Hi all,


after reading about the advantages of the parameter newtest=Y for the survey-URL, I would like to add it in the inivitation link.
I have tried it by simply adding the parameter behind the expression {SURVEYURL} and then formatting it to a link

(<a href="{SURVEYURL}&amp;NEWTEST=Y">{SURVEYURL}&NEWTEST=Y</a>)

However, the parameter NEWTEST=Y is not included in the URL.


Does somebody know how I could implement this?

Thank you in advance!

In my opinion you should not include it in the invitation link.
If it is a closed survey the participant may interrupt answering the questionnaire and later proceeding by clicking the link again.
If there is a "newtest=Y" he will start at the beginning, not at the question where he interrupted.

Joffm

Although I mostly agree with Joffm, there may be scenarios where you want to use it.

The {SURVEYURL} is rendered as a hyperlink so cannot be modified.

The @@SURVEYURL@@ placeholder renders the raw URL.


(note that "newtest" is lower-case)

More on email placeholders - www.limesurvey.org/manual/Email_templates#Email_placeholders

Thank you both for your answers!
The solutin from tpartner works.

@Joffm: We have been testing our surveys with the parameter newtest=Y with interruptions and we were able to open the survey at the point where we left it, even if we opend the surveyurl on a different device.

As I understood it, newtest forces limesurvey to open a new session, meaning that only if we added a new questions/changed something in the survey, the participant has to start over.