Send email activity

Use this activity to send single or multiple emails. The emails include all standard email attributes such as the email address, subject line, and carbon copies.

To use the email activity:

  1. In the Activities tab, open the Salesforce.com directory to find the Send Email activity.
  2. Drag the Send Email activity onto the orchestration.

    The Summary and Checklist for the activity are displayed below the orchestration.

  3. Select a Salesforce.com endpoint.

    For instructions on creating or editing a Salesforce.com endpoint, see Creating or editing a Salesforce.com endpoint.

  4. In the Configure section, select the Send Mass Emails check box if you want to send multiple emails.
  5. Specify the Retry and Activity Timeout parameters for the activity.
  6. Map the inputs of the activity.
  7. Map the outputs of the activity.

To map the input of the Send Email activity:

  1. In the Checklist, select Map Inputs.

    The emails parameter is displayed in the To Activity pane.

  2. (Optional) Right-click the default node and choose Show Optional Parameters, to display these optional input parameters for this activity:
    • connection
    • sessionInfo
  3. Click Select Inputs... and select the input variables for the map.

    For instructions about creating variables, see Creating Variables.

  4. As appropriate, map the input parameters to the variables.

    For mapping instructions, see Creating a Map.

To map the output of the Send Email activity:

  1. In the Checklist, select Map Outputs.

    The results and sessionInfo elements are displayed in the From Activity pane.

  2. Click Select Outputs... and select the output variables for the map.

    For instructions about creating variables, see Creating Variables.

  3. As appropriate, map the output parameters to the variables.

    For mapping instructions, see Creating a Map.