The Audience form is a single-row form used to modify an existing audience record or create a new record. The audience defines the clients that will be receiving a regular mailing. SQL statements will be used to retrieve the clients' ID numbers that match the desired specifications for the audience.
The Audience form is normally opened from the Audience menu. There are two links from the menu that will open the Audience form.
Note: See Audience Menu
- Add Record. Clicking on this link will open a new Audience form record. This link is used when creating a new audience.
- Update. Clicking on this link will open the Audience form record for the selected audience. This link should be used when making changes to an existing audience.
The Audience form is used for creating or changing the audience. The following fields are on this form.
- Audience Name. Enter a name to be used for the audience. This name should be a precise description of the audience. This is the name that will appear in the drop-down lists and menus.
Suggestion: Use capitalization when naming the audience. The Audience filter is case sensitive, using a consistent capitalization for the name will standardize expected results from the filter.
- Audience Description. Enter the plain language description of the SQL statement that defines the audience.
Note: See Pencil.
Attention: This field can hold 1000 characters.
- SQL Statement. Enter the SQL statement that defines the audience. Use the drop-down list to select the WHERE snippets (search criteria).
Note: See SQL Statements and Building Audience SQL Statements (Using Snippets).
- Organization. Select, using the LOV, the organization name that owns this audience. Your organization will be the default entry.
Note: See LOV.
- Security Access. Select from the menu list the organizations that will have access to this audience.
Suggestion. To select more than one organization press the Ctrl key and click on the desired selections.
- Date From. Enter the date this audience should be available. The current date is the default entry.
Note. See LOV (Calendar).
- Date To: Enter the date the audience becomes inactive (end-date). Leave the default date if there is no specific date to end the audience.
- Add Record/Save Changes. Click on Add Record/Save Changes button when all of the fields are populated with the desired information.
- Don't Save. Clicking on Don't Save will close the form without saving the information. The form will close and the previously opened form will be refreshed.
Note: Any new information entered in the form's field will be lost if the Don't Save button is clicked.