Advanced tab

The Advanced tab in property settings allows you to configure advanced settings on a property, such as self-hosting the property on a private server instead of the DXA server.

The following settings are available on all DXA-hosted and self-hosted properties:
SettingDescription
Collection DisabledSelect to disable the DXA script from collecting at any time.
Scroll Depth Element SelectorSpecify a point on the page to mark as the top. The scroll rate will then be calculated in relation to this point.

Configuring a self-hosted property in DXA

To save the location where the property is hosted:

  1. In property settings, on the Advanced tab, select Self Hosted Tag.

    Note: Self Hosted Tag only appears if self-hosted properties are enabled on your account. To enable self-hosted properties, contact your technical account manager.

    The following settings appear:

  2. Enter the following details:

    • Tag Domain — Domain name where you will host the property
    • Tag Pathname — Pathname where you will host the property
  3. Click Save Property.

The location where the property is hosted is now saved in DXA.

To deploy the tracking code in the saved location:

  1. On the navigation bar, go to Settings button settings > Property Settings > Tracking code.

  2. In tracking code settings, click Download script.

    A JavaScript file containing the tracking code downloads.

  3. Deploy the tracking code in the saved location.
    Note: If you edit custom JavaScript in the Decibel portal, you must redeploy the tracking code for changes to take effect.
Important: If you are self-hosting properties on an account, you must manually deploy the tracking code for each new Decibel release.