Segment process: Segment tab

Use the Segment tab of the Segment Process Configuration dialog to indicate how to divide incoming data into distinct groups, or segments.

The following table describes the controls on the Segment tab of the Segment Process Configuration dialog.

Table 1. Segment tab
Control	Description
Input	Specifies the input to the Segment process. The drop-down list contains all output cells from any process connected to the Segment process. Select Multiple Cells if you want to select more than one input.
Segment by field	Specifies a field to use for segmenting data. The data is segmented using the distinct values that exist for the selected field. Each distinct value in the field will create a separate segment.
Profile button	Opens the Profile Selected Field window, which calculates the values and distributions of records in the selected field. Active only when segmenting by field.
Derived Fields button	Opens the Create Derived Field window. Active only when segmenting by field.
Segment by Query	Segments data based on a query that you create.
# of Segments	Specifies the number of segments to create. Active only when segmenting by query. By default, three segments are created, with default names "Segment1," "Segment2," and "Segment3." When segmenting by field: The # of Segments field is updated based on the profiling results of the selected field. The # of Segments field does not allow you to enter a value greater than 1000 because that is the maximum number of segments that can be created in a flowchart.
Mutually Exclusive Segments	Specifies whether the segment is to be mutually exclusive (that is, each qualifying record is guaranteed to fall into no more than one segment).
Create Extract tables	Indicates whether the segment should create Extract tables for each output cell. Selecting this option ensures that Campaign can provide a later process with the information necessary to keep track of duplicate target audiences across segments. Selecting this check box enables the options on the Extract tab. This check box is disabled if Mutually Exclusive Segments is selected.
Segment Name	Lists all segments by name. By default, three segments are created, with default names "Segment1," "Segment2," and "Segment3." When segmenting by field: Segment names are updated based on the profiling results of the selected field. For example, if you are segmenting on a field called "Acct_Status" which has two distinct values "A" and "B", two segments are created, named "Acct_Status_A" and "Acct_Status_B."
Max. Size	Maximum number of records allowed in each segment.
Size	Number of records that meet the criteria for the segment. Before the process is run, this number defaults to the total number of records in the output cell.
Query	Query that defines the criteria for this segment. Appears only when segmenting by query.
Up 1, Down 1	Reorder the selected segment. Segments are processed in the order listed in the table.
New Segment button	Opens the New Segment window. Active only when segmenting by query.
Edit button	Opens the Edit Segment window for editing the selected segment.
Remove	Removes the selected segment. When a segment is removed, the # of Segments field updates automatically. If there is only one segment available, the Remove button is disabled to avoid deleting the only segment.
Do Not Run Subsequent Processes For Empty Segments	Prevents processes downstream from this process from running for empty segments.