Setting Form Values Based on URL String

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Setting Form Values Based on URL String

Don Smallman posted 8 Years Ago

Hi,

Does anyone know if it is possible to set a forms Values Based on URL String? I someone clicks on a button on our site can I send them to the contact form and preset some of the form values, like "I Committed My Life To Christ"?

Thanks!

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- Jim Michael replied 8 Years Ago
What kind of form? You can access the query parameters of the URL via lava like so
{% assign queryParms = 'Global' | Page:'QueryString' %}
Query Parms 
{% for item in queryParms %}
{% assign kvItem = item | PropertyToKeyValue %}
{{ kvItem.Key }}: {{ kvItem.Value }} 
{% endfor %}
and I think you could reference those from your form, depending on where it is.
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What kind of form? You can access the query parameters of the URL via lava like so<pre>{% assign queryParms = 'Global' | Page:'QueryString' %} Query Parms {% for item in queryParms %}          {% assign kvItem = item | PropertyToKeyValue %}          {{ kvItem.Key }}: {{ kvItem.Value }} {% endfor %}</pre>and I think you could reference those from your form, depending on where it is.
What kind of form? You can access the query parameters of the URL via lava like so<pre>{% assign queryParms = 'Global' | Page:'QueryString' %} Query Parms {% for item in queryParms %}          {% assign kvItem = item | PropertyToKeyValue %}          {{ kvItem.Key }}: {{ kvItem.Value }} {% endfor %}</pre>and I think you could reference those from your form, depending on where it is.
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Don Smallman

8 years ago

Hi Jim! It is the RockRMS Contact Form. http://www.therockaz.org/ContactUs. Will the above still work and which part of the script is the Form Field name to set?

Jim Michael

8 years ago

I'm not really sure, unfortunately... I haven't had time to look at the form but was just pointing out that the query parameters are available via Lava ;-) Hopefully someone who knows more can jump in and fill in the blanks.

Don Smallman

8 years ago

Ah! I understand. Thanks for the info. Hopefully someone knows. It is not necessary, but would be helpful.

Jon Edmiston · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-26T22:50-07:00

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Jon Edmiston replied 8 Years Ago

The Workflow Entry block allows you to set inputs from the querystring like so:

http://www.therockaz.org/ContactUs?FirstName=Ted%20Decker

The querystring key would map to the workflow attribute's key. Is this what you were looking for?

Don Smallman

8 years ago

Hi Jon! Yes that query string is exactly what I am looking for. Will it work with the Topic or Campus fields, since the are dropdowns? I can't seem to get it to work.

http://www.therockaz.org/ContactUs?FirstName=Ted&LastName=Decker&Topic=General

This works but only with General Inquiry. How can I get it to work with other Topic Selections?
Don Smallman

8 years ago

I got it! I need to use the actual Text Value in the Workflow. Like the Text Value for "Talk to a Pastor", is just Pastor. So, the following query string works.

http://www.therockaz.org/ContactUs?FirstName=Ted&LastName=Decker&Topic=Pastor

Thanks!
Jon Edmiston

8 years ago

It's definitely possible, but you have to start looking at how attributes are stored. For example a campus attribute is an attribute with the field type of Campus which stores it's value as a guid of the campus. So you'd use:

http://www.therockaz.org/ContactUs?FirstName=Ted&LastName=Decker&Topic=Website&Campus=76882ae3-1ce8-42a6-a2b6-8c0b29cf8cf8

You can see how each of the field types stores it's value here: http://www.rockrms.com/page/736

As a tip the topic is a single select so you can just look at the value on the select option for the value you need.

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