How to Test SSJS & AMPscript in Salesforce Marketing Cloud
One skill every Salesforce Marketing Cloud consultant should posses is the ability to quickly test SSJS and AMPscript snippets and receive real, actionable feedback instead of guessing what went wrong.
For this recipe, you will need:
- One CloudPage
- One Content Block
Cloud page
Create cloud page that its only content will be:
%%=TreatAsContent(ContentBlockByKey("external_key"))=%%
Content block
Create content block with you desired content for cloud page or any script that you want to test before you plug it into automation.
What are the benefits?
Cloud pages
Cashed content of cloud page is basically simple ampscript referenceing content block so for cloud page itself nothing changes the trick comes into where
Automation scripts
You can quickly test you script outside of automation and do not need to wait for it to start. You get results immediatelly
Good practice
For those that this seems to be simple stuff lets add some tips to get your daily work going
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