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Client Services DataLayer Extension

  • March 7, 2022
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My company website doesn't have a datalayer and I'm looking at the client services datalayer extension. Am I understanding it right that I can write the DataLayer code in the client services extension and avoid having to hard code the datalayer onto the pages of our website? 

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    Best answer by gchung

    No matter what data layer is used, the source of the data should be from the website (application layer). If you are referring to the Adobe Client Data Layer, the extension can load the library however, the website will still need to populate the values in it.

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    evidanaCommunity Advisor
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    March 8, 2022

    Correct. It is a set of client-side js libraries for having a data layer across the site and is delivered through Launch (Tags). It is essentially like have a globally scoped (window) object across the site. 

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    janderson2_ssfcuAuthor
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    March 8, 2022

    Thanks. Just to make sure I'm not confusing anything, what you're saying is that we can avoid having a dev from our IT team create a datalayer object on our website (hard-coded) and I can implement the datalayer in launch and it get's pushed (in theory) to the page where I can load the datalayer variables through separate launch rules? 

     

    Is that correct?

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    gchungAdobe EmployeeAccepted solution
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    March 8, 2022

    No matter what data layer is used, the source of the data should be from the website (application layer). If you are referring to the Adobe Client Data Layer, the extension can load the library however, the website will still need to populate the values in it.

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      adobechat
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      March 8, 2022

      Short answer is you cannot bypass web development activities from IT to leverage the data layer. There will be some changes that needs to be made in the webpages as well, like passing data to the data layer, but it will not be 'hard coded', so its a one time Dev for the variable data capture and then you can use it however you want using Launch rules, hope this makes sense.

      Kishore_Reddy
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      Kishore_ReddyCommunity Advisor
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      March 8, 2022

      Hey @janderson2_ssfcu 

       

      See if this helps in setting up technical specs for Adobe Client Data Layer (ACDL) : https://github.com/adobe/adobe-client-data-layer/wiki 

       

      And this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHce23dtyx4 

       

      ACDL Extension helps you to read and capture values from adobeDataLayer Objects, once the webpage populates it on the browser while rendering.

       

      However, ACDL extension itself can't setup or embed a data layer in the page code.

       

      Hope this helps!

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