How Does Priority Work in Adobe Target with Different Audiences?

[VishnuPriya98]

Hello everyone,

In Adobe Target, the Priority (0-999) setting determines which activity gets executed first. From my understanding, a higher number means higher priority, so the activity with the highest number is displayed first.

1. Is there an option where a lower-priority number gets executed first instead of a higher one?
2. If I have different audiences assigned to different activities and set priorities for them, will Adobe Target execute the activities based on priority or based on audience qualification?

Thank you for your support.

Thanks,
Vishnupriya R

[RaghavAggarwal]

Hi Vishnupriya,

It is true in Adobe Target that the Priority (0-999) setting determines which activity is executed first, with a higher number indicating higher priority. However, Adobe Target does not always execute activities strictly by priority alone.

Here’s how it works:
1) Audience Qualification v/s Priority
Adobe Target first checks which activities a user qualifies for based on audience rules. Then, priority is considered among the activities the user qualifies for, the one with the highest priority number is executed first.

2) Can a lower priority activity be executed first?

No, Adobe Target does not have a built-in option to execute a lower-priority activity first.

3) What happens if different audiences are assigned to different activities?

Adobe Target will first check the audience conditions. Among the activities a user qualifies for, the highest-priority activity will be shown to the user.

[purnimajena]

@VishnuPriya98 

1. Is there an option where a lower-priority number gets executed first instead of a higher one?

No, Adobe Target does not have an option where a lower-priority activity gets executed before a higher-priority one .

2.If I have different audiences assigned to different activities and set priorities for them, will Adobe Target execute the activities based on priority or based on audience qualification?

Audience qualification comes first , adobe target will first check audience qualification and among the qualified activities it will check for the priority numbers to execute first . 

Let me know if you find these answers useful! 

Also follow below documentation  https://experienceleague.adobe.com/en/docs/target/using/activities/priority 

[thewoody]

We've used Priority for our personalisation's in Target normally setting 999 to give it the highest priority.  When you have a situation in which the priority levels are not ideal for your circumstances, I tend to use JS to run a PromiseAll on the activity I want to run later by not executing it until the first activity has run which drops a unique element in the DOM that the second activity needs to see before it's executed.  Seems to run quite well.  Or you can use a timeout, but that's not always reliable as sometimes the page loads quicker so you see a flicker, or it runs slowly and then the JS fails.  Mutuation Observer with PriomiseAll is the best solution I've found.