substring data in eVAR

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Hi all,Please can you advice if there is a solution for the below. in a eVar, data is present as eVar11---------x_PID:2y_PID:3z_PID:4  want-------234 Is this achievable

RobertBlakeley · Accepted Answer

There are two approaches you could use.

You could use a classification such as ^.*:(\d+). Classifications come in two flavors. The easiest is the Classification Rule Builder. There are several steps involved in setting up a classification with the Rule Builder. Here are the instructions of how to do that: https://experienceleague.adobe.com/docs/analytics/components/classifications/classifications-rulebuilder/classification-rule-builder.html?lang=en

Alternatively, you could use a list var. This looks for a delimiter (: in this case) and splits the values in the evar based on the delimiter. So the evar would look something like:

x_PID
2
y_PID
3
z_PID
4

This method is not backwards compatible and is perhaps overkill for what you want to do. Go to Analytics > Admin >Report Suites > Edit Settings > Conversion > List Variables. Here are the instructions: https://experienceleague.adobe.com/docs/analytics/admin/admin-tools/manage-report-suites/edit-report-suite/conversion-variables/list-var-admin.html?lang=en

rajdsingh · Answer

@dennisul1 I would recommend you to use a regex within your rule where you set this eVar to split and just return the numeric value right after the colon. Here is the sample code:

var inputString = "y_PID:3"; //in real work you need to read it from data layer
const regex = /:(\d+)/;
s.eVar11 = inputString.match(regex)[1];

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