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# Tracking Responses

Once clients start filling out questionnaires attached to your proposals, you need an easy way to see their answers. ALIVE gives you a dedicated responses view for each proposal so you can quickly review everything your client submitted.

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## Viewing Responses

1. Open any proposal from the **Proposals** dashboard
2. Navigate to the **Responses** tab in the proposal builder
3. You'll see all submitted questionnaire responses for that proposal

Each response shows:

- **Respondent name** — Who filled it out
- **Respondent email** — Their email address
- **Trigger** — When in the flow the questionnaire was presented (Before Signing, After Signing, Before Payment, or After Payment)
- **Completion date and time** — Exactly when they submitted
- **All answers** — Organized by question

[screenshot: Responses view showing a completed questionnaire with answers]

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## Understanding Response Triggers

Responses are tagged with the **trigger** that prompted the questionnaire:

- **Before Signing** — Responses collected as a prerequisite to signing
- **After Signing** — Responses collected right after the client signed
- **Before Payment** — Responses collected before the payment step
- **After Payment** — Responses collected after payment was completed

This helps you understand the context of each response and when the client provided the information.

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## Checking Completion Status

The system can check whether a client has completed a questionnaire for a specific trigger. This is especially useful for **required** questionnaires — the proposal flow won't let the client proceed until they've submitted their answers.

| If a questionnaire is marked as required with a "Before Signing" trigger, the client literally cannot sign until they fill it out. This ensures you always have the information you need before committing to a booking.

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## Responses in PDF Exports

When you export a proposal as a **PDF**, all questionnaire responses are included automatically. Each response shows:

- The **questionnaire title**
- The **respondent's name**
- The **trigger point**
- Every **question and answer** pair

This means your PDF becomes a complete record of the proposal, signature, and all gathered information — perfect for your files.

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## File Upload Responses

If your questionnaire includes **file upload** questions, the uploaded files are stored securely and accessible from the responses view. Clients can upload images, documents, and other files that you can download and review.

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## What's Next?

- [Creating Questionnaire Templates](/en/article/creating-questionnaire-templates)
- [Question Types and Builder](/en/article/question-types-and-builder)
- [PDF Export and Sharing](/en/article/pdf-export-and-sharing)