Append an email address to a recruitment link

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

• Create a new recruitment link

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 member hub.
• 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.
   The Link page appears.
2. Select the Identity Variable check box.
   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	Type the URL extension. Click Confirm URL.

   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=[e-mail]
   • If the email address matches a member's email, the member is Active and directed to the member hub.
   • 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=[e-mail]&QuestionName=AnswerValue
   For more information, see Append answer values to a recruitment link.