The attach data feature applies only to the Target extension.

Attach additional data to Target to retrieve location events

The following sample shows how to attach data to all outgoing retrieveLocationContent Target network requests. To create this type of rule, select your property in the Data Collection UI and complete the following steps.

Create a rule

On the Rules tab, select Create New Rule.

If you do not have existing rules for this property, the Create New Rule button will be in the middle of the screen. If your property has rules, the button will be in the top right of the screen.

Select an event

Give your rule an easily recognizable name in your list of rules.
In this example, the rule is named Attach additional data to Target retrieve location Events.
Under the Events section, select Add.
From the Extension dropdown list, select Adobe Target.
From the Event Type dropdown list, select Content Requested.
Select Keep Changes.

target attach data event setup

Define the action

Under the Actions section, select Add.
From the Extension dropdown list, select Mobile Core.
From the Action Type dropdown list, select Attach Data.
On the right pane, in the JSON Payload field, type the data that will be added to this event.
Select Keep Changes.

On the right pane, you can add a freeform JSON payload that adds data to an SDK event before an extension that is listening for this event can hear the event.

{
    "request[*]": {
        "targetparams": {
            "profileparams": {
                "extraRetrieveLocationKey": "extraRetrieveLocationValue"
            },
            "mboxparameters": {
                "extraRetrieveLocationMboxKey": "extraRetrieveLocationMboxValue"
            }
        }
    }
}
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{
    "request[*]": {
        "targetparams": {
            "profileparams": {
                "extraRetrieveLocationKey": "extraRetrieveLocationValue"
            },
            "mboxparameters": {
                "extraRetrieveLocationMboxKey": "extraRetrieveLocationMboxValue"
            }
        }
    }
}

In the above example, the JSON payload adds custom parameters to each of the Target retrieve location objects.

Save the rule and rebuild your property

After you complete your configuration, verify that your rule looks like the following:

target attach data rule setup

Select Save
Rebuild your mobile property and deploy it to the correct Environment.

Attach additional data to Target to prefetch content events

The following sample shows how to add a custom mbox to prefetch in all outgoing prefetchContent Target network requests. To create this type of rule, select your property in the Data Collection UI and complete the following steps.

Create a rule

On the Rules tab, select Create New Rule.

If you do not have existing rules for this property, the Create New Rule button will be in the middle of the screen. If your property has rules, the button will be in the top right of the screen.

Select an event

Give your rule an easily recognizable name in your list of rules.
In this example, the rule is named "Attach additional data to Target prefetch content Events".
Under the Events section, select Add.
From the Extension dropdown list, select Adobe Target.
From the Event Type dropdown list, select Content Prefetched.
Select Keep Changes.

target attach data event setup prefetch

Define the action

Under the Actions section, select Add.
From the Extension dropdown list, select Mobile Core.
From the Action Type dropdown list, select Attach Data.
On the right pane, in the JSON Payload field, type the data that will be added to this event.
Select Keep Changes.

On the right pane, you can add a freeform JSON payload that adds data to an SDK event before an extension that is listening for this event can hear the event.

{
    "prefetch[*]": {
        "targetparams": {
            "profileparams": {
                "extraPrefetchProfileKey": "extraPrefetchProfileValue"
            },
            "mboxparameters": {
                "extraPrefetchMboxKey": "extraPrefetchMboxValue"
            }
        }
    }
}
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{
    "prefetch[*]": {
        "targetparams": {
            "profileparams": {
                "extraPrefetchProfileKey": "extraPrefetchProfileValue"
            },
            "mboxparameters": {
                "extraPrefetchMboxKey": "extraPrefetchMboxValue"
            }
        }
    }
}

In the above example, the JSON payload adds custom mbox parameters to each of the Target prefetch objects.

Save the rule and rebuild your property

After you complete your configuration, verify that your rule looks like the following:

target attach data rule setup prefetch

Select Save
Rebuild your mobile property and deploy it to the correct Environment.

Attach additional data to Target location-clicked events

The following sample shows how to add additional mbox and profile parameters in all outgoing locationClicked Target network requests. To create this type of rule, select your property in the Data Collection UI and complete the following steps.

Create a rule

On the Rules tab, select Create New Rule.

If you do not have existing rules for this property, the Create New Rule button will be in the middle of the screen. If your property has rules, the button will be in the top right of the screen.

Select an event

Give your rule an easily recognizable name in your list of rules.
In this example, the rule is named "Attach additional data to Target location clicked Events".
Under the Events section, select Add.
From the Extension dropdown list, select Adobe Target.
From the Event Type dropdown list, select Location Clicked.
Select Keep Changes.

target attach data event setup location clicked

Define the action

Under the Actions section, select Add.
From the Extension dropdown list, select Mobile Core.
From the Action Type dropdown list, select Attach Data.
On the right pane, in the JSON Payload field, type the data that will be added to this event.
Select Keep Changes.

On the right pane, you can add a freeform JSON payload that adds data to an SDK event before an extension that is listening for this event can hear the event. In this example, custom mbox and profile parameters are added to the event before the Target extension processes it. The added mbox and profile parameters will now be added on outgoing Target location clicked requests.

In the following example, extraKey and extraKey2 are added to the profile parameters. A key named customMboxParameter and a data element that was defined for the OS version are added to the mbox parameters of the Target event. Values for the new keys can either be hardcoded in the rule or be dynamically determined by the SDK when this event processes by using data elements.

target attach data json example location clicked

The following example shows how the data element for this OS version was created.

target attach data data element setup

Save the rule and rebuild your property

After you complete your configuration, verify that your rule looks like the following:

target attach data rule setup location clicked

Select Save
Rebuild your mobile property and deploy it to the correct Environment.

Attach additional data to Target location-displayed events

The following sample shows how to add additional mbox and profile parameters in all outgoing locationDisplayed Target network requests. To create this type of rule, select your property in the Data Collection UI and complete the following steps.

Create a rule

On the Rules tab, select Create New Rule.

If you do not have existing rules for this property, the Create New Rule button will be in the middle of the screen. If your property has rules, the button will be in the top right of the screen.

Select an event

Give your rule an easily recognizable name in your list of rules.
In this example, the rule is named "Attach additional data to Target location displayed Events".
Under the Events section, select Add.
From the Extension dropdown list, select Adobe Target.
From the Event Type dropdown list, select Location Displayed.
Select Keep Changes.

target attach data event setup location displayed

Define the action

Under the Actions section, select Add.
From the Extension dropdown list, select Mobile Core.
From the Action Type dropdown list, select Attach Data.
On the right pane, in the JSON Payload field, type the data that will be added to this event.
Select Keep Changes.

In the following example, extraKey and extraKey2 are added to the profile parameters. A key named customMboxParameter and a data element that was defined for the OS version are added to the mbox parameters of the Target event. Values for the new keys can either be hardcoded in the rule or be dynamically determined by the SDK when this event processes by using data elements.

target attach data json example location clicked

Save the rule and rebuild your property

After you complete your configuration, verify that your rule looks like the following:

target attach data rule setup location displayed

Select Save
Rebuild your mobile property and deploy it to the correct Environment.

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Create a rule

Select an event

Define the action

Save the rule and rebuild your property

Attach additional data to Target to prefetch content events

Create a rule

Select an event

Define the action

Save the rule and rebuild your property

Attach additional data to Target location-clicked events

Create a rule

Select an event

Define the action

Save the rule and rebuild your property

Attach additional data to Target location-displayed events

Create a rule

Select an event

Define the action

Save the rule and rebuild your property

Attach additional data to Target to retrieve location events