You can add Contacts to a Static Distribution List from any Address Book, Static or Dynamic Distribution List.
Before you begin
To update a Distribution List, you need Distribution List Management rights and Read and Write permissions for the destination Outbound E-mail Folder.
To add Contacts to a Distribution List from an Address Book, you need Read permissions for the Address book.
Procedure
- Open the Content Manager Explorer.
- Navigate to the node and do one of the following:
- In the Audience Manager node, select an Address Book.
- In the Outbound E-mail node, in a Folder select a Static or Dynamic Distribution List.
- In the list view, select one or more Contacts and choose Add Contacts to Distribution List from the context menu.
Note: To select several Contacts from the list, use the Shift key to select sequential Contacts and the Ctrl key to select non-sequential Contacts.
- In the Add Contacts window:
- Select New Distribution List and enter a Name and Description (Type is set automatically to Static). Select a Folder where you want to save the Distribution List and click OK to save the Distribution List.
- Select Existing Static Distribution List. Select a Static Distribution List in a Folder and click OK to save the Distribution List.
Results
SDL Web adds the selected Contact, or Contacts, to the Static Distribution List.