User's Manual

SurveyMonkey User Manual
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We are only able to offer limited support in setting this up, so the links will need to
be customized and sent out on your end.
You can append a special parameter to the end of the survey URL that will
automatically add your own data to our “Custom Data” field.
The first step would be to create a database of recipients and assign each
recipient a unique ID.
You would then use that unique ID to create a unique URL for each recipient.
When the recipients click on their appropriate links, the unique ID will be
stored in the “Custom Data” field of their responses.
Now, when you export the “Entire Result Set” for your results or click on the “Browse
Responses” button on the Results Summary page, you will be able to see the unique ID
value in the “Custom Data” field for each response. You would be able to then match
that “Custom Data” value with the unique ID that is stored in your database to match
the response with the appropriate recipient in your database.
Example:
If the original URL to your survey was:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=v8MbvURxoHkWfvud7Or3Cg_3d_3d
Let's say you had two recipients:
one with a unique ID of 12345
and another with a unique ID of 67890
You could then supply them with the following:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=v8MbvURxoHkWfvud7Or3Cg_3d_3d
&c=12345
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=v8MbvURxoHkWfvud7Or3Cg_3d_3d
&c=67890