Glossary

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Analytical query

A special kind of query that can be applied to behavioral data. An analytical query selects contacts whose behavior matches a defined parameter, such as equal to, greater than, or less than/greater than a specific cutoff threshold.

Example:

All those contacts who have bought yellow bags on more than 10% of the occasions when they bought something.

See Analytical queries for more details.

 

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Condition

Selection criteria used to define a rule and as a result, a segment. A condition is a basic expression in the form attribute, operator, value, value2 (optional).

Example:

Last name (attribute), Equal to (operator), Smith (value)

Multiple conditions may used to define a rule, and can be combined using logical operators such as AND or OR.

See Understanding segmentation for more details.

Consumer

A target platform that is external to Contactplan, which uses the list of contacts associated with a plan, and may also carry out the plan itself. To deploy a consumer, it always needs to be associated with a plan, but plans can have zero, one or more consumers. Each consumer uses the list of contacts according to its assigned role.

See Understanding plans for more details.

Contact

A single entry in the customer database. A contact must include at least an email address, a telephone number, an IP address, or a similar communication method. Contacts that satisfy the filter for a particular segment are regarded as being part of that segment.

Correlation-based query

A special kind of query that can be applied to behavioral data. A correlation-based query enables a relationship to be established between two different events, which take place during a given period of time.

Example:

All those contacts who reserved a hotel room within seven days of having booked a flight.

See Correlation-based queries for more details.

 

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Digital Message events

All the events recorded in the database that relate to how a contact reacts to the digital communications they have received. The communications can be email or SMS messages, or Push notifications. The event types associated with Digital Messages are:

  • Delivered A particular communication has been sent to the contact.
  • Views A particular communication has been opened by the contact.
  • Clicks A link in a particular communication has been clicked by the contact

See Creating a custom event-based rule and Time frame conditions for more details.

DND policy

Defines the maximum number of communications that can be sent to a contact in a given time frame.

See Managing Do Not Disturb policy settings for more details.

 

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Event

Data related to the behavior of customers. An event is associated with the precise moment in time that it took place, and a particular contact. They are organized in categories and types, and may have specific properties.

See Time frame conditions for more details.

 

F

Filter

A query or a combination of queries that are applied to the customer database. A filter is defined by the segment rule or rules, which in turn may consist of multiple conditions that are applied to demographic or behavioral information.

See Understanding segmentation for more details.

 

G

Global DND policy

A DND policy that is applied to all plans in all available databases. This means, for example, that if a potential contact appears in more than one database, a global DND policy that is set for one message per day, will be applied to all instances of that contact, in all databases. The global policy will also override a DND policy that is set for an individual database, which perhaps allows three messages per day. If a DND policy is not set as global, it is only applied to the plans in the current database.

See Managing Do Not Disturb policy settings and Default and global DND policy settings for more details.

 

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Interaction condition

The logical operator that is applied to combine two rules. For example, AND, OR, or EXCEPT.

See Combining segmentation rules for more details.

 

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L

List

A set of contacts that make up a segment. All selected contacts satisfy the filter associated with the segment, at the time that the list is created. The same segment may result in a different list of contacts, if applied at another point in time.

When the segment is used within a plan, the list of contacts may be reduced after any optional Do Not Disturb (DND) policy associated with the plan, has been applied.

 

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Model

Metadata related to contact and event entities. A model specifies the label, name, range, acceptable values, allowed operators and similar, for each entity attribute.

 

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Plans

A defined way of using the segment contact list, optionally with an external target platform (consumer) which may be Contactsend. As a minimum, a plan consists of:

  • The delivery date, time and time zone
  • The target segment

Available options include:

  • A DND policy
  • A plan consumer
  • Test email addresses

See Understanding plans for more details.

Purchase events

All those events related to purchases made by a contact, either online or in store. The event types associated with purchases are:

  • Have purchased Contacts that have made a purchase.
  • Have not purchased Contacts that have not made a purchase.
  • Have an order line Contacts that have made a purchase.
  • Do not have an order line Contacts that have not made a purchase.

See Creating a custom event-based rule and Time frame conditions for more details.

 

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Rule

A database filter element. A rule is a query that is made up of one or more conditions that are applied to:

  • Demographic data
  • Behavioral data (events) regarding digital messages that have previously been sent
  • Behavioral data (events) regarding online and offline purchases

A single rule cannot include conditions that relate to different data types, for example, demographic and purchases-related data, or digital messages and purchases data.

Rules can be combined using logical operators or interaction conditions, such as AND, OR, or EXCEPT.

See Understanding segmentation for more details.

 

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Segment

The result of a filter being applied to a database. A segment identifies a group of contacts that are included in the database, who satisfy the filter. The group of contacts identified by a segment may change over time.

A segment can also be created by combining existing segments. Once a segment has been saved, it can be opened, edited or deleted. A segment is identified by a UUID and a unique name.

See Understanding segmentation for more details.

 

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Users

The authorized staff of an organization, who operate Contactplan and are assigned a user profile.

See Understanding Contactplan for more details.

 

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