Creating an Address Book

Before you begin

To create or manage an Address Book you must have Tridion System Administration privileges.

About this task

An Address Book contains a collection of Contacts that have shared ownership.

Procedure

  1. In the Shortcuts area, select the Audience Management node.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • Click New Address Book in the Administration tab of the Ribbon toolbar.
    • Choose New > Address Book from the context menu.
    A New Address Book window appears.
  3. On the General tab, enter:
    • The Name of the group—for example, Belgium Contacts
    • The Key of the group—uniquely defines the Address Book at a database level (required when importing Contacts or when Contacts subscribe themselves via a Web site) for example, BE
  4. Click the Save and Close button on the toolbar.

Results

Outbound E-mail creates the Address Book and add it to the Audience Management node.

What to do next

When you have added an Address Book you need to make it available to users in Publications: see Assigning Address Books to Publications