Using Oracle Email Marketing On Demand >

Scheduling the Email Campaign

After you have reviewed the test email message and are satisfied with the results, you can schedule the email campaign to specify when these emails send.

Before you schedule your email campaign, you can display a total count of the targeted recipients. The result of this check helps to confirm that your selection of recipients is on target.

To count targeted recipients

From the Oracle Email Marketing On Demand editor, click Step 3: Schedule Email Campaign.
Click the Get Recipient Count button.

The number of Total Recipients appears to the right of the schedule settings page.

You can schedule the email campaign to specify when the emails send.

To schedule the email campaign

From the Oracle Email Marketing On Demand editor, click Step 3: Schedule Email Campaign.
Click the Scheduled At radio button.
Click the Calendar icon to the right of the Scheduled At box.
On the calendar:
Select the date when the email sends. If necessary, click the arrows to the left or right of the month name to go to the previous or next month.
Select the time when the email sends.
Click Close.

NOTE:  To send your email immediately, select the default time displayed in the calendar popup, then override with the current time.

After you have specified a date and time to send your email, click the Save button to complete the scheduling process.

A message prompts you to confirm that you want to send your email campaign at the scheduled time.

Click YES to continue and exit Oracle Email Marketing On Demand or CANCEL to remain in the editor and review further.

At the scheduled time, the applications sends the configured email message to each campaign recipient. When the process begins, the campaign status is Active. When the last email has been processed, the campaign status is set to Completed.

While the email campaign is in progress, you can check the current status through the Email Marketing Administration and then Outbound Email Usage page.

NOTE:  Oracle Email Marketing On Demand supports a 12-hour clock, therefore you must select the appropriate time and the corresponding AM or PM option. The time selected is based on the user's location, as designated by the Time Zone setting on his or her EMOD User record. To ensure successful delivery of your email messages, this value must be set correctly.