Adding an event and actions in the Design Time UI

To add an event and take the actions when the visitor triggers the event, perform the following steps.

About this task

Procedure

  1. Click the Add events icon on the Events tab.

    The Add event dialog is diaplayed.

  2. On the General tab, provide a name and description for this event that helps you identify it.
    Note: Event name must start with alphabetic letters and can only contain ASCII letters, numbers and underscores. Event name must be unique within an Interactive Channel. The event name that is passed into the Unica Interact API postEvent at your touch point must match with the event name defined here.

    The description appears on the Events tab and is intended for your reference only.

  3. Optional: Choose a category in which you want to organize this event.

    Categories are for your organizational purposes only, and do not affect the operation or use of the event. You can move events to other categories after they are created.

  4. On the Actions tab, specify the actions to trigger when this event occurs. See the Define Actions for Events or Event Patterns section to add actions.
  5. Click Save and return to save event and its action data to database and return to the Events tab. "Save and add another" option enables you to save data and add more events.

    You can edit an event by clicking the name of the event on the Events tab.

    You can move an event to another category by selecting the event and clicking the Move icon.

    You can delete one or multiple events by selecting the event and clicking the Delete icon.