Once you have configured the content module, click on the Save button. OpenEMMnow checks all entries for correctness. If something is incorrect, the program outputs an error message in red. If this is the case, check the information and click again on the Save button.
You can assign each content module to one or more mailings. To do so, proceed as follows: Click on the entries Mailings and Content Manager in the navigation bar and then the tab Content modules to receive a list of available content modules. For the desired module click on the symbol Edit and click on the button Assign to mailing.
OpenEMM now displays a list of all available mailings. To assign a content module to one or more mailings, place a tick behind the corresponding entry in the list. Confirm your settings by clicking on Save. Mailings that are not based on a CM template (see third column) cannot have content modules assigned to them and the corresponding checkbox is therefore grayed out.
Fig. 10.11: You can assign each content module to one or more mailings.
Using module types as boilerplate for content modules is not the only option. It often makes more sense to use the content of an existing content module as a boilerplate for a new one. This is particularly useful when you want to generate a content module that has only been changed slightly. In OpenEMM and create a copy of existing model and save on time and typing effort. To copy a content module, proceed as follows:
1. | In the navigation bar, click first on Mailings and Content Manager and then on Content modules. Select the content module whose contents you want to copy from the overview table. |
2. | Click on the symbol Edit for the appropriate content module to call its detail view. Alternatively: Click on the name of the content module to switch to the edit dialog. |
3. | In the detail view for the selected content module, you can see four buttons, including the Copy button, underneath the input dialog. After clicking it, OpenEMM displays the input dialog for a new content module. |
4. | All settings for the new content module are identical to those for the old content module. Only the name has changed – the word Copy is prefixed to the previous name. Assign a name for the copied content module and enter a meaningful description. OpenEMM accepts your new content module with Save. |
Fig. 10.12: The Copy button lets you use the structure of an existing content module as a boilerplate for a new content module.
Tip: You conveniently can adapt the contents of each content module by means of the integrated HTML editor. For this purpose there are numerous icon commands directly above the text field that are similar to Microsoft Word regarding presentation and function.
Start the editor by first sequentially calling the entries Mailings, Content manager and Content modules from the navigation bar to get a list of available content modules. Now click in the desired module on the symbol Edit and call the integrated HTML editor via the icon next to the field header.
Fig. 10.13: You can conveniently adapt the contents of each content module by means of the integrated HTML editor just as conveniently as in Word.