Introduction

Having installed the Emarsys connector, some setup is required before it can be used. You must:

• Stage 1: Create a pre-request script

• Stage 2: Apply the pre-request script to your Emarsys connector

Once this setup is complete, you can add instances for use in process flows.

Stage 1: Creating a pre-request script

A pre-request script is required to generate an authentication token from username and password credentials. Follow the steps below to create this script.

Step 1 From the Patchworks dashboard, select scripts from the left-hand navigation menu.

Step 2 Click the create script button:

Step 3 In the name field, type the following:

Emarsys Pre-Request Script

Step 4 In the description field, type the following:

Generate token

Step 5 Click in the language field and select PHP 8.1:

Step 6 Click the create button:

Step 7 The script is created and opened in edit mode - select and remove any placeholder code:

Step 8 Paste in the code below.

Step 9 Click the save and deploy button:

Step 10 Click the scripts element of the breadcrumb trail to exit back to your list of scripts and go to the next stage:

Stage 2: Applying the pre-request script

Step 1 From the Patchworks dashboard, select connectors and instances from the left-hand navigation menu to access your installed connectors.

Step 2 Find your Emarsys connector and click the settings icon:

Step 3 Click the authentication option:

Step 4 Select the token authentication method.

Step 5 Select the pre-request script tab:

Step 6 Click in the select script field and select your Emarsys Pre-Request Script:

Step 7 Select the latest version:

Step 8 Save changes:

Step 9 You can now add instances of this connector for use in process flows.

Description

Emarsys is a customer engagement platform that helps marketers in a range of industries deliver personalised experiences.

API documentation

API documentation for Emarsys (used to build this connector) can be found via the link below:

Authentication

When adding connector instances for Emarsys, the following authentication methods are supported:

Token authentication

Required Additional setup

Having completed this setup, the Emarsys connector is ready to use.