Published at: 2026-10-12

Campaign administrator quick setup


Complete a campaign type that frontline users can use in 30 minutes.

1. Learning objectives and end state

After completing this tutorial, you can:
  • Open the Campaign app.
  • Confirm that dealer and store master data is available.
  • Create a campaign type for a scenario.
  • Let activity owners launch campaigns with the type.
End state: A usable record appears in the campaign type list. Activity owners can select the type when creating a campaign plan or campaign application.

2. Prerequisites

  • The enterprise has purchased TPM Campaign Management.
  • Your account has the Campaign Administrator role.
  • Dealer and store customers already exist in the enterprise.
  • Store customers have an Affiliated Distributor value.

3. Step-by-step procedure

Step 1: Open the Campaign app

  1. On the web, open the Campaign app from the main navigation or More.
  2. Confirm that the Campaign home page opens.
Campaign entry on the web

Step 2: Grant the app license and administrator role

  1. Grant the Campaign app license to roles that need to use Campaign.
  2. Grant the Campaign Administrator role to the people who build the process.
Campaign app license and permissions
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Creating and editing Campaign Plan, Campaign Application, Campaign Agreement, Promo Proof, Campaign Audit, Store Expense Write-off, and Expense Write-off are controlled by the app license.

Step 3: Confirm Account Master Data

  1. In Customers, maintain dealer customers and end-store/store customers by Record Type.
  2. Maintain Affiliated Distributor on end-store/store customers.
  3. If the enterprise uses a custom dealer Record Type, go to Activity Settings > General Settings and specify the Record Type that represents dealers and the field that represents the dealer affiliated with a store.
Confirm Account Master Data

Step 4: Check expense items

  1. Go to Campaign app > Campaign Management > Expense Items.
  2. Confirm that preset items are available, such as shelf, endcap, hanging net, hanging strip, display pile, freezer, tasting, promoter, and advertising.
  3. Check the expense, billing method, and enabled status against enterprise standards.
Check expense items

Step 5: Create a campaign type for a scenario

  1. Go to Campaign > Activity Settings > Campaign Type Settings.
  2. Click New.
  3. Select a scenario, such as Display / Distribution. Confirm the process: Campaign Application → Campaign Agreement → Promo Proof → Campaign Audit → Expense Write-off.
  4. Save the campaign type.
Create a campaign type

4. Run and verify

  1. Find the saved record in the campaign type list.
  2. With an activity owner account, open Campaign Management > Campaign Applications.
  3. Click New, confirm that the campaign type is available, and create a campaign.

5. Next steps

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