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  • August 1, 2018
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I want to use dynamic variables mapping to send the same value in a prop and a eVar. I have mapped a data element in the eVar and the prop with "D=v1".

My problem is that the prop1="D=v1" is sent even when the eVar1 doesn't take value and is not sent.

Is there a way to avoid that behavior other than coded it instead of use the configuration interface?

Regards,

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    Best answer by Stewart_Schilling

    One option to consider is to move the replication of eVar1 to prop1 out of Launch and into processing rules.

    You could set up a conditional processing rule that only sets prop1 on hits having eVar1 set.  

    Pro: Doing it this way cleans up the beacon.  It saves a few bytes.

    Con: The functionality is hidden in processing rules.

    The other option is to put the logic in AA doPlugins and test for a value of evar1 before setting prop1=D=v1

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    jantzen_b
    Adobe Employee
    jantzen_bAdobe Employee
    Adobe Employee
    August 1, 2018

    I'd guess this is happening because of data element storage duration settings. Have a read through this blog post and see if this fixes your issue. If not, can you provide us a URL and steps to replicate the scenario along with an idea of what you'd expect to see in the image requests?

    Thanks,
    Jantzen

    Stewart_Schilling
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    Stewart_SchillingCommunity AdvisorAccepted solution
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    August 2, 2018

    One option to consider is to move the replication of eVar1 to prop1 out of Launch and into processing rules.

    You could set up a conditional processing rule that only sets prop1 on hits having eVar1 set.  

    Pro: Doing it this way cleans up the beacon.  It saves a few bytes.

    Con: The functionality is hidden in processing rules.

    The other option is to put the logic in AA doPlugins and test for a value of evar1 before setting prop1=D=v1

      miguelf8022634
      miguelf8022634Author
      August 3, 2018

      I will keep the beacon with the dynamic variables since they won't have impact (they will be discarded). I don't want hidden the implementation in the processing rule or switch to code implementation.

      I think that Lauch library should be updated to clean this if the copied variable is empty... I'm pretty sure that DTM did.

      Thank you for the answers!

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