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Customer Guide

SAS® Customer Intelligence 360
Newly released features and benefits

October 2024

Insight report updates

(General)

Features

  • Enhanced global task reports via the Insights option in the navigation bar, along with task-specific reports available to all customers.
  • Customize columns displayed in both global and task-specific reports. Settings are saved for future sessions to provide a personalized reporting experience.
  • For global email reports accessible from the Insights area, click the name of an email task in the report table to directly open the task for further details.

Benefit

  • Improved user efficiency, allowing for a more personalized and streamlined experience when accessing global and task-specific insights.
Note:
  • This option is available for nonhierarchical (nonexpandable) tables only.

Training update: Building Segments using SAS Customer Intelligence 360

(Training)

Features

  • The SAS Education team has upgraded the Building Segments using SAS Customer Intelligence 360 course, refining key lessons on Data Sources and Segments for greater clarity and effectiveness.
  • New demos on Segment Maps and the Criteria Node, along with enhanced content for Data Sources, Split Node and Export Node, providing a more comprehensive and hands-on learning experience.

Benefit

  • With new demos and updated content, the course empowers users to build more effective customer segments and improve their ability to leverage data.  
Note:

Generate alternate subject lines with GenAI

(Email)

Features

  • SAS Customer Intelligence 360 now includes generative AI to help improve your email subject lines with AI-generated suggestions.
  • Enter your subject line, and GenAI will provide alternatives. You can accept, modify or ask for more options to refine it.
  • The system automatically detects your language based on your input without needing to adjust language settings.
  • Available for both standard email tasks and subject line A/B tests, giving you flexibility in optimizing your subject lines.
  • Compare your original subject line with the AI-generated one and choose the best fit for your campaign.

Benefits

  • Enhanced email performance: AI-generated subject line suggestions help you craft more engaging and optimized subject lines.
  • Increased flexibility: With the ability to compare and refine subject lines, you can easily choose the most effective option for both standard email tasks and A/B tests.
Note:
  • GenAI features must be turned on by your tenant admin. GenAI is disabled by default.
    • Navigate to General Settings then select Generative AI to enable GenAI features.
    • By enabling GenAI for your organization, you acknowledge and agree that the terms found at SAS Generative AI Terms apply to your organization's use of SAS Customer Intelligence 360.
    • For more information, see Enable Generative AI in SAS Customer Intelligence 360: Administration Guide.
  • It is your responsibility to review any output generated with AI to ensure that the AI-generated content that you select is appropriate and accurate for its intended purpose.

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Unsubscribe: Two-step options

(Email)

Features

  • As part of the opt-out improvements to SAS Customer Intelligence 360, SAS has been rolling out two-step unsubscribe configuration across recent releases. Now, all two-step solutions are available:
    • Generic opt-out: Nonbranded HTML pages for confirmation and goodbye messages.
    • Customer-branded: Create and host your own customized HTML pages for confirmation and goodbye messages, along with custom JavaScript code to send opt-out requests back to SAS Customer Intelligence 360 and gather additional recipient information.
    • Hybrid: Utilize a generic confirmation page hosted by SAS while creating and hosting a custom, branded goodbye page that recipients see after unsubscribing.

Benefits

  • Improved user experience: Offering multiple opt-out solutions enhances recipient satisfaction by providing tailored confirmation and goodbye pages that align with your brand.
  • Increased customization: The ability to create and host your own HTML pages and JavaScript code allows for greater flexibility in gathering recipient information and managing opt-out requests.
  • Streamlined process: The availability of a hybrid solution simplifies the opt-out process for recipients, making it easier for them to unsubscribe while still maintaining brand visibility.
Note:

Quick View Report enhancements

(Email)

Features

  • The Email Quick View Report has received several usability enhancements:
    • A new Occurrence Date column added – this shows the task run date, allowing for more effective filtering and sorting, even for tasks run recently but published long ago.
    • Responsive scrolling has been added for faster navigation through the report.
    • The report now includes 13 months of historical data for better analysis.
    • Customize columns displayed in both global and task-specific reports. Your settings are saved for future sessions to provide a personalized reporting experience.
    • Task names are now clickable links, making it easier to access the task’s detailed insights directly.

Benefit

  • With customizable column settings, responsive scrolling and the new Occurrence Date filter, users can easily navigate, sort and analyze up to 13 months of email data, creating a more streamlined and personalized reporting experience.  
Note:
  • Exports are limited to 5,000 rows. If you need to export more than 5,000 rows, consider utilizing the Unified Data Model for greater capacity.

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View the date and time of an attachment

(Plan)

Feature

  • View the date and time when an attachment is added to a planning item, invoice, commitment or workflow task, providing better visibility and tracking for document management.

Benefit

  • Displaying attachment dates and times enhances tracking and review processes, streamlining document management.

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General updates

(SAS Customer Intelligence 360 general)

Note:
  • For the latest features and updates in SAS Customer Intelligence 360, keep an eye on the What’s New page.