Products variable

Set the products variable
As products variable cannot be set by processing rules, you need the syntax below in context data parameters to set serialized events directly on the hits that are sent to Analytics.
To set the products variable, set a context data key to &&products, and set the value by using the syntax that is defined for the products or merchandising variable. For more information, see Implementing a Merchandising Variable.
Android
iOS
Java
Syntax
cdata.put("&&products", "Category;Product;Quantity;Price[,Category;Product;Quantity;Price]");
Example
//create a context data dictionaryHashMap cdata = new HashMap<String, Object>();​// add products, a purchase id, a purchase context data key, and any other data you want to collect.// Note the special syntax for productscdata.put("&&products", ";Running Shoes;1;69.95,;Running Socks;10;29.99");cdata.put("myapp.purchase", "1");cdata.put("myapp.purchaseid", "1234567890");​// send the tracking call - use either a trackAction or TrackState call.// trackAction example:MobileCore.trackAction("purchase", cdata);// trackState example:MobileCore.trackState("Order Confirmation", cdata);
Objective-C
Syntax
[contextData setObject:@"Category;Product;Quantity;Price[,Category;Product;Quantity;Price]" forKey:@"&&products"];
Example
//create a context data dictionary
NSMutableDictionary *contextData = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
​
// add products, a purchase id, a purchase context data key, and any other data you want to collect.
// Note the special syntax for products
[contextData setObject:@";Running Shoes;1;69.95,;Running Socks;10;29.99" forKey:@"&&products"];
[contextData setObject:@"1234567890" forKey:@"m.purchaseid"];
[contextData setObject:@"1" forKey:@"m.purchase"];
​
// send the tracking call - use either a trackAction or TrackState call.
// trackAction example:
[ACPCore trackAction:@"purchase" data:contextData];
// trackState example:
[ACPCore trackState:@"Order Confirmation" data:contextData];
Swift
Syntax
contextData["&&products"] = "Category;Product;Quantity;Price[,Category;Product;Quantity;Price]"
Example
//create a context data dictionary
var contextData:[String:String]=[:] 
​
// add products, a purchase id, a purchase context data key, and any other data you want to collect.
// Note the special syntax for products
contextData["&&products"] = ";Running Shoes;1;69.95,;Running Socks;10;29.99"
contextData["m.purchaseid"] = "1234567890"
contextData["m.purchase"] = "1"
​
// send the tracking call - use either a trackAction or TrackState call.
// trackAction example:
ACPCore.trackAction("purchase", data: contextData)
// trackState example:
ACPCore.trackState("Order Confirmation", data: contextData)
Here is a sample network request:
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products is set directly on the image request, and the other variables are set as context data. All context data variables must be mapped by using processing rules:
You do not need to map the products variable using processing rules because it is set directly on the image request by the SDK.
Products variable with merchandising eVars and product-specific events  
Here is an example of the products variable with Merchandising eVars and product-specific events.
Android
iOS
Java
Example
//create a context data dictionary 
HashMap cdata = new HashMap<String, String>(); 
​
// add products, a purchase id, a purchase context data key, and any other data you want to collect. 
// Note the special syntax for products 
cdata.put("&&events", "event1"); 
cdata.put("&&products", ";Running Shoes;1;69.95;event1=5.5;eVar1=Merchandising,;Running Socks;10;29.99"); 
cdata.put("myapp.purchase", "1"); 
cdata.put("myapp.purchaseid", "1234567890"); 
​
// send the tracking call - use either a trackAction or TrackState call. 
// trackAction example: 
MobileCore.trackAction("purchase", cdata); 
// trackState example: 
MobileCore.trackState("Order Confirmation", cdata);
Objective-C
Example
//create a context data dictionary 
NSMutableDictionary *contextData = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary]; 
​
// add products, a purchase id, a purchase context data key, and any other data you want to collect. 
// Note the special syntax for products 
[contextData setObject:@"event1" forKey:@"&&events"]; 
[contextData setObject:@";Running Shoes;1;69.95;event1=5.5;eVar1=Merchandising,;Running Socks;10;29.99" forKey:@"&&products"]; 
[contextData setObject:@"1234567890" forKey:@"m.purchaseid"]; 
[contextData setObject:@"1" forKey:@"m.purchase"]; 
​
// send the tracking call - use either a trackAction or TrackState call. 
// trackAction example: 
[ACPCore trackAction:@"purchase" data:contextData]; 
// trackState example: 
[ACPCore trackState:@"Order Confirmation" data:contextData];
Swift
//create a context data dictionary
var contextData:[String:String]=[:] 
​
// add products, a purchase id, a purchase context data key, and any other data you want to collect.
// Note the special syntax for products
contextData["&&events"] = "event1"
contextData["&&products"] = ";Running Shoes;1;69.95,;event1=5.5;eVar1=Merchandising,;Running Socks;10;29.99"
contextData["m.purchaseid"] = "1234567890"
contextData["m.purchase"] = "1"
​
// send the tracking call - use either a trackAction or TrackState call.
// trackAction example:
ACPCore.trackAction("purchase", data: contextData)
// trackState example:
ACPCore.trackState("Order Confirmation", data: contextData)
If you trigger a product-specific event by using the &&products variable, you must also set that event in the &&events variable. If you do not set that event, it is filtered out during processing.
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