Interaction Write

Interaction Write Command
v11.0

This Lava command allows you to write an interaction for just about anything!

Tip As long as you provide a valid channel type medium value id (Defined Value), the rest of the parameters are technically optional. However, you'll probably want to provide as much detail as possible in order to make your interactions useful when analyzing them later.

The Basics

By specifying the channel type medium value id - along with any combination of the remaining parameters - you can log an interaction directly from Lava. 

{% interactionwrite channeltypemediumvalueid:'1' channelentityid:'1' channelname:'Some Channel' componententitytypeid:'1' interactionentitytypeid:'1' componententityid:'1' componentname:'Some Component' entityid:'1' operation:'View' summary:'Viewed Some Page' relatedentitytypeid:'1' relatedentityid:'1' channelcustom1:'Some Custom Value' channelcustom2:'Another Custom Value' channelcustomindexed1:'Some Indexed Custom Value'  personaliasid:'10' %}
    Here is the interaction data.
{% endinteractionwrite %}

And just like that, an interaction record has been logged! The above example shows all possible parameters you can provide this Lava command, but not all of them are required. Let's dive into the specifics.

Warning: You may be tempted to add some line-breaks in that command, but please don't. It won't work if you do.

Parameters

Channel Type Medium Value ID

Required: This ID will be used to look up the interaction channel's "Channel Type" Defined Value, representing what type of interaction channel this is. If you provide an invalid value here, an interaction will not be logged. 

channeltypemediumvalueid:'1'

Channel Entity ID

Optional: This value will be used to look up an existing interaction channel, or create a new one if a matching channel is not found. Note that this ID is used in conjunction with the channeltypemediumvalueid to specify exactly which Entity this interaction is referring to. 

channelentityid:'1'

Channel Name

Optional: This value is used to give a name to the resulting interaction channel that will be inserted (if a matching channel is not found). 

channelname:'Some Channel'

Component Entity Type ID

Optional: This value is used to specify the Entity type for any interaction components tied to this interaction channel. 

componententitytypeid:'1'

Component Entity ID

Optional: This value will be used to look up an existing interaction component, or create a new one if a matching component is not found. Note that this value is used in conjunction with the componententitytypeid to specify exactly which Entity this interaction component is referring to. 

componententityid:'1'

Component Name

Optional: This value is used to give a name to the resulting interaction component that will be inserted (if a matching component is not found). 

componentname:'Some Component'

Interaction Entity Type Id

Optional: This value is used to specify the Entity type for any interactions tied to this interaction channel and interaction component combination. 

interactionentitytypeid:'1'

Entity ID

Optional: This value is used in conjunction with the interactionentitytypeid to specify exactly which Entity this interaction is referring to. 

entityid:'1'

Operation

Optional: Leaving this blank will result in the value of "View" being logged. Otherwise, you may specify any value you like here, as long as it's 25 characters or less. If you go over 25 characters, the value that's logged will be truncated. 

operation:'View'

Summary

Optional: Leaving this blank will result in the current page's title being logged. Otherwise, you may specify any value you like here, as long as it's 500 characters or less. If you go over 500 characters, the value that's logged will be truncated. Note that this value is what is displayed within the "Interaction Session List" on Rock's Tools > Interactions page. 

summary:'Viewed Some Page'

Related Entity Type ID

Optional: This value is used to specify the Entity type for a related Entity you wish to link to the interaction. 

relatedentitytypeid:'1'

Related Entity ID

Optional: This value is used in conjunction with the relatedentitytypeid to specify exactly which Entity a related Entity is referring to. 

relatedentityid:'1'

Channel Custom 1

Optional: This represents any custom value that relates to this interaction channel and interaction combination. If you go over 500 characters, the value that's logged will be truncated. 

channelcustom1:'Some Custom Value'

Channel Custom 2

Optional: This represents any custom value that relates to this interaction channel and interaction combination. If you go over 2,000 characters, the value that's logged will be truncated. 

channelcustom2:'Another custom Value'

Channel Custom Indexed 1

Optional: This represents any custom value that relates to this interaction channel and interaction combination. Note that this field will be indexed in the database, allowing for faster querying against this field. If you go over 500 characters, the value that's logged will be truncated. 

channelcustomindexed1:'Some Indexed Custom Value'

Person Alias ID

Optional: Leaving this blank will result in the current person (the person who is viewing the page) being logged. Note that if you supply an invalid value here, not only will the interaction fail to be logged, but an exception will appear within Rock's Exception List. 

personaliasid:'1'

Campaign
v12.0

Optional: This represents the campaign name of the interaction. If you go over 50 characters, the value will be truncated. 

campaign:'The Campaign Name'

Source
v12.0

Optional: This represents the campaign source of the interaction. If you go over 25 characters, the value will be truncated. 

source:'The Campaign Source'

Medium
v12.0

Optional: This represents the campaign medium of the interaction. If you go over 25 characters, the value will be truncated. 

medium:'The Campaign Medium'

Content
v12.0

Optional: This represents the campaign content of the interaction. If you go over 50 characters, the value will be truncated. 

content:'Some Campaign Content'

Term
v12.0

Optional: This represents the term(s) of the interaction. If you go over 50 characters, the value will be truncated. 

term:'Campaign Term(s)'

Data

Optional: Note that this value should be provided between the opening and closing {% interactioncontentchannelitemwrite %} tags. This value will be logged in the interaction's "InteractionData" field. 

{% interactioncontentchannelitemwrite ... %}
    Here is the interaction data.
{% endinteractioncontentchannelitemwrite %}