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-====== How can newsletters be dispatched regularly via the scheduler? ======+====== How do I deliver newsletters regularly with the scheduler? ======
  
-The scheduler allows you to plan and set the dispatch of an email template as a regular event.  +By using the scheduleryou can plan and control the regular delivery of an e-mail template as an event. You find the feature at //Delivery > Scheduler//
-Go to //Extras > Settings > Scheduler// to find the scheduler+
  
 ===== Overview ===== ===== Overview =====
  
-{{:en:scheduler_general.png?nolink|}}+Events
  
-===== Create a new event =====+{{:en:delivery_scheduler.png?800|}}
  
-{{:en:icon_scheduler_new.png?nolink}} Click on this button to create a new event+===== Creating a new event =====
  
 +Assign a name and a description for the event.  \\
 +{{:en:delivery_scheduler_create.png?150}}  \\
  
-==== General tab ==== 
  
-Select the event type //newsletter dispatch with commercials// and assign a name and description to the event. \\ +When you click Save, you will see the following screen: 
  
-{{:en:scheduler_general_tab.png?nolink|}}+{{:en:delivery_scheduler_event.png?500}}  \\
  
  
 +If you click //save//, you will get the following image:
  
 +{{:en:delivery_scheduler_new_event.png?500}}  \\
  
-==== Scheduling tab ==== 
  
-Specify the event period, the start time and the rule that will define the event. +===== Define campaign =====
  
-{{:en:scheduler_scheduling_tab.png?nolink|}}+First, click on //Define campaign//. Give the campaign a name and optionally a campaign code. Select a client. You can select a newsletter from the drop-down menu if you want to write to a newsletter target group. If you want to use a different target group, define it in the //Assign target group// tab. Select the creative template you want to use.
  
 +<WRAP round tip 90%> A template must be saved as an email template under //Content > Templates// in order to be selectable here.  \\
  
-==== Settings tab ====+If the selected template is to be sent to newsletter recipients, the newsletter must be set up as a newsletter under //Addresses > Lists > Newsletter//.
  
  
-{{:en:scheduler_settings_tab.png?nolink|}}+ </WRAP>
  
-|Principal|The principal must be identical with the newsletter’s principal. | +{{:en:delivery_scheduler_campaign_definition.png?600}}  \\
-|E-Mail Template|The e-mail intended for regular dispatch via the scheduler must be saved as an e-mail template under //Content > E-Mail-Templates// so that it can be selected here.  +
-|Newsletter: |The target group that will regularly receive the chosen email template must be saved under //Extras > Settings > Newsletter// als Newsletter eingerichtet sein. | +
-|Dispatch delay: |If you want to send a test email prior to dispatch via the scheduler, enter the number of minutes to pass between the test email and actual dispatch. | +
-|Description: |Enter a description for your event. | +
-|Test e-mail: |Check this box to send a preliminary test email of the mailing scheduled for dispatch. | +
-|Actual dispatch: |Check this box to activate the scheduler. | +
-|Campaign code: |Enter an optional campaign code. |+
  
-Once you save the newly created event by clicking OK, it will appear in the overview. This gives you a summary of all created events: \\ 
-{{:en:scheduler_example_nl.png?nolink|}} 
  
-You can view and edit the settings of an already existing event in the detail view.  You can also view the dispatch dates scheduled for the next three months. +===== Assign target group =====
  
-{{:en:scheduler_planned_event_starts.png?nolink|}}+The //Assign target group// tab is skipped and automatically gets a green check mark if you have defined a newsletter\\ If this is not the case, you can select a target group here using the drop-down menu. \\ You also have the option of setting filters, exclusion filters, and a limit. If a limit is entered, you can specify the criteria according to which the addresses should be limited: by random selection, new addresses or active addresses \\
  
-==== Setting exceptions ==== 
  
-You can define exceptions for specific dispatch dates listed in the overview of scheduled dispatch datesFor example, you can deactivate - and thus skip - one specific dispatch of an event that falls on holiday. You can also edit any other setting for specific dispatch date of the event, e.gdispatch timeselected template or dispatch delay. All active exceptions are marked in the overview+{{:en:delivery_scheduler_targetgroup.png?600}}  \\ 
 + 
 +===== Set delivery time ===== 
 + 
 +Now you define the time at which the delivery should startIf you wish to receive test delivery prior to the real send-out, you can enter a time delay between test and real delivery here.  
 + 
 +{{:en:delivery_scheduler_delivery_time.png?500}}  \\ 
 + 
 +===== Set interval ===== 
 + 
 +Specify the rule by which the event is supposed to happen. For daily delivery, e.g., select //all// at the calendar day, weekday, and month. 
 + 
 +{{:en:delivery_scheduler_time_interval.png?500}}  \\ 
 + 
 +===== Define duration ===== 
 + 
 +Define when the first delivery should start. You can select fixed end date or choose //infinite//.  
 + 
 +{{:en:delivery_scheduler_duration.png?500}}  \\ 
 + 
 +===== Activate delivery ===== 
 + 
 +Activate test and real delivery here. The test delivery will be sent to all active addresses from the client’s test delivery list. 
 +   
 +Test delivery: If you want to receive a test delivery before the real delivery starts, check the lower box. 
 +Delivery: If you want to activate the scheduler, check the upper box.  
 + 
 +{{:en:delivery_scheduler_delivery_start.png?500}}  \\ 
 + 
 +As soon as the new event is savedyou will be led to an overview with the upcoming event starts: \\ 
 + 
 +{{:en:delivery_scheduler_list.png?600|}} 
 + 
 +Via this view, all settings can be reviewed or editedAlsoyou can see the upcoming events for the next three months. 
 + 
 +==== Set up exceptions ==== 
 + 
 +In the overview of all planned events, some exceptions can be defined. For example, a send-out can be deactivated on a holiday. You may also change the time of a specific event or the delay between test and real delivery. All active exceptions are marked in the list. 
 + 
 +{{:en:delivery_scheduler_execution.png?600|}}
  
 <WRAP round important 90%> <WRAP round important 90%>
-Stop/delete a scheduled dispatch:\\ To ensure that no further dispatch will take placedefine an "active until" date and uncheck the box "actual dispatch".+Stop/delete a scheduled eventIf you want to stop the ongoing deliveriesjust set an end date and remove the checkmark next to delivery
 </WRAP> </WRAP>
  
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-{{tag>Scheduler Scheduling-Tab Template Event-Protocol}} +{{tag>scheduler templates events }} 
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