KoBo - Tips & Tricks (Power BI, email notifications, listing projects etc.)

Hi!

So yeah, the method that’s in the guide only works with the UNHCR instance - because it uses a scrip that is “pointing” towards the UNHCR server.

The script actually takes the xform_id and _id from the PBI URL and passes them to KOBO (alongside your credentials). Kobo then responds with a temporary edit Link - and the script re-directs you to that link.

If you want to try it on a different server - try using this URL

https://kobo.humanitarianresponse.info/assets/{xformid}/submissions/{_id}/edit/?return_url=false
(just change the IDs)

If you pass these parameters to the kobo server (and if you are logged in), it should return the temporary link you can use for editing.

The script we use just streamlines the process a bit, so that you can go straight to editing…

Cheers

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