Delivery delivery

Delivery

You can:

• Act on the delivery specified in the inbound transition. To do this, select the first option of the Delivery section of the window.

  This option can be used when a previous workflow activity has already created or specified the delivery. This can have been done, like in the example below, by an activity of the same type having generated an outbound transition.

  In the following example, the delivery is created for the first time. The population and the content are defined later. Next, the information for these three elements is re-entered into a new delivery activity using the inbound transition so that this can be sent.

  

• Directly select the delivery concerned. To do this, select the Explicit option and select the delivery from the drop-down list of the Delivery field.

  The list shows unfinished deliveries contained in the Deliveries folder by default. To access other campaigns, click the Select link icon.

  

  Select the campaign from the drop-down list of the Folder field, or click Display sub-levels to display all of the deliveries contained in sub-folders:

  

  After selecting the delivery action, you can display the content by clicking the Edit link icon.

• Create a script to calculate the delivery. To do this, select the Computed by a script option and enter the script. You can open an input window by clicking the Edit… option. The following example recovers the identifier of the delivery:

  

• Create a new delivery. To do this, select the New, created from a template option and select the delivery template which the delivery will be based on.

  

  Click the Select link icon to browse the folders, and click the Edit link icon if you wish to view the content of the selected template.

Recipients

Recipients can be specified by the inbound events, for example following a file import, or specified in the delivery action. They can also be stored in one or more files.

Content

The content of the message can be defined in the delivery or the inbound event.

Action to execute

You can create the delivery, prepare it, start it, estimate the target or send a proof.

Select the type of action to be carried out:

• Save: this option lets you create the delivery and save it. It will not analyze or deliver it.
• Estimate the target: this option lets you calculate the delivery target to assess its potential (first analysis phase). This action is the equivalent of selecting the Estimate the population to be targeted option and clicking Analyze when sending a delivery to the main target via Delivery.
• Prepare: this option lets you run the full analysis process (target calculation and content preparation). The delivery isn’t sent. This action is the equivalent of selecting the Deliver as soon as possible option and clicking Analyze when sending a delivery to the main target with Delivery.
• Send a proof: this option lets you send a proof of the delivery. This action is the equivalent of clicking the Send a proof button in the toolbar of a delivery with Delivery
• Prepare and start: this option launches the full analysis process (target calculation and content preparation) and sends the delivery. This action is the equivalent of clicking Deliver as soon as possible, Analyze, and Confirm delivery option when sending a delivery to the main target with Delivery.

The Act on a delivery activity used further on in the workflow lets you launch all remaining steps required for starting the delivery (target calculation, content preparation, delivery). For more on this, refer to Delivery control.

The following options are also available:

• Generate an outbound transition

  Creates an outbound transition that will be activated at the end of execution. You can choose whether or not to retrieve the target of the outbound delivery.

• Do not recover target

  Does not recover the target of the outgoing delivery action.

• Processing errors

  Refer to Delivery control.

The Script tab lets you modify the delivery parameters.

In the Assignment type field, select a group in which you are registered. If you are connected using the ‘admin’ account, select the Administration group.

Next, enter a title and insert the following text in the message body:

Do you wish to approve delivery (<%= vars.recCount %> recipient(s))?

This is a message that includes an expression written in JavaScript: vars.recCount represents the number of recipients targeted by the delivery of the preceding task. For further information on JavaScript expressions, refer to JavaScript scripts and templates.

The Approval task is detailed in Approval.