How To Use Pre-Built GTM Tag Containers

Learn how to use Pre-Built GTM Tag Containers

Overview

We have a growing list of pre-configured containers that you can download and import into your Google Tag Manage(GTM) account. This can save you time and effort, as you don't need to create the tags from scratch.


Getting Started

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How to Locate and Download Pre-Built Tags

Searching Pre-Built Tags:

  • Begin on your Elevar homepage and use the left-hand menu to click on the "Pre-Built Tags" tab.
  • Use the search function to locate and click on the Tag you want to import into GTM. From here, you can search for any of the existing marketing destinations or supplementary tag containers we have available.
    • All of the triggers and variables are mapped to the Elevar Data Layer foundation. If you haven't installed the Data Layer yet, follow this guide to install our Shopify source. Our data layer is incorporated into our Shopify source.
      • (See Figure 1)

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Download Container:

  • Once inside of the desired Pre-Built Tag you wish to download, you can see all of the Tags, Triggers, and Variables included.
  • Locate and click on the "Download Container" button to download the pre-built container from the Elevar app. These files will always end with the .json extension.
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Importing the Container

Access Admin Container Settings:

  • Begin on your Google Tag Manager homepage and ensure that you are under the "Admin" tab.
  • Navigate to the box titled "Container" and click on the tab labeled "Import Container".
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Container Information

Container File:

  • Once in the Import Container settings, click on the "Choose container file" button.
    • If Shopify Markets is Enabled: First select the web containers zip folder, then select the ".json" whose ID matches the ID in the file name that was downloaded from the Elevar app.
    • If Shopify Markets is NOT Enabled: Locate and click on the .json file previously downloaded from the Elevar app.

Choose Workspace:

  • Navigate to the section titled "Choose Workspace" and select either an existing workspace or create a new workspace.

Import Option:

  • Navigate to the section titled "Choose an import option" and first click on the "Merge" button. Then an additional drop-down option will appear and click on "Overwrite conflicting tags, triggers, and variables".

Save Changes:

  • Once you have included all of the necessary information, be sure to save your changes by clicking on the "Confirm" button at the bottom of the page.
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Concerned about paused tags? No need to worry, these tags are paused based on your configuration. This could be because you didn't select this event or because the event is being sent server-side and the destination does not have deduplication.

Update Variables in GTM

  • Begin on your Google Tag Manager homepage and use the left-hand menu to click on the "Folders" tab. Thens select the "UPDATE AFTER IMPORTING" folder.
    • Update the variable with each respective ID (for example, see GA image below).
    • Remove the "Update After Elevar Import" text from the name of the variable.
  • After updating all of the necessary information, click on the "Save" button in the upper right hand corner of the page.
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Publish the changes in your GTM container

  • After importing your new container and making any necessary updates, navigate to your Google Tag Manager homepage and ensure that you are under the "Workspace" tab.
    • Navigate to the upper right-hand corner of the page and click on the "Submit" button.
    • An additional confirmation window will appear, click on the "Publish" button.
      • (See Figure 6)

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