How do I track survey completes by distribution method?

While you are creating the survey, add a hidden Single Choice question to the survey with answer options for each distribution method that you want to track. Then, when you are creating activity links, you can append variables to the end of the links that correspond to the answer options in the hidden question. When members complete the survey, the hidden question will capture which link they used; you can then use this information in your data analysis.

Example

You want to track which survey participants are coming in from Twitter, Facebook, and your company blog and use this data in your analysis of results later. 

Detailed Steps

1. In the survey, create a hidden Single Choice question.
   1. In the Survey Toolbox, under Questions, click Single Choice.
   2. Change the Question name to distributionmethod. 
      Avoid using spaces in the question name.
   3. Add answer options for each distribution method (for example, Twitter, Facebook, and Blog). 
      Avoid using spaces in the answer text.
   4. Select Hide question. 
2. Build the rest of your survey as desired.
3. On the Distribute page, create activity links for each distribution method.
   1. On the left menu, click Links > New Link.
   2. In the Create New Link dialog, type an internal name for the link.
   3. Select a community from the Assign to a Community list.
   4. In the Member Facing Activity Name field, type the activity name participants will see.
   5. Click Create.
   6. Click Generate Live Link.
   7. Copy the live link and paste it in a text editor (for example, Notepad). 
   8. In the text editor, at the end of the link, type a question mark.
   9. Type the question name (distributionmethod).
   10. Type an equal sign (=).
   11. Type the answer option (Blog).
       Your link should now look like this:
       https://example.vccommunity.com/c/a/6FhY3isvcGXIY03ovo7dU3?distributionmethod=Blog
   12. Repeat steps a to g for every distribution method.
   13. On the Distribute page, edit the Description so it describes which link/distribution method is which.
4. Use the edited activity links as desired.

More Information 

Please click the WebHelp links below for more information:

• Create a Single Choice question 
• Create a new activity link
• Get a live activity link 
• Append answer values to an activity link
• Append values to a link: Question and answer format

Additionally, these Knowledge Base articles may be helpful: 

• How do I set survey logic based on how each participant accesses my survey?
• How do I build survey logic based on the participant's device? 
• How can I tell which link my participants came from?