Understanding Web and Campaign Domains

There is no standard document for better understanding of Web and Campaign Domains. This includes definitions and procedure of setting up of web and campaign domains in NetSuite.

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Answer/Solution:

 

Anatomy of a URL:

 

http://www.netsuiteqa.com

http – protocol
www – sub-domain (can be anything)
netsuiteqa – domain
com – type of organization or geographic location (top-level domain)

 

Other Examples:

http://netsuiteqa.com
http://shop.netsuiteqa.com
http://campaigns.netsuiteqa.com
http://c.netsuiteqa.com

 

Domain Name System (DNS)

The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical system for resolving domain names into IP addresses. In other words, it serves as the "phone book" for the Internet.
Companies use a DNS Publisher (ex: DomainSite or Go Daddy) to register a domain and define the IP it will translate to.

        For example: NetSuiteQA.com translates to shopping.netsuite.com or IP 167.216.129.13.

Domain Site example:
Record Type     Record Host             Record Answer
CNAME             *.netsuiteqa.com     shopping.netsuite.com

GoDaddy.com Example:
Total DNS: (Available)
ARecord       @                           167.216.129.13
CNAME         nsexample.com       shopping.netsuite.com
CNAME         www                       @
CNAME         c                             @

 

 Set Up Domains in NetSuite
ONLY enter domains pointing to shopping.netsuite.com in DNS

Setup > Web Site > Domains

•          Webstore

•          Email Campaign

•          Promotional URL

•          Hosted Web Page

•          Redirect URL

 

Setup Domains in NetSuite: Only enter domains pointing to shopping.netsuite.com in the DNS

 

Why Use Campaign Domain?

Campaign domains you enter replace any reference to netsuite.com that might appear in the email campaigns you send. You may find it in Setup > Marketing > Marketing Template > Marketing tab > Campaign Domain