Marketo Custom Objects
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Custom Object
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Installing a custom flow step requires Admin permissions in Marketo. Apart from the Installation URL, all other aspects of a serviced may be edited after completing initial onboarding by drilling down into the service detail screen from the Service Providers grid.
In Marketo navigate to Admin → Service Providers and click Add New Service
From here, follow the bellow steps to install and configure the flow step.
Flow Step Service
Confirm installation
To begin installation, you’ll need to first enter the install URL of the Custom Object flow step shown above. This URL gives Marketo the basic information it needs to connect to and configure the flow step.
Flow Step Service
Enter Credentials
Please provide an API Key. Valid API credentials from Flowsteps.io are required to complete installation.
After you enter the installation URL you will be asked to enter your API Key. When you save your credentials, Marketo will attempt to verify that it is valid. If the credentials provided are invalid, you’ll see an error indicating this.
Flow Step Service
Configuration Options
Approve Contexts & Finish
Flowsteps.io has provided a list of required and optional configuration settings. These settings will be used globally by Custom Object.
Global user inputs that are passed along with every call to the Custom Object flow step service. Global attributes can be set during installation or updated from the Service Provider admin menu.
Flow Step Service
Configuration Options
Approve Contexts & Finish
Flowsteps.io is requesting access to the following data contexts. When Custom Object is invoked from a Smart Campaign, the data from these objects will be sent as contextual information to Flowsteps.io, such that processing may be completed.
Subscription
Program
Program Member
Smart Campaign
Trigger
My Tokens
Finally review the context data that will be sent to the to Custom Object flow step, and approve.
Outbound Fields
The Custom Object flow step does not use outbound fields.
Inbound Fields
Global Configuration Fields
Global user inputs that are passed along with every call to the Custom Object flow step service. Global attributes can be set during installation or updated from the Service Provider admin menu.
| Name | API Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marketo Client ID | mkto_client_id | string | |
| Marketo Client Secret | mkto_client_secret | string |
Flow Step Fields
These fields are set for each individual instance of the Custom Object flow step and are sent per-lead when it is called.
| Name | API Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Object API name | object | string | Object API name |
| Action | action | string | Action |
| Body | body | text | Body |
Context Data
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Program Context | Data about the program where the flow step was triggered including name, id, type, workspace etc. |
| Campaign Context | Data about the campaign where the flow step was triggered, including name, id, type, status, etc. |
| Trigger Context | Context around the trigger that initiated the smart campaign where the flow step was called. No data is sent if the flow step was called in a batch campaign. |
| Subscription Context | General data about the subscription including munchkinId and name |
Flow Step
Once the Marketo Custom Objects flow step is installed it becomes available in smart campaigns.
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Custom Object
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Trigger & Filter
Once the Marketo Custom Objects flow step is in use the activity can be used as a trigger or a filter inside smart lists and smart campaigns.
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