Program validation
As you build your program you may notice the yellow box in the Validation control updating.
This is where you can keep track of actions that need to be done before your program is complete. You can save an invalid program but you will not to be able to activate it until all issues are resolved.
Clicking on the validation control will open and close the list of validation errors. Clicking on a validation error will highlight the corresponding node in your program that requires attention.
Possible validation errors include:
Define start criteria for program
The start rules have not been set for the program, click on this error to find the start node. Click on the start node to define the start rules for the program.
Add at least one campaign to the program
All programs must include at least one campaign send node. Add a campaign send node by dragging it in from the left-side menu and select the campaign to be sent.
Ensure all program routes terminate with an end step
All routes through the program should begin with a start node and terminate with an end node. Ensure that end nodes are present and that the nodes are connected together. Click on this error message to find any nodes that do not connect through to an end node.
Select campaign to be sent
There is a campaign send node without a campaign selected. Click on this error message to find the send node, then click on the campaign send node to select the campaign.
Define decision criteria for element
There is a program decision node with no rules set. Click on this error message to find the decision node, then click on the decision node to configure the rules for this decision.
Connect program elements together
All routes through the program should begin with a start node and terminate with an end node. Ensure that end nodes are present and that the nodes are connected together. Click on this error message to find any nodes not connected to the main body of the program.
Maximum number of campaigns exceeded
A program may contain no more than 10 campaign send nodes, you will need to delete at least one of them before it can be activated.
Program contains too many decisions
A program may contain no more than 10 decision nodes, you will need to delete at least one of them before it can be activated.
Program contains too many elements
A program may contain no more than 50 nodes, you will need to delete at least one of them before it can be activated.
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