The Configuration tab in Dotdigital for Salesforce is used to configure the connector and manage linked accounts. This area also displays system notifications, such as available upgrades for the connector.

To edit the settings that apply across the whole of your Dotdigital for Salesforce setup, go to Global Settings, under General settings.

When you select Global Settings, you see three tabs:

The options on this tab are used to control which campaign member values get automatically added to linked campaigns.

Having Automatically add values to linked campaigns enabled ensures that campaign member values are automatically added to Salesforce campaigns which are linked to a Dotdigital email campaign. This setting is enabled by default, although it isn't enabled on individual email campaigns.

If an update isn't required for a particular value, clear the appropriate checkbox. Select Save after making any changes.

The response values are populated with the following values from Dotdigital:

The Protected members status values field is used to protect any existing custom member status values you have already set in a linked campaign. Responded is listed by default to ensure that this value doesn't get overwritten.

The Settings tab is used to set the inactivity timeout period for your lists.

This means that after a specified number of days, if any list hasn’t been sent to from either Salesforce or Dotdigital, it is set to manual synchronisation only and won't get included in scheduled syncs.

The number of days of inactivity can be set to any whole number value between 1 to 180 days, with a default value of 45 days.

If a list is used regularly, but is not linked to an email campaign - for example, if it’s used in an automated program - then you should select the Source List option in the list Advanced settings. This will ensure that the timeout period is not applied to this list.

Use this tab to check the details for your Salesforce data access. It can also be used to deauthorise the current Salesforce user and then authorise a different one if needed.

Before selecting Unauthorise Application, you must first assign the Dotdigital - API Service permission set to a new user and log in as this user.

You can then deauthorise the connection with the original user and authorise the application for the new API service user by following the steps in the Configuration wizard.

To link additional Dotdigital accounts to your Salesforce organisation, select Dotdigital Linking under General Settings.

Select Synchronise against an account to start the sync of list, campaign and suppressions data between Salesforce and Dotdigital, based on the settings you have configured under Sync options. The sync request is sent immediately and a message to confirm this is displayed.

For each Dotdigital account linked to the Salesforce organisation, there are separate account settings options available. To access them, expand the Settings drop-down menu for the account.