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guthier
guthier
Level 2
January 22, 2015
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Import/write segments as plaintext

  • January 22, 2015
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We often have to set up segments that cover a large number of individual values (20+) for individual analyses. It is very painful to create these segments in Reports & Analytics or AdHoc because the web application becomes less repsonive when we use a lot of conditions. I wonder if there is a way we could write the segments in plaintext (in whatever syntax needed), then import that text to the Segment Manager. It would greatly help automating our processes.

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    daniellereisch
    Level 4
    January 29, 2015

    In theory, the "matches"  operator in a segment builder should work for this purpose, so long as the values are against the same variables.

     

    However, matches only supports a wildcard operator (*) and not an "OR" operator (|). I've always been a little confused by this limitation. It seems like it would be a very easy change. 

     

    We'll sometimes use "contains any of" but that's insufficient for simple IDs or URL directory roots that need to be matched exactly. 

    jgrover1
    Employee
    January 22, 2015

    This is a great idea. Thought probably not exactly what you are looking for is that you can create segments through the API. There is a JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) version of the segment. This could be used to create a bunch of similar segments very quickly. You can make requests quickly through the API explorer (https://marketing.adobe.com/developer/api-explorer#Segments.Save ).

     

    Like I said it isn't quite what you are suggesting but it might let you do what you need.

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