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Schedule - General Campaign

From the Email Home Drafts area, you will see an option to Schedule for General Campaigns.

The Schedule button enables you to define when an email communication should be sent as part of a release or notification process. It provides multiple scheduling options, allowing you to either send emails immediately, schedule them for future dates, or configure recurring email deliveries.

The schedule type window, showing the options to Send Immediately Upon Release, Send on Specific Future Date(s), or Schedule Recurring Sends
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Prerequisites

To know more about roles and permissions, navigate to Email Marketing Admin Rights

Access Method

From the Email Home Drafts area, navigate to Schedule.

Send Immediately Upon Release

  1. Select Schedule to open the Schedule Type display on the screen.

  2. Select the Send Immediately Upon Release radio button.

  3. Click the Save button. You will be moved back to the Email Home Drafts area. The General Campaign Draft will display Send Immediately.

Send on Specific Future Date(s)

  1. Select Schedule to open the Schedule Type display on the screen.

  2. Select the Send on Specific Future Date(s) radio button.

  3. Select the Next button. You will be presented with an option to pick your date and time as well as set the time zone.

    The Schedule: Specific Future Date(s) window, with the option to choose a date and select the time zone, as well as an option to add another send date

    Note

    • The time will default to 12:00 AM; however, you can change the time.

    • The time zone will default to what your computer is set to.

  4. If you need to select an additional send date, select Add Another Send Date. Another box will display so you can set the date, time, and time zone.

  5. Once all of the dates are assigned, select the Save button. You will be moved back to the Email Home Drafts area. The General Campaign Draft will display the first send date and indicate how many additional dates are selected.

    The Schedule: Specific Future Date(s) window with three dates entered, showing the Close, Back, and Save buttons

Note

Once scheduled, all emails will default to display in your computer's time zone.

Schedule Recurring Sends

  1. Select Schedule to open the Schedule Type display on the screen.

  2. Select the Schedule Recurring Sends radio button.

  3. Click the Next button. You will need to set the Send Time and Time Zone (will default to what your computer is set to), Start Date, and Repeat Until date.

    The top of the Schedule: Recurring window, showing the options to enter the Send Time, Time Zone, Start Date, and Repeat Until date

  4. Select the Frequency option you want to use.

    The bottom of the Schedule: Recurring window, showing the options for Frequency, including Monthly, Daily, Weekdays, Weekends, and Weekly on specific day(s)

    Note

    Additional information may need to be provided based upon the frequency you select.

  5. Click Save. You will be moved back to the Email Home Drafts area. The General Campaign Draft shows the recurring frequency you set up.