To create the global suppression segment in a flowchart

The best practice for creating or updating global suppression segments is to do this when no flowcharts at the same audience level are running (and thus potentially using the segment(s)). The consistency of suppression lists cannot be guaranteed if global suppression segments are created or updated while flowcharts are using them.

Procedure

  1. Create a strategic segment in a flowchart in the usual way, naming it in such a way that you can identify it easily for selection from a list. For details about creating strategic segments, see the Unica Campaign User's Guide.
  2. In the CreateSeg process configuration dialog, on the Define Segments tab, click Edit...
  3. In the Edit Segment window, in the Temp Table Data Source field, select one or more data sources.

    You should specify all data sources where the global strategjc segment is commonly used. If the strategic segment is not persisted in a data source, then the suppression is done on the Unica Campaign server using the binary file. If the CreateSeg process is unable to create the strategic segment or write the segment to any of the specified data sources, it will be unconfigured or fail when run.

    Changes to the temp table data sources are made at the time you save the process configuration, not when the flowchart is saved or run.

  4. Click OK.

    On the Define Segments tab, you see that the data source you selected is displayed in the Temp Table DS column for the current segment.