This section provides instructions on how to create experiments that use the full functionality offered by Oracle Experiments. You can also add an Experiments slot to a layout and use that to create an experiment. Experiments created using an Experiments slot have Widget as the Targeting Method associated with the experiment. For further details about creating an experiment using an Experiments slot, please refer to the Create and Manage Experiments section of Using Oracle Commerce Cloud.
You can create a new experiment by following these steps:
From the Design page in Commerce Cloud, you can select a layout and then click on the Experiments button and select Add experiment.
This displays the Experiment Configuration screen with the selected layout as the control for the experiment.
Note: The Experiments button includes a red lightning bolt to indicate there are currently experiments in progress using this layout as the control.
You can click on the New Experiment button from anywhere within Experiments.
If you have a filter applied in Experiments, this displays the Experiment Configuration screen with the layout used in the filter used as the control for the experiment.
If you do not have a filter applied, this displays a window where you must enter a name for the experiment and the URL for the control for the experiment.
The URL you provide must be a publicly available page which is enabled for Oracle Experiments. If the page is not enabled for Oracle Experiments, a message indicating that the experiment URL cannot be loaded is displayed.
If you do not specify whether the Experiment URL uses HTTP or HTTPS protocol, HTTPS is assumed as the default protocol.
Once you have provided these details, you can click on the Create button to display the Experiment Configuration screen. You may also click the Cancel button to close the window without creating a new experiment.
Whichever method you use, the experiment configuration screen displays the specified control for the experiment, with the experiment configuration header panel above it. You can use this panel to configure the experiment.
