DTM Examples

Basic Direct Call Rules

The link above has the following code:

<a href="#" onClick="_satellite.track('basic page')">Basic s.t() Direct Call Rule.</a>

The rule for this looks like this:

The only variable set in this DCR is pageName- note how variables set on the page (s.channel, s.prop2, s.events) carry over into the beacon created by this rule.

Clearing out Variables

Clear Variables before a DCR

The link above has the following code:

<a href="#" onClick="_satellite.track('clearVars example')">Clear Variables before a DCR.</a>

To clear out my variables, I've fired this rule, which has no analytics beacon:

But contains the following in the Third Party Sequential JavaScript:

s.clearVars()
    
_satellite.track("basic page")

This clears out the variables before setting the Basic s.t() Direct Call Rule.

Setting Conditional Direct Call Rules

Daisy-chained Direct Call Rule

The link above has the following code:

<a href="#" onClick="_satellite.track('master rule')">Daisy-chained Direct Call Rule</a>

Again, this rule doesn't contain an Analytics beacon, but uses the Third Party Sequential JavaScript to clear variables, set "global" variables which are needed in all beacons, then uses conditions to fire rules with additional logic:

s.clearVars()

s.channel=_satellite.getVar("Content: Site Section")

s.events="event2,event5"



if(document.location.href.indexOf("q=")!=-1){

     _satellite.track("search results")

}else{

     _satellite.track("basic page")

}

In this example, I'm setting my global page content variables (s.channel, s.events), then use conditional JavaScript to determine which direct call rule I should use to fire the analytics beacon (in this case, if the current URL has a "q=" in it, I want to fire a beacon that includes internal search info; otherwise, my basic page rule will work).

DTM Examples- Direct Call Rules