Hi all! I'm trying to create a new data layer element, a First Part Cookie, that will push trough Tealium the value from an existing cookie that I have. The thing is my cookies has special chars in its name and Tealium does not allow me to use that name.

[ivan_ascierto]

In order to push that cookie value to any vendor I need to configure my data layer element with the same name the existing cookie has? Is there any other workaround I can use to push that value from my cookie? Thanks!!

[roshan_gonsalko · Accepted solution]

Hi Ivan, There are probably a few ways of doing this but one suggestion would be to write a 'pre-loader' scoped javascript extension (https://community.tealiumiq.com/posts/537843) with some code to add it into utag_data? For example: http://jsfiddle.net/ApM6G/ This way you can set the value of the cookie in your data layer as either a 'UDO variable' or a 'cookie value' - you can then map the variable to the tag of your choice. Does this help? Cheers, Roshan

[ivan_ascierto]

Thanks! I have tried that approach from the JS or even the backend and works fine. But I was thinking if that was a known issue within Tealium that can be solved directly there instead of adding extra coding.

[roshan_gonsalko]

Hi Ivan, Apologies for the delay - I've asked for a bit of feedback from engineering to see if they have a more optimal solution. Cheers, Roshan