A distributor is marked with a yellow warning triangle - what does that mean?
The yellow warning triangle indicates that this distributor is intended for an upcoming dispatch. Changes to the distribution list therefore influence the corresponding dispatch.
Is there a way to search all distribution lists for a specific contact (a specific email address)?
Call up the contact yourself in "My data". In the "Distribution list" tab you can see an overview of all distribution lists to which this person/role is assigned.
Does deleting a role from a distribution list affect the data record?
No. Here the connection between the role and the distribution list is simply broken.
I have created a distribution list in "My data" - how do I get the data from "Research" into it?
Distribution lists in "My data" must be filled with your own data, which is created by importing data or manually creating individual contacts. “My data” and “Research” are two different
databases that have no direct points of contact. If necessary, individual contacts can be imported from Classic into your own database as VIPs. It is also possible to import unknown authors from MI
into your own database.
I couldn't find a distribution list. Why is this?
There are two possible reasons for the "missing" of a distributor:
1. If your browser's cache (garbage data) is full, this type of display error can occur. Log out of myconvento and clear the cache using the
key combination: Control + Shift + Remove.
2. It is possible that the distribution list was saved with a similar notation. So try the “similarity search”.
Is it possible to create a send to a recipient list that is based on a CSV / XLS file?
Yes, the smart lists are available for this. With these CSV files, the email address and the language code de are basically sufficient for German-language delivery.
Can I combine several distribution lists into one?
In the detailed view of a new distribution list, you can "add new roles" with the green plus.
Using the "Group search" item, you can select the distribution lists you want one after the other and the roles found in them with the green plus ("All roles without previous display directly
adopt") to the new distribution list.
How do you unblock a distribution list?
Only the "owner", i. e. the user/account who created and blocked the distribution list, can unblock the distribution list again.
The "owner" can unlock the distribution list by calling up the distribution list and clicking on "Edit distribution list" in the detailed view.
How can I insert individual people/contacts from an existing distribution list into a new distribution list?
Open the "Distribution group" area in "My data" and search for the newly created distribution list.
Now you can in the detailed view of the distribution list using the green plus to add the roles of the existing distribution list. You can find this by selecting
"Group search" from the "Type of search" drop-down menu.
How can I set duplex for all contacts in a group?
To do this, carry out a search: Group name (list) - same as - * (so that you can search for the corresponding group in the drop-down menu). Then select
all roles using the column header and select "Set duplex" via "Options".
How can I duplicate an existing distribution list?
You can create a new distribution list under "My data" - "Distribution group".
In the overview of the distribution list you can add new roles using the green plus. There you can select “Type of search”.
Select the group search to add roles from an existing group to the new one.
How can I create a new distribution list?
Under "My data" => You can create a new mailing list using the green plus button.
How can I export or download a mailing list?
To export your mailing list to Excel, first search for it under "My data"-"Contacts" using the "Group search". Click on the column heading of the box on the left to mark all the records of the distribution list and start the "Excel download" via "Options".
How can you display all contacts/distribution lists?
Enter the symbol * in the corresponding search field, then you will see all contacts/distribution lists.
How can you copy a pressbase distribution list?
A pressbase distribution list cannot be copied. It's different with pressbase research. In the "Research" module under pressbase DACH or WELT, you can mark a research using the checkbox
to the left of the respective research and then "Create a new research from this" under "Options".
How can a distribution list be compared with the blacklist?
You can compare a distribution list with the blacklist with a search.
Create this in the "My data" module under "Contacts" - "Type of search" - "Research" - "New research".
Here you then connect the parameters "Group name equals XXX" and "Email on blacklist equals Yes".
How can you add a single contact to a distribution list?
In "My data" - "Distribution list" you can select a distribution list and add a person (role) using the lower green plus.
How do I create a new distribution list?
A new one You can create distribution lists in the "My data" module under "Distribution list" with the green plus at the top right.
Give the distribution list a meaningful name, if necessary, assign it to a distribution group that you define yourself in the master data, and save. The
distribution mask opens, and by clicking on the green plus at the bottom you can start filling the empty distribution list using the various search options that you already know from the contact search
("type of search").
Where can distribution lists be combined into groups?
In the detailed view of the distribution list you can "edit the distribution list" and assign it to an existing group.
You can create new distribution groups in the "Master Data Editor" (gear symbol in the blue menu bar).
