Normal

The <normal> element is where you enter the user database filter identifier for the delivery, if you have decided to use this option.

The <normal> element is:

• A child of the Filter section and you can use Use <normal>, <test> or both

• Positioned within the <filter> section of the XML instructions file, after the <test> filter element, if used

  If no <test> element is used, the <normal> element is the first entry within the <filter> section.

Use

If you use the New_recipients section, any <normal> filter element is ignored. The delivery is sent to the recipients listed in the Recipient element, or the appropriate CSV file. See Filtering and added recipients for more details.

0 special value

If you set the the <normal> element to the special value of zero (0), the delivery is sent to all recipients in your user database, with only the base filter applied.

Caution:

We recommend that you never to use <0>, because it is potentially dangerous. If you want to send a delivery to the whole database, you should create a filter that selects all recipients. This prevents changes to the base filter affecting your deliveries. We may remove support for the <0> value in the future.

Example:

    <filter>
        <normal>1</normal>
    </filter>

Next page:

Filtering and added recipients

Related Pages:

• Common sections and elements
• Newsletter
• Recipients section
• Retry
• New_recipients
• Test_recipients
• Filter
  • Test
• Delivery section
• Notes section
• Message section
  • SMS message section
  • Email message section
  • Push message section
• Building a campaign with XMLDelivery

Also see:

• Filtering and added recipients
• Contactlab section
• Using XMLDelivery
• Does XMLDelivery match your needs?
• Setting up XMLDelivery
• Working examples

Other links:

• Contactsend XMLDelivery
• XMLDelivery elements and sections