Adobe Campaign, Marketing Automation

ACC | Add action button to the form view

Adobe Campaign post

Have you ever wondered how to add new button with custom functionality to form view. I will show you step by step how to do it.

In my example I will create signatures used in email campaigns, which will be dependent on the recipient’s profile information such as language, country etc. The way how I have designed the solution for this problem is following:

  • we will use custom table schema that will hold all the signature rules and the signature content.
  • we will create synchronization button on the form view that will run JavaScript code to recreate personalization block with all the active rules found in the database.

You can achieve similar result with attaching the table to the delivery in the personalization tab

JavaScript library

Add JavaScript library that will contain all custom methods for your schema or schemas if you want to have all methods from all schemas under one library. All the functions inside the library have to follow naming convention

<namespace>_<schema>_<method_name>
var cus_myCusSchema_myNewMethod = function(arg){
//do something
}

Save the library and keep the name for to use later. In our example we called this library cus:myNewMethodsLibrary

Database schema with method

Create new or extend schema to add new methods in respective place.

<srcSchema name="myCusSchema" namespace="cus" xtkschema="xtk:srcSchema">
	<element>
             ...
             ...
   	</element>
  	<methods>
      <method library="cus:myNewMethodsLibrary" name="myNewMethod" static="true">
        <parameters>
          <param desc="Argument for function" inout="in" name="argIn" type="<valid_type>"/>
          <param desc="Parameter returned by function" inout="out" name="argOut" type="<valid_type>"/>
          <param desc="Parameter returned by function" inout="out" name="argOut2" type="<valid_type>"/>
        </parameters>
      </method>
  	</methods>
</srcSchema>

Navigation tree

Buttons with custom functionality are called commands in adobe campaign and to add them in the view you need to amend the navigation tree structure. First we extend the nms:core navigation tree. Also you can skim this through to find more useful information what else you can do with the navigation tree.

We add under the <model name=”root” following

 <nodeModel img="nms:survey/radiolist.png" label="My custom schema action button" name="myCusNavTreeButton">
        <command desc="Custom button function caller" img="nl:runtask.png" label="Do something"
                 name="myCusNavTreeButtonMethod" promptLabel="Really want me to do something?"
                 rights="">
          <soapCall name="myNewMethod" service="cus:myCusSchema">
            <param type="string" xpath="@dummy-value"/>
          </soapCall>
        </command>
        <view name="listdet" schema="cus:myCusSchema" type="listdet">
          <columns>
            <node xpath="@someField"/>
            ...
            <node xpath="@someOtherField"/>
          </columns>
        </view>
      </nodeModel>

That is it we have created new functionality inside adobe campaign classic.
The newly created schema methods are also exposed to the SOAP and can be called from another system just as any other default method described in the WSDL and also should be available in there upon creation.

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Marcel Szimonisz
Marcel Szimonisz
MarTech consultant As a marketing automation consultant, I specialize in solving problems, automating processes, and driving innovation in my clients' marketing platforms.

I hold certifications in Adobe Campaign v6 (3x certified) and Salesforce Marketing Cloud (5x certified).

Additionally, I serve as a community advisor for Adobe Campaign, offering expert insights and guidance.

In addition to my professional pursuits, I also enjoy exploring various programming languages, CMSs, and frameworks, further enhancing my technical expertise and staying at the forefront of industry advancements.
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