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Scenario: Students who need to receive a specific communication at a specific point within a communication plan. 

Define your Smart Search criteria

  • Student Status = Inquiry
  • Entry Term = Fall 2022
  • Action = Inquiry 1 – Email_Fall 2022 was delivered
  • Action Date = Inquiry 1 – Email was sent at least 14 days ago
  • Action = Has NOT received Inquiry 2 – Email_Fall 2022
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Build your Smart Search 

  1. Linked Query Group 1 (Student Status)

    1. Condition 1: Student Status – Student Status
    2. Operator: contains any of
    3. Condition Values: Inquiry – Inquiry-Active
    4. Field: Active
    5. Primary: Yes

      Tip: Click + to add another condition to Linked Group 1.

    6. Condition 2: Student Status – Student Status Entry Term
    7. Operator: contains any of
    8. Condition Values: Fall 2022
    9. Field: Active
    10. Primary: Yes



  1. Linked Query Group 2 (Action History)

    1. Condition Type: Action History – Communication Name
    2. Operator: contains
    3. Condition Value: Enter the name of the communication already sent (e.g., Inquiry 1 – Email_Fall 2022)
    4. Condition Type: Action History – Date
    5. Operator: Relative – is on or before
    6. Operator: Last
    7. Condition Value: Enter the number of days (e.g, 14 days)
    8. Condition Value: Days



  1. Linked Query Group 3 (Action History)

    1. Condition Type: Action History – Communication Name
    2. Operator: does not contain (all)
    3. Condition Value: Enter the name of the communication you’re sending out using this Smart Search (e.g., Inquiry 2 – Email_Fall 2022)
    4. Click Save Changes or Run



      Tip: If the next email to go out (i.e., Inquiry 3 – Email_Fall 2022) should be sent in 7 days, then you could copy the Smart Search above and all that is needed is to replace the communication names, and number of days.