This section contains information about emailing from (and to) InterFormNG2.
For the most email scenarios you would need to setup an email server and then use either of the workflow components, Create PDF email (if you want a standard PDF attachment) or Send an html email (if you do not want any attachment - or non-standard attachment).
Below you can find links to more details regarding emailing.
Email server This covers the configuration of the email servers.
Email input The file types, that you can use as input for emailing. It also covers the option to monitor an email server for incoming emails and handle those in a workflow.
Email body The options for setting up the body section of the emails.
Email attachments The normal attachment in an email is a PDF file, that is the result of a merge between the input file (XML or spooled file) and a template. You can however create emails without an attachment or with multiple attachments. The linked section explains the details and the options.
Email log You can copy the outgoing emails to an email log. This covers the options.
Email creator The email creator can be set with the workflow component, email creator. The email creator is as default the name of the workflow, that created the email. The email creator is shown as a specific column in the email log.
Save or hold emails This link includes information about how to save, hold or even delay the outgoing emails.
Email notifications This covers the possible email notifications from InterFormNG2. This includes the options to get an email if the system health is not optimal, for a password recovery or even information if an error should occur.
The video below can also be used as an introduction to email in InterFormNG2:
InterFormNG2 offers multiple methods for distributing all output formats. You can combine any input and output formats with various distribution options. The following list outlines all the methods for distributing output from InterFormNG2: For ...
The advanced output workflow component, to email server is able to send out an email, that you have already configured via one of the tenant email servers. The input payload for this component can be eml or even text or html - as long as the email ...
There is currently on a single workflow component in the shortcut Output category: Send HTML email. This sends an email without an attachment - unlike the Create PDF email component.
You can send an HTML email without an attachment with the shortcut Output workflow component: Send an HTML email. If you want an attachment, then you should consider the Create PDF email component instead. Additional inspiration for setting up emails ...
The workflow component, Render email HTML (which is an advanced create document workflow component) accepts XML as input and generates an HTML file, that e.g. can be saved into the file system with the to filesystem component. The Render email HTML ...