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Hi, I have a survey that users are intended to access over a course of several months before submitting it. I want to track within the survey the date/time certain pages in the survey were viewed. I tried this Java script on an item, and also added a “DateMod1” embedded variable to the top of the survey:

 

Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.addOnLoad(function()
{/*Place your JavaScript here to run when the page is fully displayed*/
    var curDate = "${date://CurrentDate/m%2Fd%2FY}";
    Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.setEmbeddedData('DateMod1', curDate);
});

 

The embedded variable stays blank though even after passing that item/page. How do I fix this?

Are you using the simple layout?

Are you using the simple layout?

No, its the classic layout.

Hi,

Just in case you (or someone else) has the same issue… I was looking to do a similar thing. I want to save the date/time at certain points in the survey to check its timing (the timing question has too many variables associated with it).

I did this:

  • Create the embedded variable in the survey flow, but give it a value. I also made it a text field because I thought that would work best. I gave mine the value “test value”
  • I also made sure the date in Javascript was saved as a string:

Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.addOnPageSubmit(function(type)
{
    var curDate = new Date().toString();
    console.log(curDate);
    Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.setEmbeddedData('completed_block_3', curDate);
});

This worked - I added a block to end the survey after my question, stepped through Preview and then checked the Data. I used the elipsis to view the results of my entry and could see the Embedded Data at the bottom.

I didn’t check setting the variable in a different function. I did try with a blank (no value set) value in complete_block_3 in the Survey Flow but that didn’t work.

Good luck!

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