Section 5 What’s New in the LISTSERV Maestro 3.3-7 User Interface

Version 3.3-7 of LISTSERV Maestro contains several new features in the User Interface that has lead to many important changes. This section gives you detailed information about the following new features:

•	The data administrator can now see the status of a dataset and list from the Quick-Access screen. For details, see Section 5.1 Viewing a Dataset/List’s Status.

•	When defining recipients for an email job, you can now use recipients that are stored in a LDAP directory. For details, see Section 5.2 Defining Recipients using LDAP.

•	Similarly, you can create new target groups based on recipients that are stored in a LDAP directory. For details, see Section 5.3 Creating Target Groups using LDAP.

5.1 Viewing a Dataset/List’s Status

With LISTSERV Maestro 3.3-7, the data administrator can see the status of a list/dataset from the Quick-Access screen. To view the status for a specific dataset, go to the Recipient Dataset Details screen for that dataset, click on the Dataset menu, and then select Subscriber Access URLs.

Figure 5-1 Viewing a List’s Status

5.2 Defining Recipients using LDAP

Important: Before you can use this feature, it must be enabled by the administrator. For details, see Section 6.1 Enabling LDAP Support.

LISTSERV Maestro 3.3-7 employs LISTSERV’s capabilities to use recipients that are stored in a LDAP directory. To define recipients using this new feature, go to the Define Recipients wizard and, on the Options screen, select the Let LISTSERV Select Recipients from a Database or LDAP Directory option.

Figure 5-2 The Source Screen

Click the [Next] button. On the Source screen, select the Use LDAP with the query below option. In the text box, define the LDAP query that will be used to select recipients from the database. LISTSERV Maestro will save the query and will forward it to LISTSERV. This command will then be executed by LISTSERV to retrieve the recipient information for the email job.

Figure 5-3 The Source Screen

Click the [Next] button and finish defining the recipients as usual. On the Recipient Details screen define any additional details about the recipients selected from the LDAP directory. Once you are finished, click [Next] to view the Summary screen and review the details you’ve defined for the recipients.

5.3 Creating Target Groups using LDAP

Important: Before you can use this feature, it must be enabled by the administrator. For details, see Section 6.1 Enabling LDAP Support.

Similar to the Define Recipient wizard, the Target Group Definition wizard now lets you define a target group using the LDAP directory that is accessed by LISTSERV.

To define target groups using this feature, click on the Recipient Warehouse menu, select New Recipient Target Group, and then select Based on Database or LDAP Directory Access by LISTSERV.

Figure 5-4 New LDAP Menu Option

On the General screen enter the name and description of the target group. If necessary, you can also enter a category. Click the [Next] button.

On the Source screen, select the Use LDAP with the query below option, and then enter the LDAP query that will be executed by LISTSERV to retrieve the recipients in the text box.

Figure 5-5 The Source Screen

Click the [Next] button to continue. The Parameters screen opens, which is where you can define how the parameters from the LDAP query will be treated. At the top, the LDAP query is displayed, with each parameter that has been found converted into a clickable link. Each of these parameters must now be defined. All parameters that are undefined are displayed with a highlighted yellow background. Parameters that are already defined are displayed without the highlighted background.

Figure 5-6 Parameters Screen

Once the parameters are defined, click [Next]. Finish defining the target group and make sure to review all details on the Summary screen.