my file is not yet complete, can I still have a questionnaire filled in

Partially completed is also a valid result

Yes, that is possible. The system fills in what it can retrieve from the chain file, and leaves the rest open. A list does not need to be one hundred per cent covered before you can proceed with it: each answer that does have a source, you confirm as usual with yes or no, and the questions without a source remain visible as outstanding. You therefore never submit incomplete work without knowing it — you see exactly which part is still missing before you submit to your customer's portal.

Where this often gets stuck: a question about the establishment address of the company or the number of employees is usually already covered, because that is basic data that comes from the Trade Register entry. Where it more often remains blank is on subjects that require a separate document: an ISO 27001 statement, a CSRD report in accordance with the VSME baseline module, or the status of the ten measures from article 21 paragraph 2 NIS2. Without that document, the system does not give a yes — it leaves the answer open, instead of guessing.

Why the system never makes up an answer

This follows from the principle that no answer is suggested without a source in the file for it. A blank space in the file — for example because you have not yet drawn up a continuity plan for the question of whether the undertaking has a plan to continue business operations in the event of a serious disruption — therefore means a blank space in the completed answer, not a guessed "no" or "yes". This way the distinction remains clear: the system recognises and fills in what is already documented, and you decide per answer whether it is correct and complete enough to confirm.