Test configuration addition Preferences gate option

Configuration additions is a possible option when configuring Preferences gates for your Preference Center message scenarios. By using this option for the Preferences gate, your organization is deciding to surface a particular message because new categories was added to your Preferences configuration. In this article, we will cover the different ways you can test the configuration additions gate option.

• Manually test configuration additions
• Test configuration additions via query string

Manually test configuration additions

In order to test this configuration manually, your organization can perform the following:

• Collect the marketing preferences for an end-user on your web property
• Add a new category to the Preferences configuration that is associated with the web property
• Refresh the web page*
• Test to see if message appears to collect marketing preferences

Test configuration additions via query string

Alternatively, Sourcepoint provides a query string parameter that your organization can append to the web property's URL which will simulate a category addition to your Preferences configuration (eliminating the need to actually add new a category). 

To simulate a new category being added to your Preferences configuration when accessing a web property, include the query string parameter _sp_configuration_additions to your URL and set the value to true. 

_sp_configuration_additions=true

When the query string parameter is detected, Sourcepoint servers will act as if there is a new category in your Preferences configuration and serve your message (if all other conditions are met in your scenario step).

https://testdemo.com?_sp_configuration_additions=true