External Campaign
External campaigns provide a way to keep everything parents need in the store without having to remember different sites.Link to third party sites for yearbooks, cafeteria funds, or anything else not in FutureFund.
External Campaign
When using an external campaign, the parent is redirected in a new window to a third-party site to make the purchase.
The purchase for external campaigns do not happen in FutureFund and you are not able to view the order in FutureFund.
Preview
Store
Registration
Options
When creating the campaign, the following options are specified:
| Option | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes | The name of the campaign |
| Description | No | A rich text description of the campaign. |
| Campaign Type | Yes | Must be set to External. This cannot be changed once the campaign is created. |
| Fund | Yes | The fund to associate with purchases from campaign. This cannot be changed once the campaign is created. Although the fund is not used for payment processing, it is used for reporting and permission access and hence required. |
| URL | Yes | The site to send the parent when making a purchase. |
Advanced Options
The following advanced campaign options are available for External campaigns:
- Sell in Online Store
- Not for Sale in Store
- Show in Storefront
- Store Category
See Configuring Campaigns for detailed information on campaign options.