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Survalyzer Integration

ApproveThis manages your Survalyzer Integration approvals.

April 17, 2025

Integration Category: Forms

When Approval Management Meets Market Research

Let's get real - most companies treat approvals like a necessary evil. Endless email threads, forgotten requests, and that one approver who's always on vacation. Meanwhile, market research teams using Survalyzer are drowning in survey data that needs quick decisions. What if you could fix both problems with one integration?

ApproveThis and Survalyzer through Zapier create a decision-making engine that automatically routes critical survey outcomes, research participant approvals, and panel setups to the right people. No more bottlenecks. No more "I thought you handled that." Just research moving forward at the speed your business needs.

Why This Combo Works

Survalyzer handles the heavy lifting of survey design, distribution, and data collection. ApproveThis handles the human part - decisions. Together, they create closed-loop automation where:

  • Survey results trigger immediate approval requests
  • Research participant approvals automatically update panels
  • Completed interviews get fast-tracked for executive review

Key advantage? Approvers in ApproveThis don't need Survalyzer licenses. Perfect for getting quick sign-offs from clients, executives, or external partners who shouldn't have full system access.

Real Workflows for Real Teams

1. Marketing Agencies: Client Approvals Made Simple

Imagine you're running a product concept test through Survalyzer. The moment results come in, ApproveThis automatically:

  • Routes findings to client stakeholders
  • Applies approval thresholds (auto-approve if satisfaction scores >75%)
  • Updates Survalyzer panels based on decisions

No more downloading PDFs or chasing email replies. Clients get a clean approval interface with all context needed to make decisions.

2. Product Teams: From Feedback to Action

When customer interviews in Survalyzer hit completion thresholds, ApproveThis can:

• Trigger priority reviews with calculated fields showing urgency scores
• Escalate critical findings to product leadership
• Auto-close low-priority items using conditional logic

Product managers we've worked with shave 8-12 days off their research-to-action cycle using this setup.

3. HR Teams: Scaling Participant Approvals

Recruiting research participants? Set up automatic approval chains where:

- New Survalyzer panel members get vetted by compliance
- Manager approvals happen in parallel via email
- Delegated approvers step in automatically during PTO

One healthcare client reduced participant onboarding from 14 days to 72 hours using vacation delegation and parallel approvals.

Making It Work For Your Team

Setting this up takes about 15 minutes if you're already using Zapier. Here's the playbook:

Step 1: In Zapier, choose your Survalyzer trigger (new member, completed interview, etc.)

Step 2: Map key data points to ApproveThis fields - we automatically pull survey IDs, response metrics, and participant details

Step 3: Configure your approval logic:
• Who needs to approve
• Conditional paths based on survey data
• Automatic escalations

Step 4: Set up the return zap to update Survalyzer when approvals complete

Pro tip: Use ApproveThis' calculated fields to add priority scores or auto-categorized tags based on survey response values.

Why Teams Keep This Running

Beyond the obvious time savings, three features make this integration stick:

Email approvals that don't suck: Approvers can review full survey context and click approve/reject without logging into anything. Mobile-friendly and straightforward.

Threshold-based auto decisions: Set rules like "Auto-approve participant bonuses if survey completion time < 20 minutes" to handle routine cases automatically.

Audit trails that cover both systems: Every approval in ApproveThis logs back to the original Survalyzer survey ID and response data. Perfect for compliance reviews.

Who Gets the Most Mileage

Market research firms: Cut client approval cycles from days to hours while maintaining clear audit trails across multiple projects.

Product managers: Ensure critical user feedback never gets stuck in someone's inbox waiting for a decision.

Compliance teams: Automatically route sensitive survey data through proper governance channels without manual handoffs.

Even finance teams use this setup to approve incentive payouts tied to survey participation metrics.

The Bottom Line

If your company runs more than 50 surveys/year through Survalyzer, this integration pays for itself in reduced follow-up emails alone. But the real value comes from turning survey insights into actions faster than competitors can schedule their next steering committee meeting.

ApproveThis doesn't just approve things - it removes the entire concept of "waiting for approval" from your research process. And when you connect it to Survalyzer through Zapier, you're essentially giving your entire company a "decision engine" that works while your team sleeps.

Next Steps

If you're using Survalyzer and still handling approvals manually, you're leaving both speed and compliance on the table. Here's how to start:

1. Create your free ApproveThis account (takes 2 minutes)
2. Connect to Survalyzer via Zapier using the templates we covered
3. Set up your first automated approval flow in under 15 minutes

Or if you'd rather see it live first, book a 10-minute demo where we'll show exactly how other research teams are using this integration to hit their goals faster.

Final Reality Check

This isn't about chasing shiny automation. It's about fixing the approval black holes that currently slow down your research impact. Whether you're managing client surveys, product feedback, or compliance panels, ApproveThis + Survalyzer gives you control without the overhead.

The tools work. The setup is simple. The alternative is another quarter of "We need to do better with our survey follow-ups." Your call.

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Best Approval Workflows for Survalyzer

Suggested workflows (and their Zapier components) for Survalyzer

Create approval requests for new survalyzer members

When a new member is added in Survalyzer, this integration automatically initiates an approval request in ApproveThis. *Note: Ensure your approval criteria are configured in ApproveThis to validate new members.*

Zapier Components

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Trigger

Member Created

Triggers when a new Member has been created.

Action

Create Request

Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.

Create approval requests for completed interviews

For every completed interview in Survalyzer, this integration triggers an approval workflow in ApproveThis to review outcomes. *Note: Configure your approval process in ApproveThis to automatically evaluate interview results.*

Zapier Components

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Trigger

Interview Completed

Triggers when an interview has been completed.

Action

Create Request

Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.

Execute workflow transitions for approved survalyzer requests

When an approval decision is made in ApproveThis, this integration updates the corresponding workflow in Survalyzer to reflect the outcome. *Note: Verify that the workflow transition criteria in Survalyzer match your approval rules.*

Zapier Components

Trigger

A Request Is Approved/Denied

Triggers when a request is approved or denied.

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Action

Execute Workflow Transition

This action executes a workflow transition for a specific workflow.

Create survalyzer panels for new approval requests

As soon as a new approval request is received in ApproveThis, this integration creates a new panel in Survalyzer to streamline further review processes. *Note: Ensure that panel settings in Survalyzer align with your approval requirements.*

Zapier Components

Trigger

New Request

Triggers when a new approval request workflow is initiated.

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Action

Creates a Panel or Sample

This action creates a panel or sample.