Process Overview

In its simplest and most efficient form, the process of using Grid Publisher consists of two steps:

Create a Grid Object

The process of creating a grid object includes the following general steps:

1. Create a grid data file using an external tool such as a text editor, a spreadsheet, or a database application. The file format is a tab-delimited text file or an XML file.
2. Use Grid Publisher to create a new grid object.

   To start Grid Publisher:

   1. Log in to Precision Central.
   2. Select Utilities > Grid Publisher.

   See Setting Your Default Application in Introducing Precision Central 7.0 for instructions on specifying which application appears when you log in to Precision Central.

3. Upload the data file into the grid object.
4. Optionally restrict the grid object to a specific cell.

See Adding a Grid Object for detailed instructions.

Create a Grid Object Symbol

The process of creating a grid object symbol includes the following general steps.

1. Open a cell in Campaign Builder.
2. Create a new symbol using the data type Grid Object.
3. Bind the new Grid Object Symbol to a grid object.
4. Choose one of the two methods for determining the value of the grid key at mailing time.
   • Fixed key value
   • Key value symbol
5. If you choose to base the key value on another symbol, specify the name of that symbol. Campaign Builder creates it for you unless it already exists.

Campaign Builder automatically creates a Grid Symbol for each column of grid data unless the symbol already exists.

See Creating a Grid Object Symbol for detailed instructions.