[IMP] marketing automation: updated workflow activities for 16

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content/applications/marketing/marketing_automation/getting_started/workflow_activities.rst

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-====================
-Marketing activities
-====================
+============================
+Campaign workflow activities
+============================
 
-When creating a campaign in the *Marketing Automation* app, users can plan marketing activities,
-such as email or SMS campaigns.
+When creating a marketing campaign in the *Marketing Automation* app, users can plan marketing
+activities that can be triggered when certain actions or inactions occur. These can be activities
+such as, automated emails, SMS, or internal server actions.
 
-To get started, navigate to the bottom of a marketing automation campaign detail form, and click
-:guilabel:`Add New Activity`. Doing so reveals a :guilabel:`Create Activities` pop-up window. This
-pop-up window is a blank activity template, where specific parameters can be set for that particular
-activity.
+Add workflow activities
+=======================
 
-The following fields are available in the :guilabel:`Create Activities` pop-up window (when
-:guilabel:`Add New Activity` is clicked):
+To add workflow activities to a marketing campaign, navigate to the bottom of a pre-existing or new
+campaign detail form, beneath the target audience configuration fields, and click :guilabel:`Add new
+activity`.
+
+Doing so reveals a :guilabel:`Create Activities` pop-up window. This pop-up window is a blank
+activity template, where specific parameters can be set for that particular activity.
 
 .. image:: workflow_activities/activity-template.png
    :align: center
-   :alt: An activity template in Odoo Marketing Automation.
+   :alt: A workflow activity template pop-up window in Odoo Marketing Automation.
 
-- :guilabel:`Activity Name`: the title of the activity.
-- :guilabel:`Activity Type`: choose between `Email`, `Server Action` (internal Odoo operation), or
-  `SMS`.
-- :guilabel:`Mail Template`: choose from pre-configured templates (or create a new one on-the-fly).
-- :guilabel:`Trigger`: choose when this activity should be triggered.
-- :guilabel:`Expiry Duration`: configure to stop the actions after a specific amount of time (after
-  the scheduled date). When selected, a :guilabel:`Cancel after` field appears, in which the user
-  can choose how many :guilabel:`Hours, Days, Weeks, or Months` they want the actions to cease after
-  the initial date.
-- :guilabel:`Activity Filter`: domain related to this activity (and all subsequent child
-  activities).
-- :guilabel:`Applied Filter`: activity will *only* be performed if it satisfies the specified domain
-  (filter).
+First, enter a name for the activity in the :guilabel:`Activity Name` field. Then, proceed to
+configure the following options.
 
-After the activity's settings are fully configured, click :guilabel:`Save & Close` to save the
-activity and return to the marketing automation campaign form, :guilabel:`Save & New` to save the
-activity and immediately create another one in a fresh :guilabel:`Create Activities` pop-up window,
-or :guilabel:`Discard` to delete the activity and return to the marketing automation campaign form.
+Once ready, either click: :guilabel:`Save & Close` to save the activity and close the pop-up form,
+:guilabel:`Save & New` to save the activity and instantly create an additional activity on a fresh
+:guilabel:`Create Activities` pop-up form, or :guilabel:`Discard` to delete the activity.
+
+Activity types
+--------------
+
+Then, select the :guilabel:`Activity Type`. Choose between :guilabel:`Email`, :guilabel:`Server
+Action` (an internal action within the database), or :guilabel:`SMS`.
+
+The field below the :guilabel:`Activity Type` changes, depending on the chosen :guilabel:`Activity
+Type`.
+
+Email activity
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+If :guilabel:`Email` is the :guilabel:`Activity Type`, the option to choose a premade/pre-configured
+:guilabel:`Mail Template` becomes available. A mail template can also be created on-the-fly, as
+well.
+
+To create a new template directly from the :guilabel:`Mail Template` field, start typing the title
+of the new template into the blank field beside :guilabel:`Mail Template`, and select
+:guilabel:`Create and edit...` to reveal a :guilabel:`Create Marketing Template` pop-up window.
+
+.. image:: workflow_activities/email-activity-create-edit.png
+   :align: center
+   :alt: The create and edit email drop-down option on create activities pop-up window.
+
+In that pop-up window, proceed to create and configure the new email template.
+
+.. image:: workflow_activities/create-marketing-template-popup-window.png
+   :align: center
+   :alt: The create marketing template email pop-up window in Odoo Marketing Automation.
+
+Server action activity
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+If :guilabel:`Server Action` is the :guilabel:`Activity Type`, the option to choose a specific
+:guilabel:`Server Action` (e.g. Message for sales person, Create Leads on Website clicks, etc.)
+becomes available.
+
+The option to create a new server action directly from the :guilabel:`Server Action` is also
+available. To do that, type in the name of the new action, then click :guilabel:`Create and Edit...`
+from the drop-down menu.
+
+.. image:: workflow_activities/server-action-create-edit-option.png
+   :align: center
+   :alt: The create and edit option in the server action field on campaign detail form.
+
+Or, as an alternative, click the empty :guilabel:`Server Action` field to reveal a drop-down menu,
+and select :guilabel:`Search More...` to reveal a :guilabel:`Search: Server Action` pop-up window,
+containing all the pre-configured server action options to choose from.
+
+To create a new server action from this pop-up window, and click :guilabel:`New`.
+
+.. image:: workflow_activities/search-server-action-new-button.png
+   :align: center
+   :alt: The new button found on a server action pop-up in Odoo marketing automation application.
+
+Either option reveals a blank :guilabel:`Create Server Action` pop-up, wherein a custom server
+action can be created and configured.
+
+SMS activity
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+If :guilabel:`SMS` is the :guilabel:`Activity Type`, the option to choose a premade/pre-configured
+:guilabel:`SMS Template` becomes available. A SMS template can also be created on-the-fly directly
+from this field.
+
+To create a new template directly from the :guilabel:`SMS Template` field, start typing the title
+of the new template into the blank field beside :guilabel:`SMS Template`, and select
+:guilabel:`Create and edit...` from the drop-down menu.
+
+.. image:: workflow_activities/create-edit-sms-option.png
+   :align: center
+   :alt: The create and edit email drop-down option on create activities pop-up window.
+
+Doing so reveals a :guilabel:`Create Marketing Template` pop-up window. In that pop-up window,
+proceed to create and configure the new SMS template.
+
+.. image:: workflow_activities/sms-marketing-template-popup.png
+   :align: center
+   :alt: The create marketing template pop-up window to create a SMS template on-the-fly.
+
+Trigger
+-------
+
+The :guilabel:`Trigger` field on the :guilabel:`Create Activities` pop-up form allows users to
+choose when the designated workflow activity should be triggered.
+
+Start by selecting a number in the top field. In the next :guilabel:`Trigger` field, designate if
+it should be :guilabel:`Hours`, :guilabel:`Days`, :guilabel:`Weeks`, or :guilabel:`Months`. Then,
+click the final field, where it reads :guilabel:`beginning of the workflow` be default to reveal a
+a drop-down menu of other trigger options.
+
+.. image:: workflow_activities/trigger-options-drop-down-menu.png
+   :align: center
+   :alt: A list of the trigger options available on the workflow activities pop-up form.
+
+The trigger options are as follows:
+
+- :guilabel:`beginning of the workflow`: the activity will be triggered at the previously-configured
+  time after the beginning of the entire workflow.
+- :guilabel:`another activity`: the activity will be triggered at the previously-configured time
+  after another specific activity in the workflow.
+- :guilabel:`Mail:opened`: the activity will be triggered at the previously-configured time if the
+  sent mail in the workflow has been opened by the recipient.
+- :guilabel:`Mail:not opened`: the activity will be triggered at the previously-configured time if
+  the sent mail in the workflow has not been opened by the recipient.
+- :guilabel:`Mail: replied`: the activity will be triggered at the previously-configured time if the
+  sent mail in the workflow has been replied to by the recipient.
+- :guilabel:`Mail: not replied`: the activity will be triggered at the previously-configured time if
+  the sent mail in the workflow has not been replied to by the recipient.
+- :guilabel:`Mail: clicked`: the activity will be triggered at the previously-configured time if the
+  sent mail in the workflow has been clicked by the recipient, after it's been opened.
+- :guilabel:`Mail: not clicked`: the activity will be triggered at the previously-configured time if
+  the sent mail in the workflow has not been clicked by the recipient, after it's been opened.
+- :guilabel:`Mail: bounced`: the activity will be triggered at the previously-configured time if the
+  sent mail in the workflow has been bounced back for any reason.
+- :guilabel:`SMS: clicked`: the activity will be triggered at the previously-configured time if the
+  sent SMS in the workflow has been clicked by the recipient, after it's been opened.
+- :guilabel:`SMS: not clicked`: the activity will be triggered at the previously-configured time if
+  the sent SMS in the workflow has not been clicked by the recipient, after it's been opened.
+- :guilabel:`SMS: bounced`: the activity will be triggered at the previously-configured time if the
+  sent SMS in the workflow has been bounced back for any reason.
+
+Expiry duration
+---------------
+
+Next, on the :guilabel:`Create Activities` pop-up form is the :guilabel:`Expiry Duration` option.
+
+The :guilabel:`Expiry Duration` checkbox provides the option to configure the activity to stop the
+actions after a specific amount of time (after the scheduled date).
+
+When selected, a :guilabel:`Cancel after` field appears, in which the number of :guilabel:`Hours,
+Days, Weeks, or Months` can be configured for the actions to cease after the initial date.
+
+.. image:: workflow_activities/expiry-duration-field-options.png
+   :align: center
+   :alt: A list of the expiry duration options available on the workflow activities pop-up form.
+
+Activity and applied filters
+----------------------------
+
+Moving down into the :guilabel:`Domain` section of the :guilabel:`Create Activities` pop-up form,
+there is the :guilabel:`Activity Filter` and :guilabel:`Applied Filter` fields.
+
+The :guilabel:`Activity Filter` field provides the option to configure a recipient filter domain
+that applies to this activity *and* its child activities. In works in the same fashion as a typical
+target audience filter.
+
+To add an activity filter, click :guilabel:`Add condition` in the :guilabel:`Activity Filter` field
+and proceed to configure a custom activity filter equation rule(s).
+
+.. image:: workflow_activities/activity-filter-option.png
+   :align: center
+   :alt: How to add an activity filter to a workflow activity in Odoo Marketing Automation.
+
+This option is not a required field. If left alone, the activity applies to all records related to
+the target audience of the overall campaign.
+
+.. seealso::
+   - :doc:`target_audience`
+
+The :guilabel:`Applied Filter` field is non-configurable. It's simply a summary of when the activity
+will be performed, *only* if it satisfies the specified domain (e.g. the rules configured in the
+:guilabel:`Activity Filter` field).
+
+.. note::
+  After the activity's settings are fully configured, click :guilabel:`Save & Close` to save the
+  activity and return to the marketing automation campaign form, :guilabel:`Save & New` to save the
+  activity and immediately create another one in a fresh :guilabel:`Create Activities` pop-up
+  window, or :guilabel:`Discard` to delete the activity and return to the marketing automation
+  campaign form.
 
 Workflow activity
 =================
 
-Once an activity is saved, the :guilabel:`Workflow Activity` section appears at the bottom of the
-marketing automation campaign form. Each activity is displayed as a line graph.
+Once an activity is created and saved, it appears as an activity card in the :guilabel:`Workflow`
+section, located at the bottom of the marketing automation campaign form. The analytics related to
+each activity is displayed as a line graph.
+
+.. image:: workflow_activities/workflow-activity.png
+   :align: center
+   :alt: Typical workflow activity in Odoo Marketing Automation.
 
 The configured :guilabel:`Trigger` time for that activity can be found to the left of the
 :guilabel:`Workflow Activity` card in the :guilabel:`Workflow` section.
@@ -48,33 +215,39 @@ The configured :guilabel:`Trigger` time for that activity can be found to the le
 Once the activity has been triggered, a figure representing the number of :guilabel:`Success` or
 :guilabel:`Rejected` activities will be displayed to the right of the graph.
 
-.. image:: workflow_activities/workflow-activity.png
-   :align: center
-   :alt: Typical workflow activity in Odoo Marketing Automation.
-
 .. tip::
-   If the :guilabel:`Activity Type` of the activity is set to :guilabel:`Email`, there are more
-   in-depth analytics beneath the activity graph data, detailing how many emails have been
-   :guilabel:`Sent`, and what percentage of those have been :guilabel:`Clicked`, :guilabel:`Replied`
-   to, or :guilabel:`Bounced`.
+   If the :guilabel:`Activity Type` of the activity is set to :guilabel:`Email` or :guilabel:`SMS`,
+   there are more in-depth analytics beneath the activity graph data, detailing how many messages
+   have been :guilabel:`Sent`, and what percentage of those have been :guilabel:`Clicked`,
+   :guilabel:`Replied` to, or :guilabel:`Bounced`.
 
 Child activities
 ================
 
 There is also the option to add a *child activity* by clicking :guilabel:`Add child activity`,
 located at the bottom of each activity block in the :guilabel:`Workflow` section of a marketing
-automation form.
+campaign form.
 
-Child activities are sub-activities that are connected to (and triggered by) the activity above it,
-which is also known as its *parent activity*.
+Child activities are sub-activities that are connected to and triggered by the activity above it,
+which is known as its *parent activity*. A child activity is easy to recognize, as its slightly
+indented beneath its parent activity.
+
+.. image:: workflow_activities/indented-child-activity.png
+   :align: center
+   :alt: A typical child activity indented beneath its parent activity.
 
 Odoo provides a number of triggering options to launch a child activity - all of which depend on the
-trigger configurations related to the parent activity. Under the desired parent activity, hover over
-:guilabel:`Add child activity`, and select any of the following triggers:
+trigger configurations related to its parent activity. Under the desired parent activity, hover over
+:guilabel:`Add child activity`, to reveal a menu of child activity trigger options.
 
-- :guilabel:`Add Another Activity`: instantly add another activity.
-- :guilabel:`Opened`: the next activity will be triggered if the (email) recipient opens the
-  mailing.
+.. image:: workflow_activities/child-activity-trigger-options.png
+   :align: center
+   :alt: The various child activity trigger options in the workflow section of a campaign.
+
+Select any of the following child activity triggers:
+
+- :guilabel:`Add Another Activity`: instantly adds another activity.
+- :guilabel:`Opened`: the next activity will be triggered if the recipient opens the mailing.
 - :guilabel:`Not Opened`: the next activity will be triggered if the recipient does not open the
   mailing.
 - :guilabel:`Replied`: the next activity will be triggered if the recipient replies to the mailing.
@@ -86,7 +259,8 @@ trigger configurations related to the parent activity. Under the desired parent
   link included in the mailing.
 - :guilabel:`Bounced`: the next activity will be triggered if the mailing is bounced (not sent).
 
-Once a trigger is selected, the user can configure the child activity (it has the same configuration
-options as a regular activity), and click :guilabel:`Save & Close` to finish creating the child
-activity, which will then be displayed in the :guilabel:`Workflow` section, in a slightly indented
-position beneath its parent activity.
+Once a trigger is selected, the user can configure the child activity the same way they would for a
+regular workflow activity.
+
+.. seealso::
+   - :doc:`testing_running`