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Configuring a Publication Target for targeting

A Publication Target defines the information required to publish content. In the Targeting tab of a Publication Target, you need to configure properties for managing Promotions and Triggers between Tridion and Fredhopper.

Before you begin

To configure a Publication Target, you require System Administrator privileges.

About this task

You will need to configure Publication Targets for at least the following Publication Targets (the names are used as examples):
Publication TargetDescriptionInstalled SDL Tridion Software
StagingPublishes content to an internal Web site where users can manage content using Experience Manager
  • Content Delivery Web service or Session Preview Web service1
  • SmartTarget Web Service
LivePublishes content to public facing Web sites
  • Content Delivery Web service
  • SmartTarget Web Service

Procedure

  1. In the slide out navigation pane, select Content Explorer.
  2. Select Administration in the navigation pane.
  3. In Publishing Management > Publication Target, open your Publication Target which points to your staging environment.
  4. In the Targeting tab, specify:
    • Promotion List Title—enter a logical name. When you enter a value, users can then create and manage Promotions published to this Publication Target (the value appears in the Select a Promotion List drop-down menu).
    • Content Delivery Endpoint URL—the address of the machine on which you set up your Content Delivery Web service (or Web service with equivalent functionality). For example:
      • For a JSP Web site:
        http://machine:port/ContextRoot/ws/odata.svc/
      • For a .NET Web site:
        http://machine:port/odata.svc
    • Default Promotion List—select the default Promotions displayed to users in the user interface.
    • OData Access Token URL—the URL for obtaining an access token from the Web service, if enabled in cd_ambient_conf.xml.
    • User Name—the name of a user authorized to access the Web service, if you secured the Web service in cd_webservice_conf.xml.
    • Password—the password that this user uses to authenticate against the Web service, if you secured the Web service in cd_webservice_conf.xml.
  5. Repeat the process to configure the Publication Target which points to your live environment.
  6. Click Save and Close.