This topic provides detailed steps from creating a task to running a task online.

Before you start

1. Log in to Mini Program Platform.
2. Create an audience.
3. Create a campaign.
4. Apply for message templates.

Procedures

To run a task online, there are four steps you can expect:

Step 1: Create a task

1. First, create a campaign, then navigate to Task and click Create Task.

2. Specify the following information for your task and click Create:

• Target Site: The target site where you want to execute marketing campaigns and tasks.
• Campaign: Select a campaign from the campaigns you created.
• Mini Program: Select a mini program under the target site where you want to execute marketing campaigns and tasks.
• Reach Channel: Decide which channel you use to reach target audiences.

• Push: Push notifications pop up in the notification tray or the notification inbox on a user's mobile device.
• SMS: SMS (Short Message Service) notifications are brief text messages sent to your users, such as sending one-time passwords or promotion texts with links.
• Inbox-eWallet: The Inbox-eWallet channel allows you to display an inbox message within the super app.
• Inbox-Mini Program: The Inbox-Mini Program channel allows you to display an inbox message within a mini program.

Step 2: Configure a task

To configure a task, there are three steps involved:

2.1 Set basic information

1. On the Basic Info page, specify the basic information and click Next:

The basic information includes:

• Task Name: Enter a name for the task, within 64 characters.
• Start Date - Finish Date: Specify a date range to deliver notifications to users.
• Start Time - Finish Time: Specify one or multiple time ranges to deliver notifications to users. Note: The next start time should be later than the previous finish time. The time range between start time and end time must exceed 2 hours.
• (Optional) Do Not Disturb: Specify when not to deliver notifications to users. For example, you choose Monday, which means the notifications will be delivered to users on every day of the week except Monday.
• Recurring: The frequency of the notification delivery task:

• One-Time: Deliver notifications to users once within a specified time period.
• Recurring: Deliver notifications to users multiple times within a specified time period.

• Daily: Deliver notifications to users on a daily basis within a specified time period. For example, Every 2 days means sending notifications every 2 days within the time range.

• Weekly: Deliver notifications to users on a weekly basis within a specified time period. For example, Weekly On Tuesday means sending notifications every Tuesday within the time range.

• Monthly: Deliver notifications to users on a monthly basis. For example, Monthly On day 18 means sending notifications on the 18th day of every month within the time range.

2.2 Set target audiences

1. To set target audiences, make sure you have created an audience before. If not, Click Create Audience to create a new audience. Note: You will be directed to the Create Target Audience page and the basic information you set will be lost.

2. Navigate to the Target Audience page and click Select Audience. On the Select Audience window, you can find all the audiences you created. Find the target audience and Click Select.

3. Click Next.

2.3 Set creative configurations

Set creative configurations to organize the content structure of your notifications.

1. On the Creative Configuration page, click Add Creative.

2. On the Create a New Creative window, specify the following information for the creative and click Save:

• Creative Name: Enter a name for the creative, within 100 characters.
• Template Name - ID: Select a notification template.
• Title: Enter a title for the notification to highlight what the notification is meant for.
• Content: Specify the content to determine what users will see.
• Redirection: Specify the redirection URLs to determine where users will be redirected.

Note: The information to specify differs based on different templates.

3. Then, click Next > OK to complete the task configuration. You can also click Edit to modify the configuration or click Remove to delete the creative.

4. The task is created and configured successfully.

Step 3: Test a task

1. Navigate to the task management page and you'll find your task here, which is in the Draft status.

2. To test the task, click the "⋮" icon under the Actions tab and then click Test.

3. On the Pilot Testing window, add one or more testers and click Test to send a testing notification to the testers.

4. Then the task is changed from Draft to Testing.

Step 4: Run a task

1. Once the testing is passed, click Start to send a request for admin or reviewer's approval to run the task.

2. On the Task Running Request window, enter reasons to run the task and click Submit.

3. Once approved, the task runs online immediately.