Insert a Merge Field to a URL Parameter

You can add merge fields to URL parameters you want to attach to links in your messages. URL parameters can be defined on a mailing message, a survey invitation, or a tracked link. In these cases, the value of the merge field is appended to the URL as a parameter.

For example, if you wanted to pass the login field value from the contact record, specifying http://www.global.example/regform.php?user=$contacts.login would return a URL such as http://www.global.example/regform.php?user=jsmith.

1. Enter any parameters you want to append to the links in your message (for example, p1=v1&p2=v2) in the URL Parameters field located below the HTML editor.
2. Click the Merge Field icon to the right of the URL Parameters field. The Merge Field window opens.
   1. Select the database field you want to merge. Merge fields are populated with data from the contact record, account data or an associated incident, asset, opportunity, organization, or tracked link. You can also use the special fields that are available.
      The value of this field is appended to the URL as a parameter.
   2. Click OK to insert the merge field with the appended URL parameter.