Dynamic Text Attributes

Last Updated December 5, 2024

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Brief Overview

Dynamic text attributes allow you to create dynamic content and rules.

Once saved, they can be used in rules (for comparison of text / numbers / dates) and as dynamic text in items.

Use Cases

• Create Logic Rules to compare on screen elements to each other or calculate dates based on the user's date on the screen
• Personalize content by adding dynamic text relevant to the user

How It Works

1. Open the editor settings menu and select Dynamic text attributes
   
   You can also access Dynamic text attributes via System settings
   
2. In the Admin General Settings you will see the Dynamic Text Attributes section
3. Click Manage Attributes
   
4. Click + Add new to add your desired attribute
   

Add attributes from the Rule Engine

• When using the Logic Rule rule type, builders can also create new and manage existing attributes directly from the Rule Engine

Logic Rules

• When using On Screen Element, Selected Element, jQuery and Workday (Page, SubPage, Worklet, Inbox Item) rule types, builders can use attributes to compare text

Tip Tuesday Videos

Use attributes for date calculation

How to guide: Attributes

Technical Notes

• There is no limit on the number of user attributes that may be set up
• Quick preview might not work at times due to the database update failure
  • If this happens, try again later - WalkMe has a mechanism that synchronizes the data and the system settings every 6 hours
• For attributes that are based on On-Screen-Element or jQuery:
  • The value of the attribute will be "taken" from the screen only in the moment an item is using it
  • For example, if using a Logic Rule in a split with attributes based on OSE/jQuery the element has to be present on the screen when the Logic Rule is being evaluated