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Enhancement request created for Transition, Action - Send mail to user, using a variable for username.

Question asked by Charles Espinola on Jul 2, 2014
Latest reply on Jul 21, 2014 by Charles Espinola

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Please review the following enhancement request and add yourself to it if you find value in it.

ER 1-6001159658

EPDM Transition, Action - Send mail to user using a variable for username.

Transition, action, send mail in EPDM needs to offer a username variable in addition to Group and Username.

The additional functionality would eliminate two problems.

1. The administrative nightmare of creating filters for automatic notifications to individual users instead of a group.

2. Eliminate emails that users do not need to see. Too much email leads to ignored messages.

Thank for looking.

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Jason Capriotti Jul 2, 2014 12:38 PM

Very much agreed. We created our own email notification add-in because of this. We have ECOs that go out and need to notify people in the ECO's data card values.

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Einar Gulbrandsen @ Jason Capriotti on Jul 3, 2014 4:24 AM

Cant you do the same thing with the dynamic notification ?

this group + dynamic

will give you this

am i missing something here ?

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Charles Espinola @ Einar Gulbrandsen on Jul 3, 2014 7:24 AM

The goal is automation. We define the people involved in the process up front on the order data card and that intern notifies the users during transition. We also have canned messages for each required transition.

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Jason Capriotti @ Charles Espinola on Jul 8, 2014 4:05 PM

Same here...depending on the type of ECO selected, different people need to approve it so we have fields with the user listed to approve and emails go out to those users. This is automated where as a dyanamic notification requires someone to pick names from a list.

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Steven Dod Jul 8, 2014 9:33 AM

I also wrote an add-in to send email to a user that was chosen in a data card drop down list. I had a little trouble converting the Fullname to the Username but I finally got it working. I tried to find your enhancement request to join it but could not. Maybe someone can point me in the right direction. I can send you a copy of my add-in if you wish. It will take a little modification to work for you but it might help.

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Charles Espinola @ Steven Dod on Jul 9, 2014 11:48 AM

Steve,

I would appreciate that if you could share it. I'm new to VB so finding my way is a little challenging.

As far as the enhancement request. It's still open. I'll post the SPR after they review it. I'm guessing that is how it willl work.

Thank you.

Chuck

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Corey Hinman Jul 8, 2014 9:35 AM

I was able to cobble something together using Dispatch and Outlook command prompts, but an add-in would be nice.

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Steven Dod Jul 14, 2014 8:25 AM

I will try and upload the VB project to the Documents section. It should be called "SendMessageToUser.zip". It is a Visual Studio Express 2013 project. If you do not have 2013 you can open the class1.vb file in Notepad and copy/paste into your project.

Message was edited by: Steven Dod - attached vb project. (this project is provided as a service and carries no guarantees)

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Charles Espinola @ Steven Dod on Jul 21, 2014 10:33 AM

Steve,

This is great. Thank you very much.

Chuck

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Jason Capriotti Jul 2, 2014 12:38 PM
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Very much agreed. We created our own email notification add-in because of this. We have ECOs that go out and need to notify people in the ECO's data card values.
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- Einar Gulbrandsen @ Jason Capriotti on Jul 3, 2014 4:24 AM
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  Cant you do the same thing with the dynamic notification ?
  
  this group + dynamic
  
  will give you this
  
  am i missing something here ?
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  - Charles Espinola @ Einar Gulbrandsen on Jul 3, 2014 7:24 AM
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    The goal is automation. We define the people involved in the process up front on the order data card and that intern notifies the users during transition. We also have canned messages for each required transition.
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    - Jason Capriotti @ Charles Espinola on Jul 8, 2014 4:05 PM
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      Same here...depending on the type of ECO selected, different people need to approve it so we have fields with the user listed to approve and emails go out to those users. This is automated where as a dyanamic notification requires someone to pick names from a list.
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Steven Dod Jul 8, 2014 9:33 AM
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I also wrote an add-in to send email to a user that was chosen in a data card drop down list. I had a little trouble converting the Fullname to the Username but I finally got it working. I tried to find your enhancement request to join it but could not. Maybe someone can point me in the right direction. I can send you a copy of my add-in if you wish. It will take a little modification to work for you but it might help.
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- Charles Espinola @ Steven Dod on Jul 9, 2014 11:48 AM
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  Steve,
  
  I would appreciate that if you could share it. I'm new to VB so finding my way is a little challenging.
  
  As far as the enhancement request. It's still open. I'll post the SPR after they review it. I'm guessing that is how it willl work.
  
  Thank you.
  Chuck
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Corey Hinman Jul 8, 2014 9:35 AM
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I was able to cobble something together using Dispatch and Outlook command prompts, but an add-in would be nice.
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Steven Dod Jul 14, 2014 8:25 AM
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I will try and upload the VB project to the Documents section. It should be called "SendMessageToUser.zip". It is a Visual Studio Express 2013 project. If you do not have 2013 you can open the class1.vb file in Notepad and copy/paste into your project.

Message was edited by: Steven Dod - attached vb project. (this project is provided as a service and carries no guarantees)
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- Charles Espinola @ Steven Dod on Jul 21, 2014 10:33 AM
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  Steve,
  
  This is great. Thank you very much.
  
  Chuck
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