Design FAQ
List of frequently asked questions (FAQs) about Adobe Target Recommendations designs.
My recommended item’s price isn’t displaying both values to the right of the decimal point. How can I display them?
By default, numeric values (such as entity.value) returned in design templates won’t display any trailing zeroes after the decimal point. For example, if an item is $35.00, entity.value is equal to 35 and only 35 is displayed on the page, not $35.00.
Two options are available to address this issue:
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You can use Velocity scripting or Javascript to apply formatting to the returned value.
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You can pass the price of the item into two separate entity attributes. The first,
entity.value, can be used for numeric comparisons (such as price comparison rules). The second should be a custom attribute, such asentity.displayValuethat stores the value of the entity as a string to allow for proper rendering.For example,
"entity.value" : 35.00, "entity.displayValue" : "$35.00"
Why isn’t category showing in the design? I’m using $entity1.categoryId. section_073309B8051049C7953D396A93EA0713
Category ID can’t be displayed in the design. Because multiple categories can be stored, the system wouldn’t know which category to display.
How should I change a design to get an instant update? section_28EE35A5B10B47ECA4A332F0E5B2598F
Altering the design that is currently in use takes a while to update. To change the design instantly, create a new design, select it in the activity, and save the recommendation.
How can I capture key information for display in the design? Example: If we want to display the key product’s category, how would I code that value in the velocity design? section_F08043B14BA24BC8815FEF25F4F84C39
The $key. *value* parameter captures most of the key product’s information to display within the design. Example: If you want to display the key product’s thumbnail, you would use $key.thumbnailURL.
Which version of Velocity is used? section_28F00E15A4A54A768782A3F5BB0CDB21
Version 1.7 with no additional tools or libraries added in. Basic Velocity functionality is available.
How do I replace an existing entity value with a blank? For example, an item’s entity.message needs to be cleared when a promotion ends. section_B88F2C2925DC4508974B2F8B13F961CB
Sending in a JavaScript non-breaking space seems to do this. Have the developers send in \u00A0 as the value. Example: entity.message=\u00A0. You might consider having that be the default value when no value is present instead of a null.
Can I use a profile script in a Recommendations design? section_6BD55203984A4D80A0C6F241AD7806DF
Yes. To use a profile script in a Recommendations design, wrap the name in \${...}. For example, if your profile script is named user.basket, refer it as \${user.basket} in the design. Note that the backslash implies that the profile script is not rendered by Velocity. Therefore, you cannot perform any operations on the profile script in a Velocity template. The value will be directly printed on the page.