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Michael_Cooksey
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Help with Redirecting Back to a Specific Question in Qualtrics After Shiny Survey

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Hi everyone,

I’m working on a project where I redirect participants from a Qualtrics survey to a Shiny web app for additional data collection. After participants complete the Shiny survey, I want to send them back to a specific question (QID10) in the original Qualtrics survey, not the beginning of the survey.

I've tried using the returnTo=QID10 parameter and also experimented with Q_PopulateResponse, but it keeps redirecting users to the first page of the survey instead.

Here’s what I’ve tried:

  • Added Embedded Data: Set returnTo and Q_PopulateResponse in Survey Flow and placed them above all questions.
  • Tried URL: Using properly encoded URLs like:https://seasgwu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SurveyID****?psid=12345&returnTo=QID10
  • Enabled Display Logic: Added display logic directly on QID10 based on the returnTo variable.
  • **Tried Q_PopulateResponse:**https://seasgwu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SurveyID****?Q_PopulateResponse=%7B%22QID10%22%3A%22true%22%7D
  • Embedded Data Capturing: Verified returnTo is being recorded in Data & Analysis after testing.

What am I missing?

  • Is there a better way to jump directly to a question after returning from an external site?
  • Could the issue be related to Survey Flow ordering or branch logic?

Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance! 😊

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  • Aggarwal
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  • January 7, 2025

You can add a branch in the Survey Flow:

Condition: If returnTo equals QID10.

Action: Move participants directly to the block or question containing QID10.
 

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yes I did that, now it is with Q_PopulatedResponse but I also did with returnTo parameter by adding ?returnTo=QID10 at the end of the anonymous link. But still it is getting redirected to the 1st page. 

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Aggarwal wrote:

You can add a branch in the Survey Flow:

Condition: If returnTo equals QID10.

Action: Move participants directly to the block or question containing QID10.
 

yes I did that, now it is with Q_PopulatedResponse but I also did with returnTo parameter by adding ?returnTo=QID10 at the end of the anonymous link. But still it is getting redirected to the 1st page. 

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The Q_PopulateResponse will just corrupt your data, avoid it.

I won’t be able to comment on what’s going wrong without getting a survey preview, however, my recommendation would be get rid of the redirection all together. 

Embedd the shiny app inside your survey in an iframe. To avoid the issue of respodents not completing the stuff on the siny app, hide the next button and only show once the shiny app sends a message to your survey that the task is complete. 

 

The other way could also work, split the survey into two, Pre-Task and Post-Task. In your shiny app, first have the Pre-Task survey, record its response ID, then have the task, and finally the Post-Task survey. Pass your initial response ID to the second survey and use it to merge the data from the two surveys.

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