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Scheduling the Execution of Campaigns

Campaigns can be created and set up to execute automatically in accordance with a schedule you specify. This topic describes how to perform this task.

If you choose to execute a campaign using the campaign scheduler, and if your campaign includes a number of waves, then be aware that you cannot select the wave that is executed by the scheduler. Siebel Marketing submits a Campaign Launch Workflow request for all campaign waves that have not yet been executed. This means that while the current campaign wave is executed as scheduled, so too are any older waves which had not been successfully executed previously.

CAUTION:  Do not perform this procedure if you already plan to schedule the parent stage for the same campaign. Doing so causes the campaign to be launched twice.

The following procedure describes how to schedule the automatic execution of a campaign.

To schedule the execution of a campaign

1. Navigate to the Campaigns screen.
2. In the Campaign list, click the campaign name.
3. Select the Schedule view tab.
4. In the Schedule calendar, click the calendar icon in the day that the campaign starts.
5. In the activity form, in the Activity Type field, select Campaign Load and complete the remaining fields.

   NOTE:  Be sure to check the Active Flag for the scheduling to take effect. If the active flag is set, then the campaign load launches as soon as the activity time arrives. If the active flag is not set, then no execution occurs.

6. Click Save This One when you are ready to save the schedule.

   The campaign name and load time appear in the Schedule calendar. The calendar also reflects any recurrence of the activity.

7. Click New to create another activity.
8. In the activity form, in the Activity Type field, select Campaign Launch, and complete the remaining fields.

   Make sure to set the start time of the campaign launch activity so that the preceding campaign load activity completes before the corresponding campaign launch begins.

   NOTE:  The Campaign Execution activity type executes the load and launch processes for the campaign serially.

9. Verify that the Active Flag is set so that the scheduling takes effect.
10. Click Save This One when you are ready to save the schedule.

    The campaign name and launch time appear in the Schedule calendar. The calendar also reflects any recurrence of the activity.