Satellite.getVar change

[Locutus243]

Since the most recent update to the Core and Adobe Analytics extensions has anybody noticed some differences in behaviour in the satellite.getVar function?

We were using it in a couple of data elements and it doesn't seem to be working correctly...but if I replace that line in our custom code with the relevant javascript string then it seems to work ok.

Wondered if anybody else had encountered such an issue?

[Urs_Boller]

you mean that the getVar doesn't return the correct data? and it is not a timing issue?

[Locutus243]

It's not returning a value...and I don't think it's a timing issue. I've been trying to debug using console logs. Maybe I can explain...

Into a data element we pass event.target to define what has been clicked. We then in another element call what has been clicked..e.g. _satellite.getVar("Clicked")

To check what is being returned, in that second data element I've added console.log(_satellite.getVar("Clicked") and it returns a null value.

But then directly after I add console.log(event.target) and this value comes through fine.

That's what leading me to believe it is something wrong with the _satellite.getVar function.

[jantzen_b]

Were you able to find a solution to this issue?

[Urs_Boller]

maybe there's something wrong how you pass the event to the dataElement? what code do you use to pass the event to the dataElement?

[Locutus243]

It's as simple as:

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    var closest = event.target.closest("[data-track]");

    if (closest !== null) {

      return closest.dataset.track;

    }

    if (closest.parentElement.dataset.track !== null) {

      return closest.parentElement.dataset.track;

    }

  }

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But this effectively drives our rules. So I know the data element is working...otherwise our rules wouldn't fire. We also pass this value into a Prop for debugging (which also works). And when I try the code itself instead of using the satellite then that also works.

So I know the code works OK. Seemingly the only flaw is the satellite.

[Urs_Boller · Accepted solution]

try to give the event to the dataElement:

_satellite.getVar("de-name",event);

[1640]

If the rule that is firing is an Event Type of Direct Call, then the Data Element doesn't have access to `getVar`. You can access the values inside the Data Element through `event.detail.name`, and `event.detail.value`.

[jantzen_b]

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[jantzen_b]

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