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title: "Add Contacts to Mobile Push Sendout Group"
slug: "add-contacts-to-mobile-push-sendout-group"
updated: 2025-07-14T15:30:44Z
published: 2025-07-14T15:39:19Z
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# Add Contacts to Mobile Push Sendout Group

## Goal​

Automatically add contacts to a group used for mobile push notifications in Mapp Engage.

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## Procedures

### 1 Event-Based Whiteboard (recommended)

Use this procedure to add contacts to a mobile push sendout group when they interact with your mobile app.

#### Prerequisites

- A mobile app integrated with Mapp Engage
- The mobile app must track app events (e.g., *Open App*, *App Promo*)
- The group used for push messages must already be created

#### Procedure

1. Navigate to Automations > *Whiteboards > Create New Whiteboard*.
2. Drag and drop the **App Event** module onto the canvas.
3. Configure the App Event:
  - **Mobile App**: Select the relevant app.
  - **App Event**: Select the event that triggers contact addition (e.g., *Open App*).
4. Add a **Job** module and connect it to the App Event.
5. Configure the Job module:
  - **Job**: Select *Add to / Remove from Group*
  - **Group**: Choose the mobile push group
  - **Method**: Select “Add to Group”
6. Save and activate the Whiteboard.

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### 2 Automation with *Profile Data Changed* Event (obsolete)

This legacy method uses profile-based automation. It’s still supported but not recommended for new implementations.

#### Prerequisites

- A group for mobile push notifications must be created
- A specific app profile field must be available

#### Procedure

1. Navigate to *Automation > Create New Automation*.
2. Configure the **Event Module**:
  - **Event**: *Profile Data Changed (New) (C)*
  - **Profile Change**: *Specific*
  - **Select by Profile Value**:
    - Click *Add more*
    - **Parameter 1**: Select the app name or display name
3. Configure the **Event-based Job Module**:
  - **Job**: *Add Contact to Group (C)*
  - **Contact**: Check *Use Event Parameter*
  - **Group Name**: Select the push notification group
  - **Add Contacts**: Select *Without Notification*
  - **Selection**: Leave empty
4. Save and activate the automation.

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### Best Practices

- Use the *App Event* method for cleaner tracking and more flexible automation across devices
- Assign descriptive names to Whiteboards and groups for easy identification
- Avoid combining mobile push and email channels in the same group

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### Next Steps

- Monitor app event triggers to validate contact flow into the group
- Use segmentation to analyze push engagement by group membership

## Related

- [App Event](/app-event.md)
- [Add to / Remove from Group](/add-to-remove-from-group.md)
- [Profile Data Changed (New) (C)](/profile-data-changed-new-c.md)
- [Add Contact to Group (C)](/add-contact-to-group-c.md)