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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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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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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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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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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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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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Using {!User.FirstName} in Email template aiming for User object but return current user

I resolved this issue. From the Email Template Editing page, there is an "Available Merge Fields". From that panel, people can choose whatever merge field for the Email template. Here for my usage, ...
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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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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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workflow rule and email alerts firing in user context

Workflow Rules evaluate in System context. Field Updates also update in System context. Email Templates, however, honor the field security of the user, because otherwise users could render templates ...
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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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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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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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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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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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Is there standard Functionality to send an email to case owner when case is closed

I don't think there is any standard way to send email to case owner but for workaround go with workflow You need to create workflow rule where the records that enter the workflow is case status = ...
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Sending email with cc and bcc

Email Alerts do not permit specification of cc: or bcc: If this is important to you , you will need to use Apex outbound email classes and methods - but be cognizant that there are fairly restrictive ...
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How to customize the Lead Conversion Standard Email Notifications?

We can't change that email notification template. Here is an Idea for the same. Workaround: Users should avoid clicking the checkbox "Send Email to the Owner" when they convert a Lead. You can ...
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Time Based Workflow on date field to consider week-days only

You can write a formula to get the day of the week as below. Explained in this link. CASE(MOD( {!CloseDate} - DATE(1900, 1, 6), 7), 0, "Saturday", 1, "Sunday", 2,"Monday", 3, "Tuesday", 4, "Wednesday"...
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Time Dependent Workflow with multiple email alerts

As @sebmaldo stated in his answer - all time-dependent actions with a date in the past start executing right away. To avoid this, you have to include date validation in your criteria, and this will ...
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Time-based Workflow emails and event changes

1 - If an event is cancelled, will the email still trigger? (My assumptions say no, but I could be wrong). Maybe. If the record no longer meets the criteria, all pending workflow actions will be ...
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Send Email when As soon as Case spend 24Hrs in Open State

Create a Time-Based Workflow Action and have it fire 24 hours after your Datetime field. You can add criteria to make sure the record is still Open, and those will be checked again before the action ...
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