Create a Date-Based Event
- Drag Event onto the canvas.
- Click Event.
- Click Date Based Event.
- Configure these settings.Choose a Date type attribute. Data type is set in Contact Builder when adding attributes.Choose how often this event fires for all contacts found in the data model in Contact Builder:Yearly: Allows the event to fire a maximum of one time per year for each contact. Thissetting is used in birthday and anniversary scenarios.Monthly: Allows the event to fire at most one time each month for each contact. Thissetting works well for monthly notices based on a billing date, for example.None (run once): This event fires once for each contact. This setting is used forsubscription reminders.Note Contacts are reevaluated for inclusion each time they are added to the event source data extension.Determine the number of days, weeks, or months before or after the date of the event.To configure the event by typing a number and using the menus, click Custom.Set the time of day of the event and time zone.
- Choose a Date type attribute. Data type is set in Contact Builder when adding attributes.
- Choose how often this event fires for all contacts found in the data model in Contact Builder:Yearly: Allows the event to fire a maximum of one time per year for each contact. Thissetting is used in birthday and anniversary scenarios.Monthly: Allows the event to fire at most one time each month for each contact. Thissetting works well for monthly notices based on a billing date, for example.None (run once): This event fires once for each contact. This setting is used forsubscription reminders.Note Contacts are reevaluated for inclusion each time they are added to the event source data extension.
- Yearly: Allows the event to fire a maximum of one time per year for each contact. Thissetting is used in birthday and anniversary scenarios.
- Monthly: Allows the event to fire at most one time each month for each contact. Thissetting works well for monthly notices based on a billing date, for example.
- None (run once): This event fires once for each contact. This setting is used forsubscription reminders.Note Contacts are reevaluated for inclusion each time they are added to the event source data extension.
- Determine the number of days, weeks, or months before or after the date of the event.
- To configure the event by typing a number and using the menus, click Custom.
- Set the time of day of the event and time zone.
- Complete configuration and click Next.