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About Previewing and Generating Lists

You can create output lists of contacts for export to a fulfillment partner or another application. Direct mail vendors often require specific formatting of campaign lists. When a campaign is ready for launching, the target list can be exported according to a flexible list format and distributed using FTP or email. You can define, manage, and preview the list format without the intervention of an administrator. Default formats can be assigned for each vendor.

You can preview a sample of the list to determine whether the output file layout is what you want and then generate the actual distribution list that is sent to vendors.

After a list has been generated, the records in it do not change even when the contacts and prospects who meet the segmentation criteria change. If you modify the members of the campaign, then you must regenerate the list files using the latest data.

Lists can be generated manually using the List Distribution view in the Campaign screen or scheduled as part of a scheduled launch of a program stage or stand-alone campaign.