Documentation changes

This page lists significant changes made to the Adobe Target product documentation.

Target Standard/Premium 24.3.1 (March 4-6, 2024)

Date
Topic
Changes
March 22
Allowlist Target edge nodes
Removed references to edge nodes 31 through 38 because this nodes no longer exist. Ensure that your allowlist is up to date.
The impact of third-party cookie deprecation on Target (at.js)
New blog post describing what Google’s planned deprecation of third-party cookies means for your Adobe Target at.js implementation.
March 14
Target release notes (current)
Added release notes for the Adobe Experience Platform Visual Editing Helper for Google Chrome.
March 13
Time Frame
Added information to note to re-save time-based audiences to account for Daylight Saving Time (DST).
March 6
Browser
Updated information in the following section: “Updates for iPad and iPhone in Browser audience attributes (April 30, 2024)”.
Target release notes (current)
Updated entire section: “Updates for Browser:iPad and Browser:iPhone in Browser audience attributes (April 30, 2024)”.
Target release notes (current)
Added release notes for the Target Standard/Premium 24.1.1 release.

Target Standard/Premium 24.1.1 (January 22, 23, & 25, 2024)

Date
Topic
Changes
February 28
Target release notes (prerelease)
Added information about the Target Standard/Premium 24.3.1 (March 4-6, 2024) release.
February 26
Adobe Target announcements and events
Added information about the upcoming Adobe Target Community Coffee Break (February 28, 2024).
February 23
IP addresses used by Recommendations feed-processing servers

Added the following important note and new IP addresses that you should allowlist.

Important: The Target team is currently updating the NAT gateway addresses for downloading Recommendations feeds. If you implement IP allowlisting, ensure that you allowlist the following new AWS hosts. The existing hosts are scheduled to be decommissioned on June 30, 2024. To ensure a smooth transition, allowlist all nine addresses. There is no urgency to remove the existing addresses.

February 8
Prefetch
Added new section: “Prefetch mboxes with clickTrack metrics when using Analytics for Target (A4T)”
February 5
Create an activity that uses Analytics as the reporting source
Added text specifying that you cannot use the same activity name for two activities from separate workspaces when using Analytics for Target (A4T) as the reporting source.
Activity settings - A4T FAQ
Added text specifying that you cannot use the same activity name for two activities from separate workspaces when using Analytics for Target (A4T) as the reporting source.
Adobe Target announcements and events
Added information about the Adobe Target Community Coffee Break scheduled for February 7, 2024.
January 24
at.js version details
Added release notes for at.js version 2.11.4.
Browser
Announced that the two new profiles are not yet available. These notes will be updated when these profiles are available.
at.js Frequently Asked Questions
Added FAQ regarding at.js in an Ionic App environment. This implementation is not tested or recommended.
January 22
Target release notes (current)
Added important information about the deprecation of iPad and iPhone from the Browser audience attribute that requires changes on your part prior to April 30, 2024.
Browser

Added new section:

  • Deprecation of iPad and iPhone from Browser audience attribute (April 30, 2024)
Target release notes (current)
Added release notes for the Target Standard/Premium 24.1.1 release.

Target Standard/Premium 23.11.1 (November 13 & 14, 2023)

Date
Topic
Changes
January 18
Target release notes (prerelease)
Added prerelease notes for the upcoming Target Standard/Premium 24.1.1 release.
December 13
Adobe Target announcements and events
Added information about the Adobe Target 2024 Personalization Maturity Webinar Series.
targetGlobalSettings()

Added two new optional settings:

  • aepSandboxId
  • aepSandboxName
December 4
Adobe Target announcements and events
Added registration information for the “Machine Learning & AI Reporting & Analysis” Adobe Target Community Coffee Break session: Wednesday, December 6, 2023.
December 1
Adobe Target Profile Update APIs

Moved legacy API documentation to the following articles:

November 29
Bulk Profile Update API
Clarified the differences about how Target handles customer attributes when creating a profile for a user Target has not yet seen when using the Bulk Profile Update API v2 as opposed to v1.
November 21
at.js version details
Added release notes for at.js 2.11.3.
November 17
Administrator first steps

Added the following important note:

  • Users with Product Admin or System Admin rights in the Adobe Admin Console can edit or change all settings on the Administration page of Target, regardless of their Target role. Users without Product Admin or System Admin rights in the Adobe Admin Console must have the specific Target role to make these changes.1
Limits
Updated section with information about how Target handles truncation in at.js 2.x and the Adobe Experience Platform Web SDK.
Delivery API
Added redirects to the current Delivery API documentation and deprecated the legacy documentation (http://developers.adobetarget.com/api/delivery-api/). Please update bookmarks, as needed.
November 16
Bulk profile update API
Added the following caveat: “Updates generally occur in under one hour, but may take as long as 24 hours to be reflected.”
November 13
Target release notes (current)
Added release notes for the Target Standard/Premium 23.11.1 release.

Target Standard/Premium 23.10.2 (October 24, 2023)

Date
Topic
Changes
November 10
Recommendations API Reference
The Adobe Target Recommendations API has been relocated to the Adobe Developer website. Please update your bookmarks, if necessary.
Time Frame
Added note that Target time audiences do not take into account Daylight Saving Time (DST) changes. You must manually update audiences to account for DST changes.
November 8
Target release notes (prerelease)
Added prerelease notes for the upcoming Target Standard/Premium 23.11.1 release.
October 28
at.js version details
Added details about the at.js 2.11.2 release.
October 25
Target release notes (current)
Added information about the Activities page user interface refresh (October 25, 2023)
October 24
Target release notes (current)
Added release notes for the Target Standard/Premium 23.10.2 release.

Target Standard/Premium 23.9.1 (September 6-11, 2023)

Date
Topic
Changes
October 17
Reporting FAQ
Updated the following FAQ: "Why is there no data available for my activity’s report? "
October 11
Adobe Analytics as the reporting source for Adobe Target (A4T)
Updated information about A4T support for the Adobe Experience Platform Web SDK.
October 10
at.js version details
Added release notes for at.js version 2.11.0.
October 6
Response tokens
Updated all code samples.
Setting up A4T reports in Analysis Workspace for Auto-Allocate activities
Updated entire tutorial in the Adobe Target Tutorials guide.
October 4
Activities
Updated text and images to reflect the UI refresh included in the Target 23.9.4 release.
Feeds
Updated text and images to reflect the UI refresh included in the Target 23.9.4 release.
October 2
Target release notes (current)
Added release notes for the Target Standard/Premium 23.9.3 release.
Recommendations implementation pattern

The new Recommendations implementation pattern using at.js articles help you understand and create your Adobe Target Recommendations implementation when using the at.js JavaScript library.

For general information about Target patterns, see Implementation patterns overview in the Adobe Target Developer Guide.

The new Recommendations implementation pattern is composed of the following articles:

September 29
Target release notes (prerelease)
Added prerelease notes for the Target Standard/Premium 23.9.3 release.
Initialize the Java SDK

Added the following new parameters to the table:

  • connectionTtlMs
  • idleConnectionValidationMs
  • evictIdleConnectionsAfterSecs
September 22
Troubleshooting issues related to the Enhanced Experience Composer
Updated the list of IP addresses to allowlist.
September 18
Target release notes (current)
Added release notes for the Target Standard/Premium 23.9.3 release.
September 15
Target release notes (prerelease)
Added prerelease notes for the Target Standard/Premium 23.9.3 release.
September 12
Target release notes (current)
Added release notes for the Target Standard/Premium 23.9.2 release.
at.js version details
Added release notes for the at.js version 2.10.3.
September 11
Target release notes (prerelease)
Added prerelease notes for the Target Standard/Premium 23.9.2 release.
September 6
Target release notes (current)
Added release notes for the Target Standard/Premium 23.9.1 release.

Target Standard/Premium 23.8.1 (August 9, 2023)

Date
Topic
Changes
September 1
Environments
Updated note under “Set the default environment for reporting.”
August 30
Privacy
Added new section: “Datastream-level IP obfuscation when using the Adobe Experience Platform Web SDK”
Activity settings - A4T FAQ
Corrected time frame to expect data to display in reports in the following FAQ: “I just created an activity. Why don’t I see any data coming in?”
August 29
Supported features for on-device decisioning
Added the list of Geo attributes supported for targeting when using on-device decisioning (ODD) client-side.
On-device decisioning overview
Added the list of Geo attributes supported for targeting when using on-device decisioning (ODD) server-side.
Implement Target with the AEP Mobile SDK in a native app with web views
New article.
Adobe Target announcements and events
Added information about the upcoming Adobe Target Community Coffee Break (August 30, 2023): “Strategize for maximum ROI impact with peak season readiness” webinar follow-up.
August 14
Activity QA
Added information clarifying that loading a page on your site with an empty value does not remove the QA cookie from the browser when at.js 2.x is deployed.
Statistical calculations in A/Bn tests
Updated the definition of “Confidence.”
Offers
Added note explaining that image offers are not part of the Enterprise User Permissions model.
August 9
Target mobile preview
Updated topic with information about the current versions of the Adobe Experience Platform Mobile SDK.
August 9
Target mobile preview
Updated topic with information about the current versions of the Adobe Experience Platform Mobile SDK.
Adobe Target announcements and events
Added information about the following webinar scheduled for August 17, 2023: Strategize for maximum ROI impact with peak season readiness.
Target release notes (current)
Added release notes for the Target Standard/Premium 23.8.1 release.

Target Standard/Premium 23.7.1 (July 24-26, 2023)

Date
Topic
Changes
Adobe Target announcements and events
Added information about the following webinar scheduled for August 17, 2023: Strategize for maximum ROI impact with peak season readiness.
August 7
at.js version details
Clarified information about supported versions of at.js.
July 25
Target release notes (current)
Added information about the planned edge infrastructure upgrade scheduled for August 9, 2023.
Allowlist Target edge nodes
Updated the NAT and IP/domains for edge deployments 41-48.
July 24
Target release notes (current)
Added release notes for the Target Standard/Premium 23.7.1 release.
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