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# Delete an Attached Survey

Learn how to remove an attached survey from a program activity in PEARS.

If a survey was attached to a program activity in error or is no longer needed, you can remove it from the Evaluation section.

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**CAUTION:** Deleting a survey will also delete any responses that have been added. Once survey data has been deleted, it cannot be recovered.
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#### Navigate to Program Activities

From the PEARS homepage, hover over the **Engage** menu and click **Program Activities**.
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#### Open the Program Activity

Click the program activity containing the survey you want to remove.
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#### Go to the Evaluation section

Click **Evaluation** in the progress panel to view the list of attached surveys.
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#### Delete the survey

In the **Actions** column, click the **Remove** button (**X**) on the far right of the row for the survey you want to remove.
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#### Confirm the deletion

Click **Yes** when the confirmation message appears. The survey and all associated response data will be permanently removed.
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#### Continue

To attach a different survey, click **Attach Survey**. Otherwise, click **Save and Continue** to proceed to the next section.
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**NOTE:** The action buttons are hidden on completed program activities. To remove a survey from a completed program activity, click **Mark as Incomplete** on the detail page first. See [Mark a Program Activity as Complete](/engage/program-activities/mark-a-program-activity-as-complete.md).
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**TIP:** You do not need to remove attached surveys before deleting a program activity — deleting the program activity also deletes its attached surveys and their response data. If surveys are attached, each one must have at least one response recorded before the program activity can be marked as complete.
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