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Hi, is it possible to have or create a variable with a unique ID that the value is assigned in a certain point of the form, so I can use it as a variable? 

Response ID is not useful in this case because this ID is assigned when the user clicks submit button, I need to assign a unique ID before that because after answering my form I send the user to a payment link, and I would like to use that ID to match payments and form submissions. Right now I have multiple form submission from single users and it’s hard to find the form submission that belongs to the payment.

Hi ​@DanielFddddez Oh this is an interesting use case. Where are your users coming from? For example, are they finding you randomly through the web? Or are they current clients of yours? This might give me some insight on how to best help!


Hi ​@DanielFddddez Oh this is an interesting use case. Where are your users coming from? For example, are they finding you randomly through the web? Or are they current clients of yours? This might give me some insight on how to best help!

@Liz I would say it’s kind of random, we do multiple marketing efforts. Online and offline, with people that act as “Sales Representatives”, mailing, on-site events, social media, publicity on screens. It’s not 100% random but neither is controlled. Actually I’m using url parameters to track from where my users are coming from.


Ok, got it, that makes sense, ​@DanielFddddez ! ​@picsoung or ​@john.desborough , do you think there is a way, at least for the ones that are directly sent over by a person, to somehow generate a unique ID before they land on the typeform? 


@Liz ​@DanielFddddez  - rather than use a partial submit, you could use multiple/sequential typeforms via the redirection on submit - that would/should allow you to capture the response id of the first form (ie capture the email for example) and the email would allow you to relate the first and payment forms together. 

at least that is what the coffee grinds in my cup tell me. 

des


Oh that’s a good idea, ​@john.desborough ! Let us know if you try this, ​@DanielFddddez .


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