marketing manager application

[Heidi Dehaes - Olagos]

Hello,

I don't understand the meaning of having "data sources" available in the
marketing application. Why are they there?

Also wy the possibility to create datasources in the marketing application?

Can anyone explain me this?

thanks,
Heidi

[Ruth Hoffman-2]

Hi Heidi:
It appears as though DataSource(s) are not used in the OOTB Marketing
Application functions - at least not in recent 9.04 versions.

But, here's a little trick I learned about the OFBiz community and this
mailing list in particular: if you say something is so with conviction,
for example: "DataSources are not used by the Marketing Application so
just ignore them", then someone is sure to fire back and prove you
wrong....Hopefully, whoever put together the Marketing Application will
prove me wrong and tell us all how "DataSources" are used :-)

Given that: A use for "DataSource(s)" is to identify the location or
source of something - like a sales lead. For example, in the SFA Manager
Application leads may be associated with a source (or where they came
from) such as a marketing campaign, a phone call or email. To see this,
create a new lead and scroll down to the bottom of the page to reveal
the "Lead Source" drop-down menu. DataSource(s) appear in this drop-down
menu. Perhaps you create a new lead source using the Marketing
Application and then have it show up for inclusion in the SFA Manager
Application drop-down menu? Just a guess.

Hope that helps.
Ruth
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Info Olagos wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I don't understand the meaning of having "data sources" available in the
> marketing application. Why are they there?
>
> Also wy the possibility to create datasources in the marketing application?
>
> Can anyone explain me this?
>
> thanks,
> Heidi
>
>  

[Heidi Dehaes - Olagos]

Hello Ruth,

Thanks for the extended explanation.
Now the relation with the marketing application and sfa  application is
clear.

Thanks,
Heidi

2010/1/7 Ruth Hoffman <[hidden email]>

> Hi Heidi:
> It appears as though DataSource(s) are not used in the OOTB Marketing
> Application functions - at least not in recent 9.04 versions.
>
> But, here's a little trick I learned about the OFBiz community and this
> mailing list in particular: if you say something is so with conviction, for
> example: "DataSources are not used by the Marketing Application so just
> ignore them", then someone is sure to fire back and prove you
> wrong....Hopefully, whoever put together the Marketing Application will
> prove me wrong and tell us all how "DataSources" are used :-)
>
> Given that: A use for "DataSource(s)" is to identify the location or source
> of something - like a sales lead. For example, in the SFA Manager
> Application leads may be associated with a source (or where they came from)
> such as a marketing campaign, a phone call or email. To see this, create a
> new lead and scroll down to the bottom of the page to reveal the "Lead
> Source" drop-down menu. DataSource(s) appear in this drop-down menu. Perhaps
> you create a new lead source using the Marketing Application and then have
> it show up for inclusion in the SFA Manager Application drop-down menu? Just
> a guess.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Ruth
> ----------------------------------------------------
> Find me on the web at http://www.myofbiz.com or Google keyword "myofbiz"
> [hidden email]
>
> Info Olagos wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I don't understand the meaning of having "data sources" available in the
>> marketing application. Why are they there?
>>
>> Also wy the possibility to create datasources in the marketing
>> application?
>>
>> Can anyone explain me this?
>>
>> thanks,
>> Heidi
>>
>>
>>
>

[Charles Tjandra]

Hi Ruth,

Nice trick ;-)

- Charles TJ

=========

-----Original Message-----
From: Ruth Hoffman [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: 08 Januari 2010 5:46
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: marketing manager application


Hi Heidi:
It appears as though DataSource(s) are not used in the OOTB Marketing
Application functions - at least not in recent 9.04 versions.

But, here's a little trick I learned about the OFBiz community and this
mailing list in particular: if you say something is so with conviction,
for example: "DataSources are not used by the Marketing Application so
just ignore them", then someone is sure to fire back and prove you
wrong....Hopefully, whoever put together the Marketing Application will
prove me wrong and tell us all how "DataSources" are used :-)

Given that: A use for "DataSource(s)" is to identify the location or
source of something - like a sales lead. For example, in the SFA Manager
Application leads may be associated with a source (or where they came
from) such as a marketing campaign, a phone call or email. To see this,
create a new lead and scroll down to the bottom of the page to reveal
the "Lead Source" drop-down menu. DataSource(s) appear in this drop-down
menu. Perhaps you create a new lead source using the Marketing
Application and then have it show up for inclusion in the SFA Manager
Application drop-down menu? Just a guess.

Hope that helps.
Ruth
----------------------------------------------------
Find me on the web at http://www.myofbiz.com or Google keyword "myofbiz"
[hidden email]

[Ruth Hoffman-2]

Now that the "jig is up", I might have to come up with a new trick :-)
Oh well, that's what makes life interesting.
Regards,
Ruth
----------------------------------------------------
Find me on the web at http://www.myofbiz.com or Google keyword "myofbiz"
[hidden email]

Charles TJ - SELC Sales Div wrote:

> Hi Ruth,
>
> Nice trick ;-)
>
> - Charles TJ
>
> =========
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ruth Hoffman [mailto:[hidden email]]
> Sent: 08 Januari 2010 5:46
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: Re: marketing manager application
>
>
> Hi Heidi:
> It appears as though DataSource(s) are not used in the OOTB Marketing
> Application functions - at least not in recent 9.04 versions.
>
> But, here's a little trick I learned about the OFBiz community and this
> mailing list in particular: if you say something is so with conviction,
> for example: "DataSources are not used by the Marketing Application so
> just ignore them", then someone is sure to fire back and prove you
> wrong....Hopefully, whoever put together the Marketing Application will
> prove me wrong and tell us all how "DataSources" are used :-)
>
> Given that: A use for "DataSource(s)" is to identify the location or
> source of something - like a sales lead. For example, in the SFA Manager
> Application leads may be associated with a source (or where they came
> from) such as a marketing campaign, a phone call or email. To see this,
> create a new lead and scroll down to the bottom of the page to reveal
> the "Lead Source" drop-down menu. DataSource(s) appear in this drop-down
> menu. Perhaps you create a new lead source using the Marketing
> Application and then have it show up for inclusion in the SFA Manager
> Application drop-down menu? Just a guess.
>
> Hope that helps.
> Ruth
> ----------------------------------------------------
> Find me on the web at http://www.myofbiz.com or Google keyword "myofbiz"
> [hidden email]
>
>
>