Adobe Campaign Classic Developer Expert study guide
Adobe Campaign Classic Developer Expert · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Adobe Campaign Classic Developer Expert credential is intended for practitioners who build and maintain marketing automation on Adobe Campaign Classic rather than simply operate it. It suits developers, technical consultants, and campaign engineers who are comfortable moving between the client console, the data schema editor, workflow canvases, and server-side JavaScript. The Adobe Campaign Classic Developer Expert study guide has 8 sections and about 2,301 words.
01Campaign Data Model and Schemas
Adobe Campaign Classic stores data in a schema-driven, normalized model. Every table is described by an XML data schema: a <srcSchema with a namespace and name, containing an <element tree.
327 words, about 2 min02Workflows and Data Processing
A workflow is a directed graph of activities connected by transitions. Each transition carries a temporary work table whose schema is the targeting dimension plus any added columns.
313 words, about 2 min03JavaScript and SQL in Adobe Campaign
Server-side JavaScript runs in workflows, web applications, JSSP pages, and delivery content. The main APIs are xtk.queryDef , xtk.session , xtk.workflow , application , logInfo , logWarning , getOption , and setOption .
270 words, about 1 min04Personalization and Content Generation
Personalization merges data from the delivery target, the delivery itself, and workflow variables into content. The two delimiters are <%= expression % , which outputs a value, and <% code % , which executes JavaScript without output.
270 words, about 1 min05Delivery Configuration and Execution
A delivery is created from a delivery template, which supplies the mapping, target schema, content structure, routing, typology, and default options. The delivery mapping is especially important: it determines the target schema and the fields available for personalization.
275 words, about 1 min06Integrations and APIs
Adobe Campaign Classic exposes SOAP web services and JSSP endpoints. A typical SOAP integration calls xtk:session#Logon with credentials and a security zone, receives a session token, then calls methods such as xtk:queryDef#ExecuteQuery , xtk:session#Write , or nms:delivery#SubmitDelivery .
285 words, about 1 min07Administration, Security, and Typology
Administration covers operators, groups, named rights, folder permissions, security zones, and audit. Named rights grant functional capabilities, such as starting workflows or exporting data; folder permissions control which objects an operator can see and edit.
275 words, about 1 min08Web Applications and Forms
A web application is a published set of pages, one of which is usually a form. Pages use templates and contain fields, labels, buttons, and JavaScript.
286 words, about 1 min