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ago in SoSci Survey (English) by s309575 (165 points)

Rather than asking respondents to enter their participant IDs, I want to send them personalized URLs. I set this up successfully, but when I export the data, the URLs are not exported. As such, I have no way of knowing who completed the survey. Any advice would be appreciated.

ago by SoSci Survey (354k points)
How did you personalize the URLs, exactly?
ago by s309575 (165 points)
Invitation Mailings > Access URLs

I specified the number of URLs I needed, titled the URL List, and confirmed that the URLs are for the only questionnaire in the project. I also allowed only one submission per person.

I used this approach because I do not want to store participant email addresses in Sosci Survey

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ago by SoSci Survey (354k points)

Access URLs are designed to keep datasets anonymous, that is, the URL token is explicitly NOT stored in the dataset.

If you need links that relate to the dataset, access tokens (that can also be used in URLs) would be it.

ago by s309575 (165 points)
Is the access token the same thing as an access code? I found the instructions below - is this correct? Also confirming that this means I have to create a code for each person, and this cannot be automatized.

Access Code (s)
A special case of marking is the access code (Access Codes). This is a one-time-password that allows him to access a questionnaire using the access restriction Access code.

For this to work, every participant needs his valid access code. They don't need to type it in by himself, instead add the access as the parameter s to the URL: https://www.soscisurvey.de/demo/?s=AB123456

Access codes must only contain letters (A-Z) and digits (0-9).

Tip: When sending personalized URLs using access codes, participants are able to pause the interview and resume it later where they left off. This even works for questionnaires that are public. Nevertheless, every participant needs to have their own access code beforehand.

Important:​ An individual access code is only valid until the questionnaire was filled out and reached the last page. Afterwards, the access code won't work, any more. For more details see Access Codes.

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