Sometimes it is not easy to find "the one" page for all the acronyms you have to find about Sitecore's amazing Marketing Automtation Tool. But also a some general marketing buzzwords I want to explain here: Term or AcronymDescriptionContactAn entity in the Sitecore Experience Database (xDB) that represents a real person who interacts with your… Continue reading Marketing Automation Glossary
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How to stop malicious files being uploaded to Media Library by content type (MIME)
I had the requirement to validate files before uploading into the Sitecore's Media Library - if its not a item in the decided type, the upload should be blocked and the User should be informed. So I found out that there is a Sitecore's Filter tool https://doc.sitecore.com/developers/91/platform-administration-and-architecture/en/secure-the-file-upload-functionality.html This tool works really nice for checking/filtering the… Continue reading How to stop malicious files being uploaded to Media Library by content type (MIME)
How to install Sitecore SXA module
To install SXA module, you must have Sitecore XP installed on your on-premise work station. You also have to download the SXA installation package that corresponds to your version of the Sitecore XP from the SXA Downloads page. Sitecore's SXA download page Prerequisites Before installing SXA, ensure that you have the following installed: Sitecore Experience Platform… Continue reading How to install Sitecore SXA module
Installation of Sitecore XP 9.2 with graphical setup package
When I read about the Sitecore Experience Platform 9.2 Initial Release I was pleasantly suprised that there is also a graphical installation package - this is a graphical Installation wizard which leads you through the installation of Sitecore 9.2. There is a resource "Graphical setup package for XP Single" which I downloaded to start my… Continue reading Installation of Sitecore XP 9.2 with graphical setup package
How experience data is getting collected and aggregated in Sitecore
Collecting Data All data collections will be done by the Sitecore Tracker. It continuously tracks the actions of the visitors on the website. Tracker is independent from xDB and xConnect. How is the data flow? When a new visitor visits a website or channel on a Content Delivery role, a session is created for that visitor.The session contains a… Continue reading How experience data is getting collected and aggregated in Sitecore
Deep dive into Sitecore’s xConnect
What is xConnect? A service layer between xDB and any trusted client which operates autonomously with Sitecore. Sitecore uses xConnect for all its analytics and marketing automation features. Main features Automatic indexing of any contact, facet, interaction, or eventPush and pull operations on contacts and interactionsSearch features make use of technologies like Solr or Azure SearchChoose to… Continue reading Deep dive into Sitecore’s xConnect
Deep dive into Sitecore’s xDB
After I had to deal with xDB and trying to understand what it exactly is I will share you a compact summary of my learning What is xDB? The Experience Database (xDB) is the central big data marketing repository for the customer experience. xDB translates all collected data from a single user’s visit and interactions… Continue reading Deep dive into Sitecore’s xDB
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