Using resources different from targeting dimensions
This use cases presents how to use a resource that is different from the targeting dimension, for example, to look up for a specific record in a distant table.
For more on targeting dimensions and resources, refer to this section
Example 1: identifying profiles targeted by the delivery with the label ”Welcome back !”.
In this case, we want to target profiles. We will set the targeting dimension to Profiles (profile).
We want to filter the selected profiles according to the delivery label. We will therefore set the resource to Delivery logs. This way, we are filtering directly in the delivery log table, which will offer better performance.
Example 2: identifying profiles who were not targeted by the delivery with the label “Welcome back !”
In the previous example, we used a resource different from the targeting dimension. This operation is only possible if you want to find a record that is present in the distant table (delivery logs in our example).
If we want to find a record that is not present in the distant table (for example, profiles who were not targeted by a specific delivery), you must use the same resource and targeting dimension, as the record will not be present in the distant table (delivery logs).
In this case, we want to target profiles. We will set the targeting dimension to Profiles (profile).
We want to filter the selected profiles according to the delivery label. It is not possible to filter directly on delivery logs as we are looking for a record not present in the delivery logs table. We will therefore set the resource to Profile (profile) and build our query on the profiles table.
