The [Email] item (Fig. 142) is used to create a new email activity when running a process in the system.
Parameters
Email parameters are specified in the [Message Parameters] tab of the card (Fig. 143) that opens when an item is added to a process. You can also open this card by double-clicking the corresponding process item.
Fig. 143 [Email] item parameter card [Message parameters] tab
[Caption] – Enter the caption of the process item that will be displayed in the diagram. By default, the “Write Email” caption is used.
[To] – This field is used for specifying the email address of the recipient. You can fill in this field using the parameter value window. This is a required field.
Note
You can select a specific record or define it based on information from other process items.
[Cc:], [Bcc:] – Fill in these fields if you want the copy of the email to be sent to anyone.
[Subject] – Indicates the subject of the email message. This is a required field. The message subject is specified in a caption of the activity created to execute the item.
Enter the message text in the text area. You can format this text, using the toolbar above the text area.
Note
The [Email] item card also contains the standard [Activity parameters] tab that is described in the [Activity parameters] tab in activity cards chapter.
The list of item parameters is also displayed in the [Structure] area of the process designer and their values – in the [Properties] area.
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