Questions tagged [rules-engine]
For questions related to Sitecore's Rules Engine feature, which facilitates the processing of conditions and actions in Sitecore for personalization and other features, both native and custom
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Can I change the order of components in placeholder based on personalization?
I've seen a few examples on how you can use personalization in Sitecore to personalize the way a component (rendering / sub-layout) is displayed on your webpage. However, most of these guides explain ...
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How to invoke other actions in Conditional Renderings?
Another question here (Can I change the order of components in placeholder based on personalization?) got me thinking - maybe there was a way to actually dynamically assign a placeholder to a ...
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Automation Engine can't find custom predicate
I have create a custom predicate according to the documentation: https://doc.sitecore.net/developers/xp/segmentation/create-a-custom-predicate.html
The rule has been defined in /sitecore/system/...
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Prepopulate WFFM field with username
I would like to use the rules engine to prepopulate a WFFM form field with the logged in user's username. Unfortunately, I can't seem to get this to work, even though the conditions and actions that I ...
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Dependency Injection for a Sitecore Rule
I've got a Sitecore Rule, based on
WhenCondition<T> where T : RuleContext
Is there a way to use dependency injection on a sitecore rule?
Currently having to use service locator pattern within
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Adjust component parameters based on placeholder
I'm trying to add Parameters to a rendering based on the placeholder it's been inserted into. I've been trying to handle this using rules (after reading through this blog post):
I created a new ...
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Binary rule for list segmentation
We have custom facets for contacts and these facets are used for segmentation in lists (segmentation rules defined at '/sitecore/system/Settings/Rules/Definitions/Elements/Segment Builder').
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How many personalization rules are too many? At what point does page/site performance start to take a hit?
A client wants to do basic personalization with a rule that changes a header image based on geolocation/zip code. They would like to try and cover as many individual zip codes as possible in a region. ...
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How to group multiple rules to one rule condition?
We are looking on how to consolidate a list of rules under a category or group condition.
So, instead of content editor selecting multiple rules on a component, he/she selects something like "where ...
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List segmentation on custom rule YourLinqIsTooStrongException error
I've made a custom rule that enables the user to get a date field from any facet and see if that date's passed. I've made two variants, one for personalization and one for list segmentation/Marketing ...
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Difference between current visit and contact
What's the difference between current visit and contact in the Sitecore rule engine? From the description, it sounds like
Current visit is based on the current user session's interaction
Current ...
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How do I execute an action when a user clicks a link in an EXM email?
I would like to execute an a rule (condition and action) when a user clicks a link in an EXM email. The ability to trigger a goal would also be acceptable. This seems like a simple request, but ...
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ClientScript.RegisterForEventValidation in a custom RuleAction class
I managed to have my dependent droplists (WFFM dependent drop lists) populated via a custom WFFM RuleAction by using a lot of JavaScript but now since I add dynamically the values in my second ...
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WhenCondition<T> Rule custom code not firing
I need an assist. I'm running into a situation where code that was written for a custom rule is not firing. I have put breakpoints in Visual Studio and the breakpoints are never hit.
My solution is ...
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Contact Custom facet not appearing in ListManager
I've setup and configured a custom facet on the contact but we now want to be able to segment on the fields it contains in the ListManager but they aren't available there. What do I need to do to see ...
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Sitecore validation rule at field level in multi-list value selection range
I came across this multi-list field restrictions to limit range(selection) using regex. I got few references to add basic validations. Both work fine.
Ref1: ^({[^}]+}\|?){0,5}$ http://www.benramey....
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A/B testing a product landing page
I am trying to figure out if the following use cases are supported natively in Sitecore 9 or if there would be custom development (and if so, the best approach to leverage):
Simplified Test Scenario - ...
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Capture Rules Engine Stack Overflows
It is possible within the rules engine to create a scenario where a set of rules cause an infinite loop. Take for example the following rule that has a When Condition to itself:
This example is very ...
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Custom Sitecore rule, define query for parameter item
I am creating a custom Sitecore Rule, in the rule text I need to define a parameter that allows the user to pick an Item using the Tree interface. However the tricky part is that the root needs to be ...
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Check if boost rule has been applied to an item
I am implementing functionality to push certain items in my content tree down in search results depending on a "discontinued" checkbox field. I have created a rule item under /sitecore/system/Settings/...
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Is it possible to personalize content via Xamarin SDK or SSC using rules?
I was looking into Xamarin SDK and Creating a SSC to provide data to a Xamarin App, but I was wondering ... Is there a way to personalize data shown in Xamarin(or any Mobile App for that matter) based ...
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WFFM - Rule Set Editor - Active Directory Federated Identity
I am trying to create a rule for a WFFM email address field to populate the field with the logged in users email address. But, I am not sure what rule to use or if any of the rules will work at all ...
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Is there any way to check Page mode like edit/preview using Sitecore Rule?
Is there any way to check Page mode like edit/preview/normal using Sitecore Rule? I want to render specific field in rendering variant of SXA component based on page mode (editor/preview).
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How to check if contact has ever opened specific EXM email?
I am using Sitecore 8.2 initial release and EXM 4.0.0 rev. 161028 for it.
I am creating an engagement plan and I want to create a rule condition which would say "Has contact opened email with ...
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Sitecore personalization rule "goal was triggered during a past or current interaction" not being triggered
Here is what I did:
I set Component A to show after Goal A was triggered during a past or current interaction'. Then I triggered Goal A and I was successfully identified as a contact by adding an ...
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Insert Options Rules with AND taking precedence over OR
I have a condition that is essentially A and (B or C or D or...). So for the rule to fire condition A has to always be met. And on top of that, one condition of either B or C or D etc.
I can't seem ...
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Rule condition with multiselect?
I'm trying to find a way to allow a user to pick from a multi-select list as part of a rule condition, but I'm not having any luck.
My exact scenario is that each user on the site needs to identify ...
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Insert Options Rule where Item contains language (NOT Item language is)
My client has 12 sites, most of which have a specific language that the entire site is in. Editors are multilingual and jump between sites, forgetting to change the language in the upper right of the ...
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Converting RuleList back to XML
I have a piece of code to add a new Rule to an Item field
but i can't work out how to convert this back to XML, Can anyone point me in the right direction? :)
The RuleFactory doesn't appear to offer ...
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How do I restrict mime types on files uploaded through a WFFM form in MVC?
I am looking for a way to restrict MIME Types on files uploaded through a WFFM form. What I am really hoping for is a way to control the allowed MIME Types using the rules engine. Even if the solution ...
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Conditional Rendering Rule Order
Does anyone know how to change the order of the conditional rendering rules when you try to personalize a component? I've added a custom rule that I'd like to show up at the top of the list, but it's ...
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Personalization Rules Chaining
I need to use sitecore rules to personalize the contents that I want to display to users.
For example, I configured two basic rules on a component.
When used separately, both rules evaluate to true. ...
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Custom Personalization Rule - Geo IP Country not working [duplicate]
I Have enabled Sitecore GEOIP services to my local instance and tried personalization based on country.
This not worked as I worked local environment so it returns the local IP address (127.0.0.1).
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Custom Personalization rule: hide component if url contains a regex condition
I need to create a personalised rule that hides the component if the url contains a certain pattern and I'm a bit stuck in an early phase. I have two questions:
What condition should my ...
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Sitecore personalization based on at least two pages visited from set of pages
I am looking to specify a personalization rules in Sitecore 8.2 where at least two pages are visited from a specific set of pages on the websites for example:
Content
- Home
- car loans (1)
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How do I assign the same Conditional Rendering Rules to Multiple Components?
How could a Content Author copy a Conditional Rendering Rule from one component, to many others?
I think the best solution would be to set the Conditional Rendering Rule on the Data Template of the ...
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Some Sitecore 8 conditions for conditional renderings seem missing in Sitecore 9
I tried to use some of the OOTB conditional rendering rules for personalization I had running in a Sitecore 8 instance, after upgrade/migrate to Sitecore 9 and ran into the fact that some of them no ...
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How to display a field value in rendering variant only if host name matches?
I need to display a field value only in a certain domain. Iam using rendering variant with below rule enabled but not able to see the value coming even in the domain 'sc9.local'.
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Automatic asset replacement at a fixed time
We want to schedule an automatic asset (graphic, text etc) replacement. Here is my plan that makes the purpose also clear.
I want a particular image to get automatically replaced at midnight on ...
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How to handle insert rules in multisite environment?
I've got some insert rules defined for my website, now I have to convert this into a multi site solution. My current insert rules apply to the new site. How can I restrict insert rules to work only on ...
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Issue with Personalization Rules in Upgrade Project
We are currently working on the Upgrade Project from version 9.0.2 to 10.3. During our work on personalization rules, we encountered an issue. Some items' IDs are missing on components where the ...
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Rule to set datasource based on search result
Using sitecore 8 (8.2 update 3 to be specific)
I'm looking to be able to create a rule based on some condition which will set the datasource (and maybe rendering) to the most appropriate result from ...
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Device Detection Rules not triggering
I am using Sitecore 9.0.1 where I have created a new device (in the name of "AMP") item under layout/device in my content editor.
I would be configuring Layouts/Renderings (AMP files) in my page ...
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Missing personalization rules around GeoIP
I'm trying to set up and test GeoIP personalization rules in a Sitecore 9 instance. However, when I go to personalize a page or component, the GeoIP section of the rules is missing.
I've compared ...
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upload rules from csv file
I need to create segmentation rules for showing a banner in my site based on zip. It is difficult to create rules for each zip as there might be 1000s of zip code.
Is it possible to create and ...
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Overlapping rules
I am trying to create two versions of our homepage for two different types of clients, based on their site tendencies. I can get the page to function as desired with either of the two client ...
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General Link Dialog "InsertLinkViaTreeDialog" misses InsertLinkRules after Upgrade to 8.2u2
We recently upgraded from Sitecore 8.1u1 to Sitecore 8.2u2 and noticed that the general link field dialog "InsertLinkViaTreeDialog" has a different structure now. We had a custom field that was ...
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Sitecore Rule Editor Regex syntax validation
Is there any way to validate regex pattern input on the rule editor when the string operator condition is selected as match regular expressions? We would like to avoid typos on regex input.
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The type or namespace name 'ICondition'/'IContactSearchQueryFactory' could not be found, despite references to appropriate dlls
In this Sitecore article, there is a code sample implements ICondition and IContactSearchQueryFactory. We believe that this code will help us to add custom rules to the Sitecore List Manager. However, ...
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Validation problem with checkbox when using Rules Validation Rule
I've created an item rule using the Rules Validation Rule template. The rule ensures that there is a value provided for EITHER a specific text field OR a specific checkbox field.
The rule works fine ...
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