Append an email address to a recruitment link

Generate member-specific links that identify a member by an email address.

Prerequisites:
You can append identity Variables to:
  • Test links
  • Live links
  • Custom links
Example

You want to use the email addresses from your loyalty card program to recruit members to your community. To do this, you would create a new survey link, and append the Email identity variable to the link.

After you distribute your recruitment survey:
  • If the email is found, then the member is Active and directed to the portal.
  • If the email is not found, the participant is guided through the recruitment process.
Note: Appending an identity variable to a recruitment link automatically records the member's value. You do not need to add a hidden question to your survey.
  1. In the Links tab, beside a recruitment link, click a link in the Name column.
    Result: The Link page appears.
  2. Select the Identity Variable check box.
    Result: The Identity Variable list is activated.
  3. From the Identity Variable list, select Email.
    Note: You can only append one identity variable to the link at a time.
  4. Publish the link:
    Option Description
    Live Link Click Generate Live Link.
    Note:
    • Only Admins, and Power Users that have the Can schedule distributions permission enabled for their user account, can generate live links. Otherwise, the Generate Live Link button is disabled.
    • By clicking Generate Live Link, you change the status of the link from Pending to Open.
    Custom Link
    1. Type the URL extension.
    2. Click Confirm URL.
    Result: The identity variable (?_i=[%insert_value%]) is appended to the link.
  5. Replace the variable place holder text with the member's email address.
    Example
    https://example.alidalabs.com/c/a/UniqueSurveyId?_i=email@example.com
    Result:
    • If the email address matches a member's email, the member is Active and directed to the portal.
    • If the email address is not matched, the application creates a new nonmember, and the participant is guided through the recruitment process.
  6. Optional: Append a survey answer value to the recruitment link.
    1. Type an ampersand after the identity variable (&).
    2. Type the question name.
    3. Type an equals sign (=).
    4. Type the answer value.
    Example
    https://example.alidalabs.com/c/a/UniqueSurveyId?_i=email@example.com&QuestionName=AnswerValue
    For more information, see Append answer values to a recruitment link.