
     - Timestamp
     - Client Name
     - Service Location Name
     - Sublocation Name
     - Section Name
     - Questions...
4. **Add a Top Row** to use as a header and label your columns, especially for questions with their prompt values. ![Image 4](https://static.hsstatic.net/BlogImporterAssetsUI/ex/missing-image.png)
5. Include static fields in repeating rows (Date, Client Name, etc.) Type the header in the green header row and drag the values from the left into the white data row. ![Screenshot: Custom Reports for Mobile Surveys](https://help.otuvy.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/img_357011000072286151_2-1.png)
6. Populate Question Columns with actual answers matching the prompt. Drag the prompt into the green header row and the actual answer into the white data row. ![Screenshot: Custom Reports for Mobile Surveys](https://help.otuvy.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/img_357011000072286151_3-1.png)
7. Be sure to update the report template whenever you add new survey questions.
8. Keep all the old questions for historical data.
9. **Save** the custom report template.

To run the report:

1. Hover over the **Reports** tab.
2. Click **Custom Reports**.
3. Run the report.

![Screenshot: Custom Reports for Mobile Surveys](https://help.otuvy.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/img_357011000072286151_4-1.png)

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