Send Email

The Send Email Step allows you to generate and send an email from an Email Template.

Select an Email Template to be used for sending an email to one or more employees
Allows attachments to be encrypted

Name	The name of the Step as it appears in the Workflow Editor. By default, this is set as Send e-mail.
Description	A short description of the Step. By default, this is set as "Generate email."
Email Template	Allows you to select the Email Template to be generated and sent by this Step.
Enable Password Protection	If the field is set to On, the email attachments will be encrypted with a password. This password can be set in the Password parameter under the Input Parameters tab.

Catalog Key	The user ID used when generating the email.
Language	The language to be used when generating the email.
Begin Date	Defines when the email starts becoming available for the user.
End Date	Defines when the email stops becoming available for the user.
Password	Defines the password used to encrypt the email attachments. The password can be defined through one of the following: Static Text: Manually input a predetermined value. Container or Step Export Parameter: Select a Container or an Output Parameter from previous Steps as the value. Datasource Field: Select a field from SuccessFactors to use as the value.
Attachments	Allows you to select the email attachments through a Container or Step Export Parameter. ❌ Certain restrictions apply to attachments: If the length of the file name is greater than 60 characters, any excess characters may be removed. If Enable Password Protection is enabled, the maximum allowed file size for attachments is 4MB. Otherwise, the maximum allowed file size for attachments is 6MB.

Parameter Name	The name of the Output Parameter.
Parameter Description	A short description of the Output Parameter. This is what appears when selecting values from a Container or Step Export Parameter.
Mandatory	If enabled, the Output Parameter will be set as required.

The Error Handling tab allows you to define the actions to be executed when an error occurs in this Step.

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Learn more about Event Handlers.

The Step Delay tab allows you to set a specific time for the Step to execute.

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Learn more about Scheduler.