I work for a small NGO that identifies and tracks invasive species. I am trying to solve a issue we have with tracking submitted samples. We have our volunteers and collaborators fill-out and submit a google form and that works fine. However, in order to track any physical samples that are later shipped, we would like to have a unique ID that those volunteers can see and then use when they submit the form.
You have several alternatives
- Use the form response timestamp (assuming that is very unlikely that two submissions will be logged with the same timestamp)
- Use the edit response URL
- Generate the unique ID in advance and add them to the responses.
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Thank you very much Ruben. I would be happy with using the timestamp method, however how do I make it so that a the participant can see this or the edit response URL? Is there a way to include this in the thank you paragraph they get at the conclusion of the survey or in their follow-up (confirmation) email? – Tristan Sep 18 '20 at 12:23
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@Tristan There is no way to include the timestamp or any other calculated value on the form submission confirmation page. You can use the built-in function to send the responses to a spreadsheet and share it with your team or use Google Apps Script to send them a custom email message included the timestamp/edit response url, etc. – Rubén♦ Sep 18 '20 at 15:35
