MoEngage recommends testing the message to be sent in the campaign to ensure that it is displayed as expected on a wide range of devices. The message previews in the MoEngage Dashboard might differ from the actual display on a device due to the variety of devices available. The Test Campaign feature will help you test the In-App messages on the devices of your choice.
Where to find the Preview Campaign feature?
In-App Nativ Version 3
If you are using the In-App Nativ Version 3, you can see the Test Campaign functionality in Step-2 of campaign creation after you define your In-App message.
In-App Nativ Version 2
The Test Campaign functionality is available on the last step of campaign creation before activating the campaign for In-App Nativ Version 2, as shown below (same for both general In-App and event triggered In-App).
How does it work?
The Test Campaign feature lets you see your In-App messages on your app and test key functionalities like animations and on-click actions. To receive an In-App message on your device before activating the campaign for your live users, navigate to the test campaign section during campaign creation and select an attribute to identify your user for testing, as shown below.
The identifiers are any device identifier (like Google Advertising Id, IDFA, push_id) or any user identifier like ID, Email Id, Mobile Number, and so on.
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Prerequisites Ensure that the properties are set for your user in MoEngage before you use these for the test campaign. |
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If MoEngage cannot identify the user with the selected attribute and value, the following error message is displayed. |
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If MoEngage successfully identifies the user with the selected attribute and value, the following error message is displayed. |
When the Test Campaign is successfully sent to your user, you will receive a push notification on your device, as shown below:
On clicking this push notification, your app will open up, and you will see the In-App message there, as shown below. It may take up to 15 seconds for the message to be shown via Test Campaign (for your live campaigns, there would not be any delay).
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Information The push notification is only received in case of Test Campaign functionality and will not be sent for your live campaigns. For your live campaigns, your users will see the In-App message directly after they qualify for the campaign and execute the trigger action. |
Test Campaigns ignore frequency capping and display controls and can just be used to test the look and feel of the message.
Test Campaign functionality in Version 2
If you use Version 2 (older version) of In-App Nativ, you might face intermittent issues while using the Test Campaign functionality where the In-App message does not appear on your app after clicking the push notification. This is a known issue and happens because of custom re-direction that you may have implemented inside your app. To fix this issue, update your SDK Version to the current version so you can use the Test Campaign functionality seamlessly.
Test Campaign functionality in Version 3
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With Version 3 of In-App Nativ, if you are targeting the older generation of In-App SDK Versions (Android SDK < 10000 and iOS SDK < 6.0.0), then you will have to select the checkbox for this option as shown below: |
This ensures that your Test Campaigns will continue to work on your older generation of SDKs. The recommended approach, however, is to update the MoEngage SDK you have used to the latest version.