Incoming Variables

This article will show you how to setup and store incoming variables

Background

You may want to store data in you dataset tied information appended to your base link/url. This will allow you to use this information for a variety of reasons such as:

• Cut and/or sort your data based on this variable
• Use it within your project to aid in conditional logic for termination points, skip patterns and more

Instructions

1. Create a 'Single Custom Variable'
   1. See article: Custom Variables
   2. You can name this variable whatever you wish. 
2. In the 'URL Parameter' field, type in what the expected variable name being passed in on the url to be
   1. This can be the same or different than the name of the single variable itself. 
   2. This field is also case sensitive
   3. Most programmers name the variable the same as the expected coding to come in to reduce confusion