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title: How Dealers Can Use the Suitability Questionnaire
description: Customize the investor onboarding experience by setting your own suitability questions.
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# How Dealers Can Use the Suitability Questionnaire

## Customize the investor onboarding experience by setting your own suitability questions.

The Suitability Questionnaire lets you, as a dealer, create and manage the questions investors must answer before they can invest in your opportunities. Think of it like a customizable intake form — you decide what’s important to ask, and the system will present your set of questions to investors.

👉 **Note:** If you don’t add your own questions, the platform will default to the standard system questions. The moment you add even one question, the platform switches to using *your* set — whether that’s one, five, or more.

#### Where to Find It

1. Log into your dealer account.
2. Navigate to **Suitability Questionnaire** in your dashboard.
3. You’ll see an index page listing your current questions (if any).

From here, you can:

- **Add Question** – Create a new question.
- **Edit** – Update an existing question.
- **Delete** – Remove a question.

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#### Adding a New Question

When you click **Add Question**, you’ll see the form with the following fields:

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### Field Guide

- **Choose template question**  
  Select from a list of predefined questions with ready-to-use wording and options. Handy if you want a quick starting point.
- **Unique Key Identifier**  
  A system-friendly label for your question. It must be unique, with no spaces.  
  Example: `investment_timeframe_corp`.
- **Sort Order**  
  A number that controls where the question appears in the sequence.  
  Example: `1` for the first question, `2` for the second.
- **Category**  
  Decide whether the question should display for **corporate** investors, **individual** investors, or both.
- **Question**  
  The actual text that investors will see.  
  Example: “What is your anticipated investment time frame?”
- **Input Type**  
  Choose the answer format:
  
    - Multiple Choice
    - Number Input
    - Yes or No
    - Multiple Choice (Searchable)
    - Text Input
    - Custom
- **Options**  
  If you selected Multiple Choice, list the possible answers.  
  Example: “Short term (1–3 years), Medium term (3–7 years), Long term (7+ years).”
- **Default Answer**  
  Pre-populate a choice if you want an answer selected by default. This is optional.
- **Explain Further For Answer**  
  Flag an answer that requires more detail.  
  Example: For a Yes/No question like “Do you plan to borrow money in order to make this investment?”, you could require an explanation if the investor selects “Yes.”
- **Explain Further Helper**  
  Add a short note to guide the investor when they’re asked to explain.  
  Example: “Please provide details about the source of borrowed funds.”

#### Edge Cases to Know

- ❗ If you only add one question, investors will only see that one.
- ✅ You can mix categories (corporate vs. individual) — each investor only sees the set that applies to them.
- 🗑 Deleting a question removes it from future investor sessions, but doesn’t erase past responses already saved in the system.

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