Otherwise an end user could try to send malicious HTML to the email recipients.įor example, say your process model has a Send E-Mail node and the body of the email displays information from a User Input Task. If the Message Body of the email contains information that is input by an end user, wrap any user-entered process variables in fn!stripHtml. Message Body: Select Enter text here to type the message directly in the field using the Rich Text Area, or select Use a text or HTML template to look up and select a file to use as the message template. Priority: (Optional) Select High or Low to define the priority of the email. Subject: (Optional) Enter the desired subject line for the email or enter an expression that defines the subject.

You can add an attachment by typing the name of a document stored in Document Management and selecting it from the auto-complete list, selecting it from a directory, or creating an expression that defines the document.

This field behaves in the same manner as the To: field.īc: Click Add Bc to enable the Bc: field and enter the Appian user and group names to receive a blind courtesy copy of the email.Īttachments: Click Add Attachments to enable the Attachments: field and add an attachment.

NOTE: If you send an email to a Personal or Restricted group or one that has a High Privacy Policy, the other users within that group appear as 'Undisclosed Recipients' in the To: field of the email when it is delivered.Ĭc: Click Add Cc to enable the Cc: field and enter the Appian user and group names to receive a courtesy copy of the email.If users and groups have already been entered in the textbox, the users and group are replaced with the expression.Appian, however, automatically casts values of type User, Group, or People to Email Recipient. For example, if you want to send an email to the Process Initiator, enter the following: toemailrecipient(pp!initiator). If entered as an expression, you can convert user names, group names, and process actors to type Email Recipient using the toemailrecipient() function.

If entered manually or selected from the Directory, multiple display names and addresses must be separated by a semi-colon ( ).You can add users or groups by typing the names and selecting them from the auto-complete list, typing a literal email address, selecting them from the Directory, or creating an expression that defines the addressee(s).To: Enter the Appian user and group names to receive the email. To learn more, see Configuring Custom Email Senders. The email's domain will be sent in the Sender and Return-Path headers to specify that the email was sent from a system on behalf of the From address. Selecting this option requires the designer to configure the Sender Display Name and Sender Email Address fields, which are used to construct the From email header. Custom Sender - Allows the designer to specify an email address and display name from which an email should be sent via Appian.Process Designer - Displays the email address and display name of the user who last published the process.Process Initiator - Displays the email address and display name of the user who started the process.Process Model - Displays the email address of the process model with the display name taken from the process model display name.Process - Displays the email address of the specific process instance with the display name taken from the process display name.Setup tab Email Configuration sectionįrom: Select one of the options listed below to display as the sender of the email. For more information about common configurations see the Process Node Properties page. This section contains tab configuration details specific to this smart service. See also: Smart Services Configuration options Use the Run as whoever designed this process model option if you are using an email to start another process model.

Automatic email sender