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2 workflows vs Process builder. Which one is better?
You should go with Process Builder. The beauty of process builder is one process can handle multiple criteria updates and all of them will be in a single process like the one you have now.
Process ...
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How to capture Workflow email alerts under activity history with date and time
When using Workflow rules to trigger email alerts, activities are not automatically logged when the email is sent.
So to do this, have the Workflow trigger a task (in addition to the email alert ...
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Daily email limit - via workflow, Mass Email, Single Email
It is the:
Its the number of user licenses * 1000 not active users.
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Should time-based workflows trigger upon record update that puts trigger date in the past?
The problem is with how you are trying to get the workflow rule to fire. As crop1645 commented, changing the date will not cause the workflow rule to fire. Take a look at this help doc here.
Your ...
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Email Alert Fails with Sites User "INSUFFICIENT_ACCESS_OR_READONLY, user does not have access to use approval assignment email template: []"
Contrary to other posts, it is absolutely possible to use email alerts with Sites users.
In my case it was an object level permissions issues. Unlike apex, for an email template to be available, the ...
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How many recipients can i add in email template alert?
There are limits, but the limit you are likely going to hit is the daily limit for workflow emails.
You can though add an alias in the additional emails section. Even if that alias (EntireCompany@...
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Execute workflow if picklist value is NOT equal to "ABC"
1) When you create the workflow rules select "Run this rule if the following" criteria are met instead of formula evaluates to true.
2) Select your field (picklist)
3) Select not equal to operator
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Visualforce Email Template for custom fields
With the email templates, you need to use the sObject which the email template will be related to. In this case, if you have an email template that you're going to use with your "Feedback" custom ...
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Issue with Email Alerts and Test.setMock - Uncommitted Work Pending
This may be a known issue -- recently reported and contemporaneous with your OP
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Send email to user when activated, using workflow rule
I am able to see the Email field of User in Email Alert and this is working. The specified email received email once User has been activated using Workflow.
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SFDX: Deploying workflows with email alerts using org wide email addresses
something so simple and still such a big blocker. For now here is what we have been doing.
I have a nodejs script that replace
<senderType>OrgWideEmailAddress</senderType><!--...
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SFDX: Deploying workflows with email alerts using org wide email addresses
You can create the Org Wide Email Address via the REST API (POST) and then subsequently issue a PATCH request (empty body) against the new record and it magically becomes verified.
This is surely an '...
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What is the order of execution for the final approval actions in a standard approval process?
They will not be guaranteed to fire in the order you see listed, however this will still work out for you.
In Considerations for Field Update Actions that covers creating field updates for workflow ...
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How can I configure salesforce to notify a customer case contact when an internal support rep sends in a email updating the ticket?
Here is a detailed tutorial that explains how to create a custom publisher action for Case Comments. Once you complete all the steps, the Case Comment shows up as a publisher action as shown below.
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Email Alert when attaching the solution into the Case
You can't use triggers or workflow rules on case solutions at this time.
Some alternatives:
Scheduled Apex
Have a process that runs on a timer, every few minutes, on the hour, etc, that checks for ...
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Time-based workflow when overdue object
The way you need to approach this is make it so that the workflow always fires, but if the Case is not overdue at the time the Time-Dependent action takes place, the email won't go out. In a deadline ...
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When are workflow email alerts sent in a transaction's order of execution?
Email alerts are sent AFTER a database commit. Until the commit takes place, it makes no sense to send the email to someone telling them it's occurred. That's why step 11 is to perform the field ...
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Workflow Email Alerts Not Log In Email Related list of Case
This is currently missing functionality from salesforce. there is currently an idea on the success.salesforce.com site for this - Salesforce Success
The work around that we use here is to make sure ...
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Time Dependent Workflow with multiple email alerts
I think this work this way because of the queue system, it run all the "outdated" action to be executed in the next hour it is inserted, if you see the considerations for this kind of process, it ...
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Workflow time based triggers vs process builder scheduled actions for sending time sensitive emails
In terms of overlapping functionality, they are functionally equal to each other. Use whichever you prefer. Workflow Rules are still currently easier to migrate because migrating Process Builder ...
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In HTML Email Template lookup field showing Name field of the related lookup object, how can I get Id instead?
You need {!Child__c.ParentId__c} to get the ID of the field.
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Email Alert on Custom Object
Lookup fields to the user object should be available under 'Related User', not 'User'.
The available recipients in my example are all the custom user lookup fields I have on the account object.
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Email Alerts and Formula (Lookup) Fields
Yes, the root of this is that cross object formula fields can't be of type email and email alerts on your child object can't reference email fields on parent objects unless parent is a Contact)
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Can I change the notification email sent when transferring a record to a new owner?
Unfortunately it looks like the Account Owner change template is not something you can customize...
Quoting this page :
http://login.salesforce.com/help/doc/en/account_owner.htm
"For cases in ...
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Merge field not populating in Email Template
It is a weird issue, but it got fixed when I cloned the email template and used it in the workflow's email alert instead of the old email template. This seems to be a bug, as the new email template is ...
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Time-Dependent Workflow rule not working
Here is what you describe:
You have a workflow with time-based email actions
The actions go into the queue
The actions are then removed from the queue but the email is not sent
If this is, in fact, ...
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Can notes and attachment email alert via workflow possible?
Basically it is not possible via Workflow as Attachments and Notes are phantom objects so not available via workflow but you can write trigger on Attachment object which will complete your requirement....
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trigger to send an email to owner in contact object
Yes, Workflow is perfect for this scenario. Have an email template created before hand and select the template in Email Alert creation as workflow action.
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VisualForce apex:repeat Related Objects not rendering in VF Email
It's not an issue with <apex:repeat>. It is because you can't reference child objects by using related.MSA_Lookup__r. This will not work. You need to have a controller and populate that up in ...
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Email not being sent from the apex code?
Based on our discussion in the comments:
The sendMail() method itself is fine. When this method is called, the only reasons it wouldn't send the email would be:
The email deliverability settings for ...
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