XM Extension SDK Bulletin

August 2022
 

Key Announcements

Check out the latest news and updates related to XM Extension SDK Extensibility, Tooling, and Programs:
 

Extensibility
 
 

Create Custom Survey Questions  [Upcoming]

Customize the survey-taking experience to fulfill unique use cases and provide expanded feature sets with the new Survey Question Plugin!

Formally-supported interfaces and SDKs enable you to confidently build custom survey questions and seamlessly share them with Qualtrics customers at scale.

With Survey Question Plugins you can:
  • Enable users to configure both the behavior and look and feel of your custom questions just as they would with questions from the standard Qualtrics library
  • Embed questions from external platforms
  • Customize how respondent input into your question gets stored in the survey response
 

This feature is available in a limited preview, take this survey to apply for it!
 

Embed iFrame Visualizations into Qualtrics  [Available]

Drop in externally-hosted widgets into Qualtrics dashboards

This can unlock quicker development and maintenance of Reporting Widget Plugins.

Externally-hosted widgets must match part of the file names and structure of their counterpart Qualtrics-hosted ones.
 

Get started with the documentation
 

Tooling
 
 

Validate Connection Accounts During Setup  [Available]

Reduce user pain by validating their authentication connection accounts during Extension configuration

Qualtrics users frequently enter invalid credentials when creating Connection Accounts for various Extensions and don’t realize they are invalid until Plugin runtime, which results in a painful and frustrating user experience.

Previously there was no way for developers to validate Connection Accounts during the creation process. But that has changed with the Account Validation feature!

Account Validation enables you to prevent this poor user experience by both validating the connection account input values as well as performing an API call to test the provided credentials during the Connection Account creation process.
 

Learn more details from the documentation
 

Removal of Extension Submission Email Reports  [Upcoming]

Extension submission email reports will no longer arrive in your inbox starting September 23rd, 2022

When the Extension SDK was first released, the only way you could find out about your Extension submission status was to wait for an email to arrive in your inbox with the relevant details.

Now, however, you receive Extension submission status information in real-time via the command line and on-demand with the xmt list submissions and xmt view submission--submission commands.
 

Programs
 
 

Join the Developer Advisory Program   [Upcoming]

Apply here to gain early access to new technical features and shape their product roadmaps with your feedback!

What is it?
The Qualtrics Developer Advisory Program is a mutually-beneficial collaboration between the Qualtrics Developer Platform and tech-savvy Qualtrics customers and partners.

Who is eligible to join?
Any Qualtrics customers or partners who have strong technical skills and expertise.

Why should I join?
 + Gain early access to new and updated technical features
 + Steer product roadmaps with your feedback and feature requests
 + Interact directly with Qualtrics engineers and product managers
 + Network with other technical professionals who use or partner with Qualtrics
 

Helpful Resources
 

Log in to the Developer Portal to get started with XM Extension SDK development

Register for the XM Developer Community to network with colleagues and find answers to questions.
 

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