SMFC TIP | How to query filtered data extension

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Easy way to segment your data is to use filtered data extension. Here we can use user interface to set up conditions as we like. When you want to add this newly filtered data extension to the SQL activity you will find that data extension cannot be found in the file browser.

But it is there! 

You can query it just like another DE from the SQL activity or Query studio. Just get the name and you are good to go.

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SFMC TIP | Redirect error inside try catch

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If you have Redirect function inside the try catch block, either as mixture of SSJS with AMPScript or only in SSJS, it will throw an 500 – Internal Server Error. Let’s take a look on few examples what can create an error that will take you some quality debugging time to figure it out. And … Read more

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SFMC TIP | Column names with suffix _dat, _call, _from fail to validate

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Data extension column names with _dat, _call, _from, _join suffix will fail to validate, due to using old style JOIN The fix is really easy you only need to wrap the column name like [test_from] and the problem with validation is history If you know more suffixes that will throw an error let me know

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SFMC TIP | Error updating filter

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If you’re using Email Studio in Salesforce Marketing Cloud and receive an ‘Error: updating filter’ message when creating a new Data Extension, it’s likely because the name you’ve chosen already exists. This error message can be misleading, but a simple solution is to rename the Data Extension with a more unique identifier. Make sure to … Read more

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SFMC | Adding reCAPTCHA to cloud page form

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Last time we implemented recaptcha for this blog that is build on WordPress CMS. You can read the article here. Today I will show you, how to implement same recaptcha from google but on Salesforce Marketing Cloud Pages. To register your cloud page, you will need to register each domain separately, visit  google recaptcha and … Read more

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