Did you ever find a solution to this? I'm encountering the same issue.Thanks.
In Survey Flow, add a Branch at the end of the survey with condition "If Embedded Data 'StartDate' Is Empty."In that branch, add Embedded Data elements:StartDate = ${date://CurrentDate/DS}StartTime = ${date://CurrentTime/ST}(You can format the date and time differently by navigating through the piped text options for 'Date / Time')How it works:The branch will only run the first time through the survey, since that's the only time StartDate will be empty. Effectively, this saves the original start date and submit time as embedded data elements, even when a retake link is used. Placing the Branch at the end of the survey ensures it runs after respondents submit following the last survey question, so you get an accurate end time.
TomG But wouldn't the 'startdate' embedded data field as described update if they use a retake link on a later day? If they first access the survey on 08.01.2020, and then use a retake link on 08.05.2020, I want 'startdate' to be 20200801 in both instances.
TomG Sorry, I should clarify - by "Start Date," I mean I want to grab the response metadata for Start Date. Whenever a respondent first accesses the survey, I want to grab and store their unique start date, and then compare that date to Today to control when they're able to see the next block. So, when they come back to the survey through a retake link on another day, their session knows when that specific respondent started the survey, which could be different for each respondent. Does that make sense?
TomG Related question, I think: Is it possible to capture the survey Start Date for similar branch logic? I'm working on a survey that I want to issue automatic retake links and conditionally shows blocks if today's date is X days after the Start Date, like a daily journal.So, if the Start Date is 2020-08-01, only show block 3 if today is greater than or equal to 2020-08-03; but, Start Date could be 2020-08-10 for another user, so then only show block 3 if today is greater than or equal to 2020-08-12.
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