Use this task to set a time and date range for presenting an offer. You can also set the
number of times an offer is shown in a specified time and date range. Use the
Constraints tab to add an offer constraint.
About this task
You can edit a constraint by clicking the name of the constraint on the
Constraints tab.
You can delete an offer constraint by selecting the check box next to its name and clicking the
Delete icon.
Procedure
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Click the Add constraints icon on the Constraints
tab of an interactive channel.
The Add/edit constraint... dialog appears.
- Enter a Name for the offer constraint.
- Enter a Description for the constraint.
This description appears on the Constraints tab to identify
this offer constraint.
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Specify the offers to which to apply the constraint by selecting in
folder or in offer list. Use the accompanying drop-down list to
select the folder or offer list that you want.
You can specify that the offers be available during a specific range of dates and times, be
available up to a maximum number of times within a specific period, or both.
- Specify the range of dates during which the offers can
be made available:
- Click Start serving offers after and
use the calendar tool that opens to specify the earliest date on which
the offers can become available. Use the drop-down list next to the Start
serving offers after field to select the earliest time
that the offers can become available.
- Click Stop serving offers by and
use the calendar tool that opens to specify the last date on which
the offers can become available. Use the drop-down list next to the Stop
serving offers by field to select the time they stop being available.
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Enter the maximum overall number of times you want the offers to be
served in the Impressions field.
If you do not enter a value in this field, no maximum number of offers constraint is applied.
- Complete the Distribute
evenly with fields to specify the maximum number of impressions
you want the offers to be displayed within a single time period.
- Enter the maximum number of times you want the offers to be displayed in the at most
<number> impressions field (replacing
<number> with the actual maximum number you require).
- Use the per drop-down list to specify the
time period in which you want the maximum number of impressions to
be served to visitors. For example, per hour, per day.
If you do not complete the Distribute evenly fields,
the Unica Interact server
makes the offers available as usual for this interaction channel.
- Click Enable to make this offer
constraint active within the parameters you defined.
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Click Save and return to go back to the Constraints tab or
Save and add another to continue adding offer constraints