Create an e-mail activity

To create a new e-mail activity:

  1. Open the WebSphere Commerce Accelerator.

  2. From the Marketing menu, click Campaign Activities. The Campaign Activities window displays.

  3. In the Filter by activity type view filter, select E-mail activities. A list of the currently defined e-mail activities displays.

  4. Click New. The E-mail Activity Properties window displays.

  5. Complete the page as required selecting the values appropriate for the e-mail activity you want to create.

    Name

    (required) Type a name for the e-mail activity. This is displayed in the E-mail Activity list.

    Description

    Type a description for the e-mail activity.

    Campaign

    Optionally, select the campaign to which the activity belongs.

    Customer Segment

    (required) Select a customer segment for sending the e-mail activity. This list is populated with the customer segments defined for the store. Click Summary to see the customer segment's definition.

    E-mail Template

    Select an e-mail template to send using the e-mail activity. This list is populated with the currently defined e-mail templates. Click Preview to preview the selected template, or New to launch the e-mail template creation tool.

    Send Date

    Specify the date on which the e-mail activity should be sent.

    Reply-to e-mail address

    (required) Specify the reply-to e-mail address for the activity.

  6. Click OK to save the e-mail activity. The e-mail activity is displayed in the E-mail Activity list.

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