The Add Marketing Object Type page
On this page, you define the internal and display names for a marketing object type, how users navigate to instances, and valid states and state transitions.
Field | Description |
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Marketing Object Type Module Name | The internal name of this marketing object type. The name can include only English-language alphanumeric characters and underscores. An all-lowercase version of this name is used in the names of the XML definition files, and in the parameters in the properties files, for this marketing object type. |
Marketing Object Type Display Name | The label to use for the marketing object type in menus and listings. |
Marketing Object Type Module Description | A brief description of this marketing object type. |
Marketing Object Type Module Help Tip | Reserved for future use. |
Marketing Object Name (Singular) | The label to use in links and titles in the Marketing Operations user interface when a singular name is needed (for example, "Add Creative"). |
Marketing Object Name (Plural) | The label to use in links and titles in the Marketing Operations interface when a plural name is needed (for example, "All Creatives"). |
Marketing Object Type Menu Settings | To add a navigational menu to access a list page for this marketing object type, select Create new menu group with display name and supply the menu name. To add a navigational option to an existing menu to access the list page for this marketing object type, select Add in existing menu group and the menu. |
Initial State | Specify the state to assign to all newly created instances of this marketing object type. |
Transitions Names | The label for a transition from one marketing object state to another. Note: This name is only visible on this screen; it
does not display to users when they work with marketing objects of
this type. |
From | The first state in this transition; the state the marketing object instance is moving from. Select a state that is defined in the global states file. |
To | The second state in this transition; the state the marketing object instance is moving to. Select a state that is defined in the global states file. |