Add Marketing Object Type screen

Add Marketing Object Type screen

Use the Add Marketing Object Type screen to define the names, menu settings, and states for a marketing object type.

Field

Description

Marketing Object Type Module Name

The internal name of this marketing object type. An all-lowercase version of this name is used in the filenames of the definition files for this marketing object type. The name can only include English-language alphanumeric characters and the underscore.

Marketing Object Type Display Name

The name used 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 name used in links and titles in the Unica Marketing Operations interface when a singular name is needed (for example, "Add Creative").

Marketing Object Name (Plural)

The name used in links and titles in the Unica Marketing Operations interface when a plural name is needed (for example, "All Creatives").

Create new menu group with display name

Create a menu item with the specified name and add instances of this type to the listing page for that menu item.

Add in existing menu group

Add instances of this type to the listing page for the selected menu item.

Initial State

Assign the selected state to newly created instances of this type.

Transitions Names

The name of a transition from one marketing object state to another. This name is only visible on this screen; it is not displayed to users of marketing objects of this type.

From

The first state in this transition; the state the marketing object is moving from. Select a state from the drop-down list of states defined in the global states file.

To

The second state in this transition; the state the marketing object is moving to. Select a state from the drop-down list of states defined in the global states file.

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Field	Description
Marketing Object Type Module Name	The internal name of this marketing object type. An all-lowercase version of this name is used in the filenames of the definition files for this marketing object type. The name can only include English-language alphanumeric characters and the underscore.
Marketing Object Type Display Name	The name used 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 name used in links and titles in the Unica Marketing Operations interface when a singular name is needed (for example, "Add Creative").
Marketing Object Name (Plural)	The name used in links and titles in the Unica Marketing Operations interface when a plural name is needed (for example, "All Creatives").
Create new menu group with display name	Create a menu item with the specified name and add instances of this type to the listing page for that menu item.
Add in existing menu group	Add instances of this type to the listing page for the selected menu item.
Initial State	Assign the selected state to newly created instances of this type.
Transitions Names	The name of a transition from one marketing object state to another. This name is only visible on this screen; it is not displayed to users of marketing objects of this type.
From	The first state in this transition; the state the marketing object is moving from. Select a state from the drop-down list of states defined in the global states file.
To	The second state in this transition; the state the marketing object is moving to. Select a state from the drop-down list of states defined in the global states file.