Overview
This guide will show you how to test Mention Me Tactics in Emarsys to ensure all the ESL variables and customer properties display correctly before going live.
The guide includes steps to test the following Tactics:
Referee / Referrer Coupon Reminder and Reminder to Share Again
You can test any of these emails based on a recent event sent to your email address to verify the ESL variables are rendering correctly.
The following test steps apply to both the Referee/Referrer Coupon Reminder and the Reminder to Share Again Tactics.
Prerequisites to begin testing
- Your email address must be in Emarsys as an existing contact.
- The email campaigns for the selected Automation nodes must be Active to begin testing.
Testing Steps
- Open the relevant tactic (Referee Coupon Reminder / Referrer Coupon Reminder / Reminder to Share Again) in Emarsys.
- Set the Status to Test.
3. Configure the test node settings as follows:
- Select "Only Test Contacts, Sent Manually"
- Skip the Wait Nodes
- Ignore the Wait Events and select the "No" Path
- Ignore the Participation Events and select the "No" Path
4. Click Send Event
5. Enter your test email address and click Next.
- A recent event will be detected and used to populate your test email.
- The appropriate Test Event type will be selected based on the Automation.
- The email will only be sent to the specified test email address.
6. Review the Send Event summary and click Send Event.
- A test email will be sent with your data variables populated. All wait/trigger events will be skipped in test mode.
7. Once you’ve received your test email and verified the data, update Status to Activate.
For more information on Testing Interactions Events in Emarsys, visit this guide.