Emarsys pre request script – Patchworks Support Portal

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Introduction

Having installed the Emarsys connector, some setup is required before it can be used. You must:

Once this setup is complete, you can add instances for use in process flows.

Stage 1: Creating a pre-request script

A pre-request script is required to generate an authentication token from username and password credentials. Follow the steps below to create this script.

Step 1\ From the Patchworks dashboard, select scripts from the left-hand navigation menu.

Step 2\ Click the create script button:

Step 3\ In the name field, type the following:

Emarsys Pre-Request Script

Step 4\ In the description field, type the following:

Generate token

Step 5\ Click in the language field and select PHP 8.1:

Step 6\ Click the create button:

Step 7\ The script is created and opened in edit mode - select and remove any placeholder code:

Step 8\ Paste in the code below.

Pre-request script code

{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

<?php

function handle($data) {

  $username = $data['variables']['username'];
  $nonce = md5(mt_rand());
  $timestamp = gmdate('c');
  $secret = $data['variables']['password'];

  $passwordDigest = base64_encode(sha1($nonce . $timestamp . $secret, false));

  $data['variables']['token'] = 'UsernameToken ' .
                'Username="'.$username.'", ' .
                'PasswordDigest="'.$passwordDigest.'", ' .
                'Nonce="'.$nonce.'", ' .
                'Created="'.$timestamp.'"';

  return $data;
};

Step 9\ Click the save and deploy button:

Step 10\ Click the scripts element of the breadcrumb trail to exit back to your list of scripts and go to the next stage:

Stage 2: Applying the pre-request script

Step 1\ From the Patchworks dashboard, select connectors and instances from the left-hand navigation menu to access your installed connectors.

Step 2\ Find your Emarsys connector and click the settings icon:

Step 3\ Click the authentication option:

Step 4\ Select the token authentication method.

Step 5\ Select the pre-request script tab:

Step 6\ Click in the select script field and select your Emarsys Pre-Request Script:

Step 7\ Select the latest version:

Step 8\ Save changes:

Step 9\ You can now add instances of this connector for use in process flows.