Invite links and redirects

Our software's flexible URL and autoredirect system is designed to accommodate various vendors and diverse survey requirements. Utilizing query string URL parameters, it supports countless combinations to meet almost any entry link requirement. Understanding how to properly format an entry URL (invite link) for a panel vendor, how to store the data captured, and how to pass it back into the final redirect can be complex. It is critical to thoroughly test the entry URL to guarantee proper data capture, storage, and passing back until the redirection to the final landing page is successful.

For additional assistance with invite links and redirects, contact a Support agent by clicking "Submit a request" at the top of any documentation page, using the Help modal below, or emailing help@intellisurvey.com.

Invite links

Invite links for your survey can be found in the Panels applet.

There is a set format for our survey URLs. After the survey ID (SID) and record ID (trans_id) are defined, programmers can set up as many additional query string parameters as needed for a survey. The general format to include additional parameters is as follows:

http://servername.com/pub/survey_ID/record_ID?pan=<param1>&c=<param2>&os=<param3>

• The beginning of the query string portion of the URL is established with a question mark (?) and then is followed by the first parameter name given, for example 'pan', followed by the value passed in place of '<param1>'.
• The second, and each additional parameter, is separated with an ampersand (&) followed by the name given, for example 'c', the value passed in place of '<param2>', and so on.

Redirect links

Local, editable redirect links for your survey can be found in the Panels applet. If you'd like to view the most up-to-date redirects on file for any given panel, expand the Resources group in the left navigation menu, click Sheets, and search for the 'system_panels' spreadsheet.

Many panels require that custom data be appended to URL parameters. This custom data needs to be passed back to the panel provider in a properly formatted redirect link. Sometimes this data is of a variable nature and is written in our survey source. Survey variables, as well as Perl conditionals, are valid syntax in the redirect sheet and can be referenced in the redirect link.

Some panel providers may have a value that is provided in the invite link but is not captured by any survey fields. Such values can be easily "passed through" and may be referenced by prepending $pan_ to the parameter name as defined by the entry URL.