Derived Signals
A derived signal qualifies site visitors for additional traits based on a trait they’ve already seen. In other words, additional trait qualification can be derived from a currently exhibited trait even if a user has never seen the new trait before.
Purpose of Derived Signals
In Audience Manager, you can create a relationship between signals (or trait rules) passed in during an event call to other, specified signals or traits. For example, assume an event call passes in a signal composed of the key-value “product = new_car” ( https://<domain alias>/event?product=new_car
). Audience Manager would connect that signal to any others created with the derived signals tool. Although the associated signals can be any key-values you specify, they are most useful when linked to existing signals already set up as Trait Builder rules. For example, in the illustration below, when a user action fires the signal “product = new car” that user can also qualify for traits defined by the target key and value signals.
Location of Derived Signals
Create and manage derived signals in Tools > Derived Signals from the sidebar navigation.
Create a Derived Signal
To create a derived signal:
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Select Derived Signals from the Tools menu.
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Provide a:
- (Optional) Integration Code
- Source Key
- Source Value
- Target Key
- Target Value
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Click Add Signal.
Edit a Derived Signal
To edit a derived signal:
- Hover over the signal, then click Edit.
- Make the required code, key, or value changes, then click Save.
Delete a Derived Signal
To delete a derived signal, hover over the signal, then click Delete.