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Common Plugins Get Previous Value and New/Repeat Visitor Implementation

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I have installed the 'Common Analytics Plugins Extension'


Created a Rule - Initialize Plugin's

and another Rule - Initialize Time Plugin

and in-browser console I am getting the function definitions as well.
This always returning the NEW instead of repeat.

 

but in the Cookies section - the gpv_pn cookie is not getting added, so based on this the previous page name not getting added. Once it will be drop, then with the help of the below code, will track the data.

 

 

s.prop9 = s.getPreviousValue(s.pageName,'gpv_pn'); s.linkTrackVars = "prop9";

 

 

 

Tried the Alternative approach as well.

Created one Common Plugin Rule and disabled the above two rules - 

 

 

then added the required things 

 

getting the same result in the console as well, but the gpv_pn cookie not dropping on the page

Please let me know if I missed something.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Best answer by Charles_Thirupathi

@pratheeparunraj Thanks for Adding me in.

@kmaheshAdobe recommends using the individual plugin actions instead of  initializing all plugins in single action due to the increase in weight(size) of the extension.
Coming to queries
1. s.getPreviousValue getting undefined & gpv_pn cookie not setting.
   

If we call s.getPreviousValue() without passing arguments we will get undefined only, we have to pass the arguments like s.getPreviousValue(s.pageName,"gpv_Page") as per requirement.

From the details (screen grabs) shared i assume that you're trying to set s.prop1 with previous pageName value. For this we have to define like this s.prop9 = s.getPreviousValue(s.pageName,'gpv_pn'); and make sure that your setting this after s.pageName is defined, if you call "s.getPreviousValue(s.pageName,'gpv_pn');" before defining s.pageName it won't set cookie as s.pageName is getting undefined.

2. s.getNewRepeat();
   getNewRepeat() will return the visitor as "New" throughout visit(first visit after getNewRepeat is implemented) and from next visit it will return the visitor as "Repeat" till the cookie gets expired.


Thanks,
Charles

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PratheepArunRaj
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May 10, 2021
Charles_Thirupa 
Can you help here? Thanks much.
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Charles_Thirupathi
Charles_ThirupathiAccepted solution
May 10, 2021

@pratheeparunraj Thanks for Adding me in.

@kmaheshAdobe recommends using the individual plugin actions instead of  initializing all plugins in single action due to the increase in weight(size) of the extension.
Coming to queries
1. s.getPreviousValue getting undefined & gpv_pn cookie not setting.
   

If we call s.getPreviousValue() without passing arguments we will get undefined only, we have to pass the arguments like s.getPreviousValue(s.pageName,"gpv_Page") as per requirement.

From the details (screen grabs) shared i assume that you're trying to set s.prop1 with previous pageName value. For this we have to define like this s.prop9 = s.getPreviousValue(s.pageName,'gpv_pn'); and make sure that your setting this after s.pageName is defined, if you call "s.getPreviousValue(s.pageName,'gpv_pn');" before defining s.pageName it won't set cookie as s.pageName is getting undefined.

2. s.getNewRepeat();
   getNewRepeat() will return the visitor as "New" throughout visit(first visit after getNewRepeat is implemented) and from next visit it will return the visitor as "Repeat" till the cookie gets expired.


Thanks,
Charles

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    KMaheshAuthor
    May 10, 2021

    Hi @charles_thirupathi,

    Thanks for your reply.

     

    Yes, I agree like Adobe recommended using the individual plugins. I tried this at first, but it was not working, that's why followed that approach as well.

     

    Yes we have to call the s.getPreviousValue(s.pageName,"gpv_Page") after setting of page name only.

    Followed the same steps.

    Created one Page Bottom Rule - in which I am passing the page name via data layer.

     

     

    After this Rule, Created one Window load rule, in which I passed the below code

    s.prop9 = s.getPreviousValue(s.pageName,'gpv_pn'); s.linkTrackVars = "prop9";

     

    and tried with the Extension - Configure Tracker Using Custom Code as well

    No Luck. No cookie adding.

     

    Thanks,

     

    jantzen_b
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    jantzen_bAdobe Employee
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    May 24, 2021
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    user03191
    March 23, 2022

    @jantzen_b 

     

    Created a rule to initialize the plugin:

    Created dataelement to store the value with code:

     

     

    Setting variables and sending beacon

     

     

    When I load the page , I see this in console. The getPreviousValue isn't working or dropping any cookie on the page

     

    Could you please guide me on this. 

     

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