A DoPanelLink is composed like this:

http://10.0.0.67/Webprod/cgi-bin/askiaext.dll?Action=DoPanel&Survey=CUXBNJVUXHGDUQWU&PanelId=TGCPTMMTTKHTAFIE@GCPMRLGGEXGFHTGO

Where:

Action=DoPanel&Survey=<survey-id-as-key-16>&PanelId=<askinterview-as-key-16>@<listid-as-key-16>

Previously, the only way to get the DoPanel link for a specific contact (or a group of contacts) was to use the Supervisor > find/edit contact on a DoPanel list > Select the contact > Web > Copy Panel Link. That's good, but really not suitable if you want to use the DoPanelLink for thousands of contacts.

Now, we have a Powershell script that allows you to write the DoPanelLink value directly to the sample list. This link can be used in various ways (e.g. multi-modal surveys, external email sends, etc.).

So, how to proceed:

Powershell ISE application

1/ Start your Windows Powershell ISE application and open the script "GenerateDoPanelLinks.ps1" attached.

Modify the 3 following values

(From #Verify parameters):

$DoPanelField = the name of the field you have into your sample list where you'll write the links. So you need to create it before importing the list (if you're using a lst file), or add the field from your external database (in external data details on sample list properties).

$ListsDatabaseConnectionString = The SQL connection string to your lists database.

$WebProdURL = Your WebProd URL.

NB: Initial Catalog = Your SQL database lists.

Once the values have been modified then you can run the script . . .

Run the script

If you have troubles to run a Powershell script, please refer to this article: https://technet.microsoft.com/fr-fr/library/ee176961.aspx. You will need the values for ListId and SurveyId.

Once filled, just press enter. After a few seconds, you should get this (in find/edit contact):