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Creating a Customized Login Hyperlink

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A customized login hyperlink redirects a user to a specific SmartSimple record immediately after they log in. Administrators build this URL manually by editing a record's URL parameters into a login redirect format, then encoding special characters so the link functions correctly. This approach creates a direct record link for manual communications, such as emails, when standard email template variables are not available. When a recipient clicks the link and logs in, SmartSimple redirects them directly to the specified record. For more information, see Login Hyperlink Variables for Email Templates Reference.

Who: System administrators 

When to Use a Customized Login Hyperlink

Use a customized login hyperlink when you need to:

  • Direct a user to a specific record immediately after they log in to SmartSimple.
  • Create a direct record link for use in manual communications where email template variables are not available.
  • Add the link to an email communication so that when a recipient clicks it and logs in, SmartSimple redirects them to the specific record.

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Build the Login Redirect URL

To build the login redirect URL:

  1. Navigate to the record you want to link to, and ensure you are in edit mode.

  2. Note the URL of the record. 

    • For example, for a Level 1 record: 
    https://alias.smartsimple.com/s_Login.jsp?dest=/Apps/app_editopportunity.jsp%3Flistreqid=657410019%26appid=106072%26opportunityid=11266380
  3. The URL contains two key parameters:
    • app id — the unique application ID for your organization.
    • opportunity ID — the unique ID of the record.

  4. In a text editor, reorder and edit the URL parameters to match the following format: 

    https://@url@/s_Login.jsp?dest=/Apps/app_editopportunity.jsp?appid=app id&opportunityid=opportunity ID

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Encode Special Characters in the URL

To encode the special characters in the URL:

  1. To the right of s_Login.jsp?dest=, replace each question mark (?) with %3F.
  2. Replace each equal sign (=) with %3D.
  3. Replace each ampersand (&) with %26.

  4. Confirm the resulting URL matches the following format: 

    https://@url@/s_Login.jsp?dest=/Apps/app_editopportunity.jsp%3Fappid%3Dapp id%26opportunityid%3Dopportunity ID

When a user accesses this URL and logs in, SmartSimple redirects them to the specified record using the application and opportunity IDs provided.

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