Screen
1: Distribution groups settings screen:
Distribution
Group Name:
What you want this distribution to be called.
Distribution Type: How you want to split your list.
You can split it by percentage or by a set number of users in each
group.
Filter: Allows you to apply a filter to this distribution.
Once you select a filter, the screen will refresh and show the number
of records currently in the filter as well as the last filter generation
date. If the filter has not been generated recently, you may regenerate
it by using the regenerate link next to the filter dropdown.
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Screen
2: Main Distribution Page (Lists out distribution groups)
Displaying:
Allows you to filter by month which distributions you would like
to show.
Name Column: Name of the Distribution.
Filter Column: Shows if there is a filter applied
to the distribution.
State: Shows which state the distribution is in.
The states are as follows:
| New:
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Nothing
has been done with this distribution group yet. |
| In
progress: |
At least
one message has been sent from the distribution group. |
| Pre-Int: |
Marked
for initialization (first message has been scheduled). |
| Waiting
for recipient list: |
Waiting
to have DG recipient list generated/copied. |
| Processing
recipient list: |
Generating
filter or copying mailing list. |
| Initialized: |
Recipient
list is generated, waiting for message to be scheduled. |
| Waiting
for distribution: |
Waiting
for distributions to be calculated. |
| Processing
distribution: |
Assigning
recipients to specific messages. |
| Ready: |
Sending,
or waiting for another message to be scheduled. |
| Complete:
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100% of
results have been sent. No further action is possible. |
Last
Modified: Shows when the group was last modified. Modified
is defined as adding or modifying a message in the group or modifying
the group settings.
Actions: Shows the actions that can be used on
each group. Actions are as follows:
| Edit:
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Allows
you back in the distribution group to add, edit, test, schedule
messages. It also allows you into the group to edit the group
settings. |
| Copy: |
Creates
a verbatim copy of the groups. |
| Delete: |
Allows
you to delete the groups. NOTE: Once you've scheduled/sent a
message from that group, you cannot delete the group. Once you've
sent a message from that group, you'll no longer have the ability
to delete it. |
Note:
Name, Filter, State, and Last Modify columns are sortable. Click
on the column name to sort it. Click it again to sort it the other
direction. |
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Screen 3: Distribution Messages
Page
Distribution Group Section:
| Filter
Applied: |
Tells
you if you chose to apply a filter to this distribution. |
| Distribution
Type: |
Tells
you what type of distribution you selected (Percentage or whole
number). |
| Distribution
Group State: |
The
state of your distribution. States are as follows:
| New:
|
Nothing
has been done with this distribution group yet. |
| In
progress: |
At
least one message has been sent from the distribution
group. |
| Pre-Int: |
Marked
for initialization (first message has been scheduled). |
| Waiting
for recipient list: |
Waiting
to have DG recipient list generated/copied. |
| Processing
recipient list: |
Generating
filter or copying mailing list. |
| Initialized: |
Recipient
list is generated, waiting for message to be scheduled. |
| Waiting
for distribution: |
Waiting
for distributions to be calculated. |
| Processing
distribution: |
Assigning
recipients to specific messages. |
| Ready: |
Sending,
or waiting for another message to be scheduled. |
| Complete:
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100%
of results have been sent. No further action is possible.. |
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| Status
in Distribution Group: |
Emails Available: How many
emails were in your list (or filter) at the time the distribution
was created.
Emails Allocated: Number of emails that have
been sent to from this group.
Emails Remaining: Number of emails left to
send to.
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Messages Section:
| Check
boxes to the left of the message subjects: |
These checkboxes
allow you to select more than one message to test, proof, or
schedule at one time. Just check the boxes of the message you
want to perform this task on and follow the arrow to the buttons. |
| Message
Subject: |
Previews
the message. |
| Distribution
column: |
What part
of your list will be going to each message. |
| Status: |
What state
the message is in (waiting to be scheduled, scheduled, sent). |
| Action: |
Similar
to the actions on the regular message page. |
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