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Managing shared code across identical workflows in multiple surveys

  • August 12, 2026
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Hi everyone,

I'm looking for ideas on how to manage reusable code across a large number of Qualtrics surveys.

We currently have around 70 surveys that use essentially the same workflow configuration. Some of these workflows contain Code Tasks with JavaScript that implements shared business logic.

The challenge is that the code is copied into each workflow individually. Whenever we need to make a change or fix a bug, we have to update the same code in dozens of places, which is difficult to maintain and error-prone.

Ideally, I would like to maintain the code in a single location and have all workflows use that shared version.

A few questions:

  • Is there any supported way to reference external/shared code from a Workflow Code Task?
  • Has anyone implemented a centralized approach for workflow logic that is reused across many surveys?
  • Are there recommended patterns using web services, APIs, libraries, or other Qualtrics features to avoid duplicating code?
  • How do organizations manage workflow code when they have many surveys that need to stay synchronized?

I'm interested in both native Qualtrics solutions and architectural workarounds that have worked well in practice.

Thanks!

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TomG
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  • August 13, 2026

@zzhelyazkov,

One suggestion - use web services instead of JavaScript whenever possible in workflows.


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  • August 14, 2026

@zzhelyazkov,

One suggestion - use web services instead of JavaScript whenever possible in workflows.

Thanks for the suggestion. It’s not possible in this case. I don’t have an API that does the same as the js code.