User Segments let you dynamically group users based on conditions you define. You can modify User Segments that you created in Creating a User Segment by editing the segment's characteristics, such as gender, browser type, date or time, and so on. If a user matches the characteristics of a bookfan, for example, the user automatically and dynamically becomes a member of the bookfan User Segment. You can then target this User Segment group with web content, automatic e-mails, and discounts based on the User Segment.
Developers use WorkSpace Studio to create User Segments. Portal administrators can use the Administration Console to change the User Segment properties (conditions) to dynamically group users. Developer time is not required to update User Segment properties.
This chapter includes the following sections:
Developers can use WorkSpace Studio to change the conditions and characteristics that determine how users are categorized with User Segments. Portal administrators use the WebLogic Portal Administration Console to edit the properties for the User Segment.
Note: | The steps in this chapter refer to the data\src folder in the Package Explorer View. Your data and src directories might be named differently. |
Perform the following steps to edit a User Segment file in WorkSpace Studio:
The changes will appear in the Administration Console.
Portal administrators can edit individual properties in a User Segment with the Administration Console.
Perform the following steps to edit a User Segment's properties in the Administration Console:
Portal Administrators can save time and avoid errors by making a copy of a User Segment and then editing the properties in the new User Segment.
Perform the following steps in the Administration Console to duplicate a User Segment:
The new User Segment now appears in the User Segments Resource tree. You can now modify the User Segment's properties; see Modifying a User Segment.
Tip: | You can also duplicate a User Segment in WorkSpace Studio. |
Deleting a User Segment removes it from WorkSpace Studio and from the Administration Console.
Note: | The steps in this chapter refer to the data\src folder in the Package Explorer View. Your data and src directories might be named differently. |
Perform the following steps to remove a User Segment: