Integrating content into a mailing

Step by step

To integrate external content into a mailing using Send time content, proceed as follows:

  1. Open the mailing in the Editing workflow step.

  2. Click the position in the content area of the mailing where you want to integrate the external content.

    In a mailing based on an Inxmail Smart Template, this will normally be a text element.

  3. Click the (Insert commands) button.

  4. In the drop-down list, select Integrate content.

    The Integrate content dialog box is displayed.

    Name

    Description

    Name of the data source

    Select the desired data source.

    Name of the transformation

    This list box is only enabled if the Insert as text after transformation (XML) option was selected for the data source.

    Select the desired transformation. There may be several transformations for a data source.

  5. Confirm your entries by clicking OK.

    Depending on the data source and transformation, the following commands and parameters are inserted at the corresponding place in the mailing:

    • HTML content

      [%content-include("Name of data source")]

    • XML content with transformation

      [%content-include("Name of the data source");xslt("Name of the transformation")]

    • XML content with transformation and personalisation

      [%content-include("Name of the data source");xslt("Name of the transformation");$parameter=]

      The parameter(s) are displayed at the end of the command. You must enter the parameter values manually.

  6. Save the mailing.

  • You have integrated external content into your mailing using Send time content.

    The quick preview ( (Show/hide quick preview) button) allows you to view the external content.