To add an offer constraint
Use the Constraints tab in IBM Interact to add an offer constraint.
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Click the Add Constraints icon on the Constraints tab of an Interactive Channel.
The Add/Edit Constraints dialog appears.
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Enter a Name for the offer constraint.
3.
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 the constraint should apply by selecting in Folder or in Offer List, then using the accompanying drop-down list to select the desired folder or offer list.
You can specify that the offers should be made available during a specific range of dates and times, up to a maximum number of times within a specific period, or both.
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Click the Start serving offers after field and use the calendar tool that appears to specify the earliest date on which the offers should become available, then use the drop-down list next to it to select the earliest time they should become available.
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Click the Stop serving offers by field and use the calendar tool that appears to specify the last date on which the offers should become available, then use the drop-down list next to it to select the latest time they should become available.
6.
Optionally, complete the Distribute evenly with fields to specify the maximum number of impressions you want the offers displayed within a single time period.
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Enter the maximum number of times you want the offers displayed in the at most <number> impressions field (replacing <number> with the actual maximum number you require).
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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 (such as per hour, per day, and so on).
If you do not complete the Distribute evenly fields, the Interact server makes the offers available as usual for this interaction channel.
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If you do not enter a value in this field, no maximum number of offers constraint is applied.
8.
Click Enable to make this offer constraint active within the parameters you have defined.
9.
Click Save and Return to go back to the Constraints tab or Save and Add Another to continue adding offer constraints
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 checkbox next to its name and clicking the Delete Selected icon.