Attributes: Overview

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Overview

Attributes define how data is stored and structured in Mapp Engage. They are used to store profile, group, member, address, and related data information, and make this data available for segmentation, personalization, analysis, and automation.

The Attributes interface provides an overview of all available attributes and related data sets, including their type, data format, status, and usage details.


Navigation Path

Administration > Attributes > Profile Attributes / Group Attributes / Member Attributes / Address Attributes / Related Data


Settings

Information in the Attributes window

Information

Availability

Description

Attribute name

  • Profile

  • Group

  • Member

  • Address

  • Defines the custom attribute name. Max. characters:

    • Profile Attribute: 80

    • Group Attribute: 100

    • Member Attribute: 25

    • Related Data Set: 50

  • Must be unique within Mapp Engage.

  • Avoid empty spaces and special characters to prevent import issues.

Creator

  • Profile

  • Group

  • Member

Displays the name of the system user who created the attribute

Last Editor

  • Profile

  • Group

  • Member

  • Related Data

Displays the date when the attribute was last edited

Type

  • Profile

  • Address

Displays the attribute type: Standard or Custom

Data type

  • Profile

  • Standard and Custom Attributes:

    • String: Up to 2000 characters.

    • Boolean: True/False.

    • Number: Positive/Negative values; use a period for decimals.

    • Date: ISO-8601 format (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss+/-GMT).

  • Member and Group Attributes only support the Text format.

Enumerated

  • Profile

Displays whether the attribute is enumerated or not (Yes/No)

Created

  • Profile

  • Group

  • Member

  • Address

  • Related Data

Displays the date when the attribute was created

Last Updated

  • Profile

  • Group

  • Member

  • Related Data

Displays the date when the attribute was last updated

Channel Name

  • Address

Displays the channel name for which the Address Attribute has been created.

Related Data Set Name

  • Related Data

Displays the name of the related data set.

Owner

  • Related Data

Displays the owner’s name.

Status

  • Related Data

Displays the status of the related data set: Ready


Actions in the Attributes window

Action

Availability

Description

  • Profile

  • Group

  • Member

  • Address

  • Related Data

Redirects you to Mapp's online help page for assistance.

  • Profile

  • Group

  • Member

Creates a custom attribute for your Mapp Engage system. Custom attributes store relevant contact data, offering flexibility to align with your digital marketing needs.

  • Profile

  • Group

  • Related Data

Enables selection of attributes.

  • Profile

  • Group

  • Member

  • Address

  • Related Data

Clears all applied filters, restoring the default view.

  • Profile

  • Related Data

Opens the context menu to display different options depending on the tab. For example:

  • Profile tab:

    • Show archived Profile Attributes

  • Related Data tab:

    • For all Related Data Sets:

      • Show archived Related Data

    • For a selected Related Data Set:

      • Change owner

      • Copy

      • Add new Data

  • Profile

Adds the selected attribute to target group analysis in message statistics. Note: Boolean attributes are not supported.

  • Profile

  • Group

  • Member

  • Related Data

Opens the attribute’s details window for editing.

  • Member

Deletes the selected Member Attribute

  • Related Data

Displays the structure of the Related Data Set

  • Profile

  • Related Data

Archives the selected attributes. Archived attributes and their values remain stored and can be reactivated if needed.

  • Group

Deletes selected Group Attributes

  • Group

Opens options to Import or Export Group Attributes.

  • Related Data

Creates a New related Data Set.


Searching & Filtering

Option

Availability

Description

  • Profile

  • Group

  • Member

  • Address

  • Related Data

Allows you to search for attributes by their name using text or numbers.

  • Profile

Enables filtering based on specific attributes.

  • Profile

Filters attributes by data type, such as String, Boolean, Number, or Date.

  • Profile

  • Group

  • Member

  • Address

  • Related Data

Filter by creation and update dates using a specific date or a custom date range.

  • Group

  • Member

Selects the Group for which the Group or Member attributes are available.

  • Related Data

Displays the status of the related data set.

  • Ready: The related data set is ready to use.

  • Importing: Data is being imported into the related data set.


Viewing Attribute Details

  • Click the attribute name to display details:

    • Attribute ID - automatically assigned by the Engage system upon creation

    • Reference - the attribute syntax used by the system to recognize attributes. See Attribute References.

    • Values - the number of defined attribute values

    • Description - an optional description of the attribute
      Profile attributes table displaying custom attribute details for Books Genre.

  • Click More Details to display the enumeration values defined for this attribute:
    Enumeration values for the Books Genre attribute in Mapp Engage system interface.