The Import Email List feature in the ATG Business Control Center allows users to import CSV files containing e-mail addresses and other data for targeting purposes in ATG Outreach campaigns. The import process allows users to match list data with properties in the profile repository.
During the import, users have the option of creating a segment automatically that includes the records in the list. If users do not select this option, the records are simply added to the profile repository and can then be included in any segment. Users can also set an expiration date for the imported data; after that date, ATG Outreach removes from the repository any profiles that were created by the list import, provided the profile did not exist already. (Imported lists can also be expired manually; see Configuring the ImportService Component).
List import has its own process and project workflows, which are described in Managing Campaign Workflows.
The Import Email List feature requires some initial setup steps on both the ATG Outreach server and the ATG Outreach Staging/Production server. For information, see Configuring the ATG Outreach Environment. There is also some optional configuration you can perform for the import itself; this is described in this chapter.
