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External JS file reference in DTM

  • December 7, 2016
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Hi,

We have a Event based rule that calls a function in an external JS file.  We want to add a reference to that JS file from with in DTM.  Is this possible and if so how/where should we add it?

Thanks in advance.

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    Best answer by Steven_Long

    One solution would be to create a global page load rule that loads your external script at, for example, "Page Bottom". In the "JavaScript/Third Party Tags" section, add a new "Non-Sequential" script. Then use something like the following to append the library to the page:

    var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = 'http://example.com/js.js'; // your script URL script.onload = function () { //this is only necessary if you need to call something directly after the script loads }; document.head.appendChild(script); // adds external script to page

    As long as your Event based rule will fire after this is loaded, you should be good to go.

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    jantzen_b
    Adobe Employee
    jantzen_bAdobe Employee
    Adobe Employee
    December 7, 2016

    Hi,

    I'm not sure if it would be possible to reference an external js file within DTM. Alternatively, you could host your js script inside DTM in the third party tag section.

    Thanks,
    Jantzen

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    m_1985Author
    Level 3
    December 7, 2016

    Thanks for the reply. I did tried like this but it didn't work.

    jantzen_b
    Adobe Employee
    jantzen_bAdobe Employee
    Adobe Employee
    December 7, 2016

    I'd recommend pulling the code out of the test.js file and placing it into the Third Party Script section directly. This would eliminate the need to reference an external script.

    jantzen_b
    Adobe Employee
    jantzen_bAdobe Employee
    Adobe Employee
    December 13, 2016

    Hi,

    Does my last suggestion solve this issue? If so, would it be acceptable to mark that answer correct?

    Thanks,
    Jantzen

    Steven_Long
    Steven_LongAccepted solution
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    December 15, 2016

    One solution would be to create a global page load rule that loads your external script at, for example, "Page Bottom". In the "JavaScript/Third Party Tags" section, add a new "Non-Sequential" script. Then use something like the following to append the library to the page:

    var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = 'http://example.com/js.js'; // your script URL script.onload = function () { //this is only necessary if you need to call something directly after the script loads }; document.head.appendChild(script); // adds external script to page

    As long as your Event based rule will fire after this is loaded, you should be good to go.

      jantzen_b
      Adobe Employee
      jantzen_bAdobe Employee
      Adobe Employee
      December 15, 2016

      Steven,

      Thanks for the answer! Looks like this is what the original poster was looking for.

      Cheers,
      Jantzen

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