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Frank_Lee_-_UT
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October 16, 2015
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DTM data element targeting component of array

  • October 16, 2015
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Hi,

 

I have a page at:

 

http://www.threeekings.com/dtm/demosite/consumerJSON.html

 

There's a data layer with an element 'planCategory'. In the console, I can access the element's value by typing:

consumerJSON.planProfiles[0].planCategory


which returns:

"MAPD"

 

But when I try to create a data element to do the same thing, I get empty quotes:

_satellite.getVar('planCategory')
""

 

My attempts to create a functioning data element include:

- JS Object, with Path = window.consumerJSON.planProfiles[0].planCategory

- JS Object, with Path = consumerJSON.planProfiles[0].planCategory

- Custom Script, with window.consumerJSON.planProfiles[0].planCategory in the editor

So far, all of the above are giving me

_satellite.getVar('planCategory')
""

or

_satellite.getDataElement('planCategory')
""

in the console

 

Any ideas what I could do differently so that the data element populates with

"MAPD" ?

 

Thanks!
 

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Best answer by bbythewa

Hey Frank,

So, the problem is that when you use a js Object reference, the path can't contain bracket accessors to an array element.  So, you can use a custom script which you would do what you were doing above:

return window.consumerJSON.planProfiles[0].planCategory;

Try that out and see if it works.  :)

 

Ben

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bbythewa
Employee
October 16, 2015

I don't see that data element defined:

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Frank_Lee_-_UT
Frank_Lee_-_UTAuthor
New Participant
October 16, 2015

Sorry, it was un-published and I was using the testing plugin to access the staging DTM tag.

 

Should be there now...

 

Thanks!

B
bbythewaAccepted solution
Employee
October 16, 2015

Hey Frank,

So, the problem is that when you use a js Object reference, the path can't contain bracket accessors to an array element.  So, you can use a custom script which you would do what you were doing above:

return window.consumerJSON.planProfiles[0].planCategory;

Try that out and see if it works.  :)

 

Ben

Frank_Lee_-_UT
Frank_Lee_-_UTAuthor
New Participant
October 16, 2015

Ben,

 

That worked beautifully, thank you!

 

Frank.

B
bbythewa
Employee
October 16, 2015

That's great!  You are welcome.

Will you go ahead and select that as the correct answers for future community comers?

Thanks,

Ben

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