Archiving Quiz Question

Nothing happens to the scores, and the current user experience remains completely uninterrupted.

When you archive a question in the global Question Bank (using the eye icon in the question's row), Docebo treats it as a soft deprecation.

Here is exactly how the platform handles it:

• Live Quizzes: The question remains fully active and visible within any test where the association is already established.

• Scoring & Reporting: The platform continues to calculate scores and record learner responses exactly as it did before. Your historical data and running reports are completely unaffected.

• Future Restrictions: The only change is functional, you can no longer search for or assign this question to new tests.

Important Caveats to Keep in Mind:

In large enterprise architectures I've managed, we frequently use this pattern to clean up central repositories without disturbing active certifications. However, make sure you don't mistake archiving for these two other actions:

• Archiving vs. Unlinking: Do not click the unlink icon (the broken chain link) on the individual test's edit page. If you unlink a question from a specific test, the previously recorded answers for that question will no longer show up in your course reports.

• Archiving vs. Editing: If you use the pen and paper icon to edit the question text or options in the Question Bank rather than archiving it, those changes will instantly push live to all published tests using that question.

For the step-by-step navigation and Power User rules on this, check out the official guide: Managing the Question Bank – Docebo Help Center.