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Holiday Sendout Series
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Scenario
Create a series of related sendouts leading up to a major holiday. You will use the same prepared message to send all of the holiday emails.
Benefits
Send a series of related messages using the same prepared message
Procedure
A) Create a prepared message HolidaySeries.
B) Create a time-based automation that sends the email every week, using the same prepared message every time.
A) Create a Prepared Message
![]() | HolidaySeries | Create a new message with the name HolidaySeries. Save the message in the system as a prepared message. For more information, see Save Draft as Prepared Message. This prepared message is used for all 6 sendouts. Each week before sendout, edit the prepared message in the Prepared Message Overview window. |
B) Automate Weekly Sendout
In the Automation area, create a new whiteboard.
Drag 1 Time module and 1 Time-based job module onto the whiteboard.
Drag and drop between the
symbols to connect the modules.
Define the module settings as follows:
Time Module
Field
Entry
Date
Recurring Date
Time
Define the desired day and time of sendout.
Period
Week(s)
Value
1
Start Date
End Date
Select a start date and end date for sendout. If you do not select an end date, CEP will continue to send the holiday messages without stopping!
Time-based ModuleField
Entry
Job
Message
Select the prepared holiday message.
Group
Select the sendout group.
Click Next.
⇒ The Whiteboardwizard opens to step two.
Define the desired time frame and notifications.
Click Activate to immediately activate the whiteboard. Only active whiteboards are executed by the system.
⇒ The whiteboard is saved and activated. The automation has the status Running if the start date is immediate and Scheduled if the start date is in the future.
Each group sendout of the prepared message appears separately in the Outbox and the Statistics. Each group sendout is assigned a new, unique MID. Each sent message is stored and visible in the Outbox. No message content is deleted. This ensures that you still have a record of every sendout of the prepared message.