Loops in AMPscript and Server-Side JavaScript

In programming languages, loops are a basic, yet a very powerful and indispensable concept. They shorten the code and reduce the need to repeat tasks. A loop is a set of instructions to be executed until a certain condition is met. In this article, we will focus on the most fundamental kind of loop, the …

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Introduction to Triggered Sends

After reading this article you will be able to: Create a triggered email,Create a triggered email interaction,Track and log sent triggered emails,Personalize a triggered email, Trigger an email from Marketing Cloud using various methods,Trigger emails from Sales and Service Cloud. Understand Triggered Sends in Salesforce Marketing Cloud A triggered email is a message that Marketing …

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Update multiple non-sendable Data Extensions to be sendable

In order to programmatically update the settings of an existing Data Extension, we will interact with Salesforce Marketing Cloud's SOAP Web Services API using WSProxy. Code snippets in this article will show you how to update a Data Extension, so that a non-sendable Data Extension is turned into a sendable Data Extension, but you can …

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Retrieve tracking data since account inception using WSProxy

Whether you're building a data warehouse or are dealing with a legal compliance issue, access to historical tracking data from your Salesforce Marketing Cloud account using the out-of-the-box features is limited. Data Views are powerful, but only allow you to query for up to six months of subscriber and tracking information. Tracking extracts provide granular …

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Retrieve client IP address and geolocation in CloudPages

There are many reasons for checking the client IP address, most common include tracking and personalization. What can you find out about the visitors of a webpage from their IP address? You can identify their ISP, figure out approximately where they're located and see how often they (or someone else sharing their router) visit your …

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