The scheduling process is a wizard that helps you schedule a broadcast/campaign on the selected list(s) and criteria. In this article, we’ll read about how different options will affect the sending process.
Menu Navigation: Actions – Schedule
Prerequisites
- Cron should be running
- A Sending Domain must have been added
- A Contact List with at least one contact inside
- A Broadcast must have been created
- A functional Sending Node
Schedule
Navigate to the Schedule page and you’ll see a wizard consisting of four steps.
Step 1: Initial Setup
Fields
| Field Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Schedule Label | Text | Friendly name to identify on “view scheduled” and “statistics page” |
| Campaign Type | Dropdown | Regular: Schedule it to broadcast or multiple broadcasts (in rotation) Audience: Select the audience type i.e Contact Lists or Segment (radio option) Split Test: Schedule a split test for the criteria that you have already created |
| Lists / Segment / Split Test | Checkbox / Radio | Contact Lists: Select the contact lists you want to send to Segments: Select from the segments that you want to send to Split Test: Select from the split tests that you have created so far Multiple Selection for the contact lists is supported. |
Step 2: Content
Select a broadcast or multiple broadcasts. If you select multiple broadcasts, it will be sent in rotation.
Step 3: Sending Info
Fields
| Field Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sending Nodes | Checkbox | Select the sending node(s) you want to relay emails from Multiple selections will put sending nodes in rotation |
| Sending Sequence | Radio | Batches: Cherub feeds messages to the sending node in batches and rotates sending node after batch completion Note: You can set the batch size in Application Settings Loop: Cherub feeds messages to the sending node one by one and for multi-selected sending nodes, it rotates after every email. |
| Sending Node Selection | Radio | Sequential: Cherub picks up the sending node for the next batch in sequence order (by node ID, in case of multiple selections) Random: Cherub selects the sending node for the next batch randomly (from the selected sending nodes) |
| Sending Domain | Radio | As per Sending Node: Cherub will use the sending domain that has been selected in the Sending Node. Custom Selection: Select from the list of Sending Domains. Multiple selections will put sending domains in rotation |
Step 4: Settings
Fields
| Field Name | Description |
|---|---|
| When to send | Send Now: This option schedules the broadcast for instant delivery Send Later: This option lets you select a date and time when to start the campaign  |
| Threads | Number of parallel processes to run Note: In enhances the sending speed |
| Hourly Speed | Set the hourly speed of email sending. It will throttle the feeding process to MTA and spread over 60 minutes |
| Insert Unsubscribe Link | Inserts a unique unsubscribe link in the footer of the HTML body of the email |
| Track Opens | Track opening of the HTML emails |
| Track Clicks | Track all links that are being clicked Note: It replaces the destination URL with the tracking domain being used |
| Skip Duplicates | It checks for duplicate emails before starting the campaign and skips the duplicate contacts found. Note: However Cherub doesn’t allow to store duplicates contacts within the same list but there is a possibility of having duplicate emails in different lists |
| Sender Information | Sender information indicates who the email is coming from e.g sender’s name, email address, reply-to, return-path. From Contact List: It will fetch the sender details from Contact List details From Sending Node: It will fetch the sender details from Sending Node details Custom: Insert custom Sender Information |
| Sender Name | Fetch from SMTP: Use Sender Name as specified in Contact List or Sending Node Details Custom: Insert a custom sender name |