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The Mail Object

The Mail object is an SMTP mail control that you can use to send e-mails during your job.  There are 3 events when you can send e-mail:  JobStarts, JobFinished and JobAborts.   You can also attach files.  For instance; maybe you have a job that builds an Excel spreadsheet, you could e-mail that spreadsheet out to your users when the job is finished.    You can enter as many e-mail addresses as necessary separated by a comma.

Properties

Alias

Alias identifier.  Aliases are used on all design objects to simplify coding and to ensure each object has a unique identifier.

BCC

Blind Carbon Copy e-mail address list.  

CC

Carbon Copy e-mail address list.

Comments

Comment area to give descriptive text about the data object and its purpose.

Documentation

Open text area where you can document your job and the process.

FileAttachments

To add file attachments, click on the properties ellipse button where you can add and remove file attachments as necessary.

From

This property indicates who the e-mail is from.  This is the e-mail address the user will see, and reply to.  From does not have to be a valid e-mail address.  (Example: SomeUser@MyCompany.com

Memo

Open area to enter either raw text, or HTML.  If the MemoType property is set to HTML, you can enter any valid HTML code in the Memo property, otherwise the e-mail will be sent as Text.

MemoType

Text / HTML:  Indicates whether the Memo portion of the e-mail should be sent as Text or HTML code

Name

 

Descriptive name for this object.  You can enter any text to describe the object.

Priority

Normal / Low / High:  Indicates the e-mail priority level.

Re

Re represents the subject line of the e-mail

SendWhen

JobStarts / JobFinished / JobAborts: Indicates when the e-mail will be sent in the process of the job.  For example:  If you are building a spreadsheet or file, you could e-mail that file to your users when the job is finished using the FileAttachments property.  From a system administration standpoint, you could also e-mail the system administrator if the job aborts allowing for immediate follow-up.

SmtpServer

The DNS name or TCP/IP address of the SMTP server the mail object will use to send the e-mail. Note: Many internet service providers have disabled or locked out Port 25 recently in an attempt to limit SPAM activity.

To

List of e-mail addresses the e-mail should be sent to.  e-mail address should be separated by a comma. Example: User1@mycompany.com, user2@mycompany.com

 

 


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