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title: Use Merge Codes in Assessment Results
description: "## What is a Merge Code? **A Merge Code is a placeholder used to insert dynamic content.** - For example, when creating your report in **[Agolix](https://agolix.com)**, you can use the ###DATE### merge code to insert the assessment completion date. ## Important…"
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updated: "2026-06-04"
category: Deliver Results
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# Use Merge Codes in Assessment Results

## What is a Merge Code?

**A Merge Code is a placeholder used to insert dynamic content.**

- For example, when creating your report in **[Agolix](https://agolix.com)**, you can use the ###DATE### merge code to insert the assessment completion date.

## Important Note: Case Sensitivity

Merge codes are case sensitive. Remember to be consistent throughout the assessment and results if you use all Capital letters.

## Available Merge Codes

When sending assessment results to your respondents, it’s nice to add a personal touch. You can use merge codes to address your respondents by name and include their scores.

Here is a list of all the merge codes available with **Agolix**:

![Agolix Merge Code List](https://agolix.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Merge-Code-List-1.jpg)

\*The **questionID** and **typeID** values are unique identifiers that you define for each question and type in your assessment.

Example: your assessment may have a question "Do you enjoy reading?" Here, **reading** could be the **questionID**. If you have a Multi-type assessment and you have 3 Types: Athlete, Scholar, Artist; **Athlete** could be the **typeID**.

Remember, when you **create** a merge code for a type or a question, you don't include the ### delimiters. Use the merge code with the delimiters when you want to **reference** the merge code in the report.

## PDF URL as a Merge Code

This merge code is replaced with the URL of the respondent’s PDF report. Use it in a hyperlink in your emailed or on-screen results by selecting the desired text and clicking the **“Link”** button:

![PDF URL as a Merge Code](https://agolix.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/PDF-URL-as-a-Merge-Code-1024x622.png)

In the popup window, select **“Other”** for Protocol and enter ‘###PDF_URL###’ for the merge code. Click **“OK”** and then **"Save"** in the **"Results"** editor.

## Question Identifiers as Merge Codes

You can also use a **[question identifier](https://agolix.com/user-guide/glossary/#score_interpretation_glossary)** to create a merge code.

This identifier is created when you add a new question to your assessment, enabling you to reference the answer to that question in the assessment results.  

Add ### before and after your identifier to use it as a merge code.

For example, if you set your identifier to be “respondent_age,” you would use the merge code ###respondent_age###.

![Question Identifiers as Merge Codes](https://agolix.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/mergecodes2-1-1024x699.png)

Then, in the assessment results, you could reference that answer like this in an editor window:

**You've indicated that you are currently ###respondent_age### years old.**

The assessment results would then show the answer like this:

**You've indicated that you are currently 39 years old.**

## Include Merge Codes in Assessment Results

Add merge codes to the Assessment Results Editors, found in the **“Results”** Tab.

![Assessment Results Tab](https://agolix.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Results-Tab-1024x462.png)

Scroll down to the **“How Respondents Receive Their Results”** section to find **"Results Editors"**:

- **“Edit On-Screen Results”**
- **“Edit Emailed Results”**
- **“Edit PDF Results”**
- **"Edit Alert Email"**

![Edit Assessment Results](https://agolix.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Edit-Assessment-Results-1024x398.png)

Click on any of these buttons to open the **“Results”** editor windows and enter merge codes.

### Merge Code in Email Greeting

For example, when you click on **“Edit Emailed Results,”** you can add Dear ###NAME### to your greeting in the header field:

![Merge Code in Email Greeting](https://agolix.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Merge-Code-in-Email-Greeting-1024x302.png)

## Include Merge Codes in Social Media Posts

You can also use merge codes in your **“Social Media”** settings (under the **“Setup”** tab), so your respondent can share their score or type with their friends:

![Include Merge Codes in Social Media Posts](https://agolix.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Social-Media-score-UG--1024x190.png)

 

Please review the rest of the **[Reference Guide](https://agolix.com/user-guide/)** to learn more about our software.

Thank you for choosing **Agolix**!