Questions tagged [ampscript]
AMPscript is a proprietary scripting language for Salesforce Marketing Cloud products that you can embed within HTML emails, text emails, landing pages and SMS messages to control the content that is displayed to the individual consumer. It also provides functionality to track impressions and highlight which content areas get the most attention from the viewer.
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Use-cases for the WAT and WATP AMPScript functions
Do any of you fine folks know anything about the WAT() and WATP() AMPScript functions?
I'm looking for a real use-case outside of the official documentation:
Returns the values of the Web ...
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Print AMPscript Variable inside HTML <tag> as attributes
So I am using ExactTarget templates and content areas to build my emails. In my templates I have AMPscript variables defined in the < head > and that will determine how elements in my content areas ...
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Pausing Records in Journey Over Weekend
I'm looking to build a journey that sends a few emails only during the weekdays and then on Monday would send to anyone that was at that point over the weekend.
As an example, a record downloads a ...
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AMPscript Attribute from Contact Model
I have searched the documentation with no luck.
In an email, I want to use a value that is from an attribute that has been configured through Attribute Groups within the Contact Builder Data ...
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Accessing Marketing Cloud 'Active Salesforce Sends' through SOAP API
Hi I need to get a feed of all scheduled sends within MC. This isn't an issue for most email sends. However, for any scheduled Salesforce Sends they don't appear in the SentEvent object.
The below ...
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Using Salesforce Landing page checkbox values to populate a SFDC field
I have an ExactTarget Landing Page form that is currently inserting a Lead into SFDC when submitted. The form has 3 checkbox options that (if possible) I'm trying to concatenate and insert into the '...
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Distributed Marketing displays error during email preview
We have built a email for distributed marketing. The email will preform a lookup on a Stored DE to dynamically display the store address associated with the send. This is accomplished by taking the ...
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Dynamic MobilePush Content using ContactKey in Ampscript
Need to get the contact key of a person who entered a location (using location based push message) and retrieve firstname from a different data extension. Since there is no Data extension used here, (...
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How to return values from the same field across multiple Quote Lines
Hope you're all having a really great day!
In a recent build, I was tasked with printing a warning message when a subscriber's quote includes a mobile transfer (Mobile_Transfer__c = true). In testing ...
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Assign using Active Assignment Rule being ignored with UpdateSingleSalesforceObject
The AMPscript function UpdateSingleSalesforceObject ignores Assignment Rules when Leads are created or updated. Is there any way to assign the assignment rule when a lead is updated via ...
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Print reason for SQL query failing in SSJS
I built a Microsite which staff can you use to run one-off queries without having to create an activity and then run it or place it in an automation. It works great but is very basic - when you click ...
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How to control processing of AMPScript using execution context: Name
According to the documentation and The AMPScript Guide, it should be possible to control whether code in an AMPScript Block is interpreted by using a name for the script block.
I am aware of the ...
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How to consume JSON data into data extensions when third party is sending JSON into marketing cloud
Can any one please help me how to implement this in marketing cloud. since i am new to marketing cloud and I know how we can do that in salesforce service/sales cloud.
Scenario :
we are digital ...
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Posting to a form, query string variable is not being picked up
I'm writing up a landing page in Marketing Cloud. The idea is that, for simplicities sake, the page would be able to re-activate a paused automation. So, here's my dashboard:
Each of the "Activate" ...
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Unsubscribe SMS through Journey
We need to allow people to unsubscribe from an SMS that is sent through Journey Builder. We bring them to a Cloud Page where they confirm they want to unsubscribe. We also need to unsubscribe them ...
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Pros and Cons of loading content for a welcome stream from a Data Extension
This may get flagged as it's opinion based, but I want to see what the experts think.
We are about to build a Welcome Stream and I can do it one of two ways.
The first way is to build it all as HTML ...
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Apex Encryption to AMPscript Decryption
I receive a string encrypted using the Apex function Crypto.encryptWithManagedIV() using AES256 as a url parameter, and I need to be able to decrypt this string on a marketing cloud landing page.
I ...
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MobileConnnect - customized "From" name & behaviour?
The MobileConnect instance that I work with, is based on a shared shortcode and then when we send texts out, we use a custom from name - and that is fine.
Whenever we send an sms, it comes through ...
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Valid email string decrypted with AMPscript DecryptSymmetric() returns false for isValidEmail()
I have the following ampscript above a landing page unsubscribe form. It appears as though the EncryptSymmetric from the test email and DecryptSymmetric on the landing page are working as expected, ...
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Triggered Send using REST API with Data Extension
I would like to substitute some variables in my email template using SFMC's REST API.
For example, in my email:
%%[Substitute_var1]%%
When I call it through REST, how it's possible to substitute ...
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How to target a specific device in case a user has multiple devices (Push Notification)
I need to understand how to target a specific device in case a user has multiple devices via a push notification activity (journey builder).
I found this official SF article Link
Where they mention:
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How to manage automation via ampscript API - second part
I would like to close the discussion thread on this related topic Manage automation via ampscript API. If you have additional information to complement it would be great to hear on the answers!
Here ...
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CreateSalesforceObject in AMPscript wrong caseid assignment on my survey custom object
I'm sending interactive email support service surveys via marketing cloud and saving the results of SurveyParticipant(contactid) SurveySubject(caseid) CSAT NPS... in a data extension.
I also want to ...
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Trying to make API call to external server from SFMC
I'm trying to make API call to external system from a Cloud page, but when I publish I'm getting response Response:nullresultString. Is it something do with IP whitelisting or it's a code error. Below ...
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Accessing Journey Data (Salesforce Activity output) in Email
In JB I've used Object Activity to create a SF object. This activity produce a SF object ID as output, I can use this output in other shapes using:
{{Interaction.SALESCLOUDACTIVITY-1....
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Marketing Cloud Barcodes
I've got the following code generating a barcode:
%%[ set @BarcodeURL = BarCodeURL(@Barcode, "Code128Auto", 100, 50)]%%
<p><img src="%%=v(@BarcodeURL)=%%"></p>
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Have to Track the Campaign ID and Description using DataViews
Currently, I'm tracking the email sent details using data views and storing in a DE, I need to track campaign ID and Description in the same DE. Is there a way to track it using Data Views?
In my ...
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Unable to update Publication List in parent BU
We have developed a cloud page to update publication list to update status from Active to Unsubscribe or Unsubscribe to Active. If someone select the check box and click submit. This works fine in ...
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link tracking with httpgetwrap and TreatAsContent
I hope you guys are able to help me with my issue.
I have been working on making our mailings a bit more dynamic. Technically it works as desired, however I noticed that the links are not being ...
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How can 'RaiseError' and 'InsertDE' AMPscript functions be used to catch ANY error in a Triggered Send?
We currently have a Triggered Send Definition that is encountering errors occasionally and preventing further emails from sending. Marketing Cloud support has been able to provide some error messages, ...
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How to setup programmatically the background color of a marketing cloud Layout block
I am struggling with the possiblity of configuring programmatically the background color of a Layout Block that I have in Email Studio.
I don't find the possibility of doing that using AMPSCript. It ...
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Parsing a date string in dd-MM-YYYY format with AMPscript
What's the best/simplest way to parse a date string in dd-MM-YYYY format with AMPscript?
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var @dateString1
var @date1
set @dateString1 = "21-08-2019"
set @date1 = DateParse(@dateString1)
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Getting the name of content block
We can easily get the name of Impression Region using the %%_ImpressionRegionName%% Personalisation String. This works fine for Impression Regions defined with Ampscript or with Dynamic Content. ...
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Resubscribing at multiple business unit level
I am working at a code for a resubscribe for a custom unsubscribe centre that will update the Active Status back in Marketing Cloud & also updates a custom object in Salesforce; the update in ...
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Set GTL output in AMPSCRIPT variables
hope that someone can help me here:
I'm trying to retrieve a simple result from a POST api call into ampscript variables. The cloudpage does show the variables as GTL, but when I try to display them ...
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Ampscript Not Working on Send SMS Journey Activity
I'm trying to create a journey to send a SMS with some personalization strings.
The Journey is sending the SMS but all the ampscript variables come in empty,
I'm using the following code:
%%[
SET @...
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Triggered Email Send Sends Email Twice
I have a Cloudpage that takes a value, processes some logic and sends an email. Unfortunately, it sends two emails when it should send one.
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VAR @sfid, @contactId, @centre, @email, @subLanguage, @...
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Any possible way to set LINK ALIAS for regular Link Tracking (i.e., not Web Analytics Connector)
I've done my digging here, but can't get a solution. I'd like to set a LINK ALIAS via AMPscript, but I always see my AMPscript in Link Tracking (image attached).
I tried CONCAT with no luck.
I tried ...
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Integration in Website / website personalization
As a webportal we are already using Marketing Cloud heavily for email/sms and push notifications.
We are currently working on the personalization of our portal for registered customers. In the ...
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AMPScript Function UpdateSingleSalesforceObject Failure returning e500 instead of 0
I am working on a custom email preferences page and trying to handle a failure when AMPScript is attempting to update a salesforce record. The documentation states that failure will return a value of ...
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Marketing Cloud Ampscript Lookup variable
UPDATEI found the problem.
- entrysource Journey = salesforce data event (which automatically creates 2 Example DataExtension with headers = service cloud fields)
- from this journey I send the ...
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Platform.Request.GetPostData() won't parse to json object
SSJS Landing Page access POST JSON Request payload
Based on this thread. I have form that is generated by the contents of several data extensions. The contents in these are meant to be editable, so ...
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AMPscript to update a Contact Record in Salesforce
I have a backbone of code where I am passing the subscriber key to a landing page from an email. I want that when a subscriber clicks and is redirected to the page to update 2 records in Salesforce.
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Custom CloudPage Preference Center
I'm trying to build a simple preference center using Smart Capture. I'm trying to have the user experience be when the person clicks the "Unsubscribe" CTA in the footer it sends them to a Landing Page ...
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Are there any 3rd party sources that provide a dynamic weather forecast I can embed in SFMC email?
I'm looking for an easy and affordable way to embed a dynamic weather forecast in an email campaign. Can anyone recommend a service or is there a way to do it with ampscript?
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How to Decrypt data in SFMC coming from API call from external system in Encrypted format
If data records are coming to SFMC Data Extension via API calls. And this data is encrypted by external system. I want to decrypt that data and store it in SFMC DE.
How can I do it?
Also, I am not ...
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Ampscript isn't resolving
So I have an Email template with a small HTML part which contains an AMPScript snippet that references a plain HTML block.
The problem I have is that in the sent email AMPScript isn't resolved. Am I ...
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What API Objects work with the InvokeExecute() AMPScript function?
The only example provided in the official documentation for the InvokeExecute() AMPScript function is for logging an unsubscribe event. I've only ever seen it used for that purpose.
Do any of you ...
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Remove campaign member from Salesforce in AMPscript
Is it possible to remove a campaign member from particular campaign using AMPscript? As far as I know there's no function like "DeleteSalesforceObject" (in contrary to CreateSalesforceObject). I'd ...
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Ampscript Loop : Multiple rows needed in multi-column email layout
My newsletter was set up to loop per row in the DE to fill in needed info into a content block that gets created up to 35 times. There has been a new content block that now requires I pull two or more ...
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