Fixed trials grant access for a specific period.
To define a fixed trial, complete the following steps:
- Select Product from the main menu
- Select Features from the menu options
The Features screen displays.
- Select the feature for which you want to create a trial, or add a feature as described in the Add a Feature topic
- If you selected an existing feature, select the version for which you want to create a trial
- Select the user type to which you want to apply the rule
- In the Rules Builder, select the Advanced segment title
- Drag the Legacy Trials node to your canvas
The Trial dialog box displays, as illustrated below:
The fixed trial options display be default.
- Select the fixed period for which you want to grant the trial from the Recurring Frequency radio buttons. The options are as follows:
- One Off
This is the default. The end user only encounters the trial once.
- Daily
Select the Daily radio button if you want to allow the end user to encounter the trial once a day.
- Weekly
Select the Weekly radio button if you want to allow the end user to encounter the trial once a week.
- Monthly
Select the Monthly radio button if you want to allow the end user to encounter the trial once a month.
- Custom
Select the Custom radio button if you want to define a custom period.
If you select the Custom radio button, the following fields display:
- Period
Enter the length of time for which to run the trial in the Period text box
- Unit
Select the unit in which to measure the period from the Unit drop-down menu.
- Period
- One Off
- Enter the number of views to allow in the Number of Views text box
Note: After saving the rule, and accessing the decision point again, the meters display above the Number of Views text box.
- If you selected any Recurring Frequency option except One Off, optionally enter the maximum number of views in the Up to a Maximum Number of Views (Optional) text box and select the period in which to count the maximum views from the drop-down menu. The options in the drop-down menu are as follows:
- Week
- Month
This is the default.
- Lifetime
- Select how to measure the number of views from the Trial Type radio buttons. The options are as follows:
- Unique Content
Select this option to measure views of unique content only. This means that only a single view is counted if an end user views the same content more than once.
- Page View
Select this option to measure views of any page, whether it has been previously viewed by the end user or not.
Note: After saving the rule, and accessing the decision point again, the meters display above the Up to a Maximum Number of Views text box.
- Unique Content
- If you want to count pages with different query parameters as different views, select the Count pages with different query parameters separately checkbox
- If you want to use a different output for each remaining view, select the Add a Remaining View button from the Number of Views remaining section
A further field displays, enter the count for which the node output applies in the Remaining Count text box.
- If you want to report the use of the trial in the Data Layer:
- Select the Report trial usage in Data Layer toggle
- Define the information that you want to report by selecting the Report trial credits used and/or Report trial credits remaining toggles
- Enter the data layer key for the credits used in the Trial credits used data layer key text box, and/or the credits remaining in the Trial credits remaining data layer key text box