EMAIL General Control Maintenance Records
The following control maintenance records belong to the EMAIL (E-Mail)
category.
Branch-Specific E-mail HTML Logos
For each pricing branch, when applicable, enter the complete URL of
the logo image the system uses on e-mailed invoices, purchase orders,
and regular html e-mails sent from that branch.
More:
Settings
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In the
Br/Tr/All field,
enter the branch or territory for which to specify an
e-mail logo. Enter ALL
to specify logos for all branches and territories.
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In the
Image URL field,
enter the complete URL of the logo image, including your
domain address and the path to the image. For
example, enterhttp://www.eclipseinc.com/emailimages/br3-logo.gif.
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In the
Doc Color field,
press F10 and
select the background color to be used for the logo.
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Outcome
of setting this control record
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Applies the logo
you enter for the branch for all e-mailed invoice, purchase
orders, and other e-mails that you send from the system.
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Default
Value(s)
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None
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Action
if set to Null
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Branches that are
left blank use the image specified in the E-mail HTML Logocontrol maintenance record.
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Additional
Information
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To set the same
image for all your branches, enter All
in the Br/Tr/All field,
set the image in the first branch, and then use the Set All hot key.
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If you are using
the Shipment Notification -
View Order URL control maintenance record, this control
maintenance record must be set to send the branch-specific
logo on the shipment notification e-mail.
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Corporate Customer
Enter a default entity record for which activity triggers are defined.
This record provides a safety net to catch activity triggers that were
not set up for a customer, vendor, or branch that should cause a corresponding
activity to occur.
More:
This record only works with respect to activity triggers. An activity
trigger is an event that causes something else to happen. You can
specify activity triggers for customers or vendors. When an activity
trigger occurs, the program looks for a defined activity first in
the ship-to (pay-to) record, then the bill-to (ship-from) record,
then the branch entity record, and then the entity specified in this
control maintenance record.
E-mail Attachment Settings
Note: If
you are running Eclipse
Forms, this control maintenance record does not apply.
Select which format you want to use for system-generated sales order
and purchase order documents and statements that are sent using e-mail.
More:
Options
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Tiff of Print Form -
Creates a .tiff image file using the Print form.
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Tiff of Fax Form - Creates
a .tiff image file using the Fax form.
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PDF of Print Form -
Creates a .pdf file using the Print Form.
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PDF of Fax Form - Creates
a .pdf file using the Fax form.
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Outcome
of setting this control record
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If you use Eclipse
Forms, determines the format for e-mailed documents through
your Forms servers.
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Default
Value(s)
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None
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Additional
Information
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You can override
these settings at the customer
and vendor
level.
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E-mail Body For Orders Sent As
Tiff Attachments
Enter the message you want the system to send in e-mails to which orders
are attached as .tiff files.
For example, your message might be, "Please click on the attachment
to view your document."
E-mail Body For Statements Sent
As Tiff Attachments
Enter the message you want the system to send in e-mails to which statements
are attached as .tiff files.
For example, your message might be, "Please click on the attachment
to view your document."
Email BCC List Size
New in Release 9.0.5
Limits the number of email addresses allowed in the BCC
field of an email. If the number of email addresses exceeds the number
entered here, then the system splits the email addresses into groups sending
the message to each group.
E-mail Footer Text
If the Use
E-mail Footercontrol maintenance record is set to Yes,
enter the text of a footer, such as a privacy statement, for the system
to attach to every outbound e-mail.
More:
Options
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Any
free form text you would like to include in the footer of
your e-mailed forms.
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Outcome
of setting this control record
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All e-mailed acknowledgments,
bids, statements, and invoices display this statement in the
footer.
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Default
Value(s)
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None
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Action
if set to Null
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No footer message
is included, even if the Use E-mail Footercontrol maintenance record is set to Yes.
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Additional
Information
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The footer text
can contain the string &SENT.TO.ADDR&, which the system
replaces with the e-mail address in the To
Address field.
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E-mail HTML Logo
Enter the complete URL of the logo image the system uses on e-mailed
invoices, purchase orders, and regular html e-mails.
More:
Settings
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In the
Domain Address
field, enter your domain address. For example, enter http://www.eclipseinc.com.
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In the
Image Path field,
enter the path within the domain to the graphic for the
logo. For example, enter /emailimages/ie-logo-notag.gif.
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In the
HTML Doc Color
field, press F10
and select the background color to use with the logo.
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Outcome
of setting this control record
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The system uses
this logo on all outgoing e-mails, unless a logo is defined
at the branch-level in the Branch-Specific E-mail HTML Logos
control maintenance record. If branch-specific logos are set,
the system uses those instead of the record defined here.
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Default
Value(s)
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None
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Action
if set to Null
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No logo is used
on e-mailed documents.
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Additional
Information
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If you are using
the Shipment
Notification - View Order URL control maintenance record,
this control maintenance record must be set to send the company
logo on the shipment notification e-mail.
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E-mail Message On Bids
Enter the message you want the system to append to the end of e-mailed
bids.
E-mail Request - Subject Of
Response For WOE Login/Password
Enter the text to display in the Subject
line of the e-mail message sent by the system to a Web Commerce customer
or contact who forgets their login or password and clicks the link requesting
help.
More:
Options
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Free
form text.
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Outcome
of setting this control record
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If the customer
or contact forgets their login name or password and clicks
the link to request that information, they are prompted to
enter their e-mail address. The system searches for the customer
or contact associated with that e-mail address and responds
with this message containing the login name and password assigned
to that name.
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Default
Value(s)
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None
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Examples
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Web
Commerce - Password Recovery Request Response
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Action
if set to Null
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A subject line
is not included in the auto-generated response.
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Additional
Information
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Also set the E-mail Request - Text Of Response
For WOE Login/Password control maintenance record.
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E-mail Request - Text Of Response
For WOE Login/Password
Enter the text to display in the body of the e-mail message the system
sends to a Web Commerce customer or contact who forgets their login or
password and clicks the link requesting help.
More:
Options
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Free
form text.
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Outcome
of setting this control record
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If the customer
or contact forgets their login name or password and clicks
the link to request that information, they are prompted to
enter their e-mail address. The system searches for their
record and responds with the message entered in this control
record.
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Default
Value(s)
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None
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Examples
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For example, enter
the following:
This is an
e-mail from http://www.eclipseinc.com
- We received a request that your login and password be
Login ID :
&LOGIN.ID
Password :
&PASSWORD
Thank you for
using the Eclipse Web.
Have a nice
day.
&LOGIN.ID is replaced with the
login name and
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Action
if set to Null
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A body is not included
in the auto-generated response.
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Additional
Information
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Also set the E-mail Request - Subject Of Response
For WOE Login/Password control maintenance record.
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Outbound E-mail Logging BCC
Use this record to send a blind carbon copy of all e-mails to an e-mail
address used for logging purposes.
More:
Settings
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In the
E-mail Address
field, enter the logging e-mail address.
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In the
Subject Prefix
field, enter the prefix to display in the subject line
of the copy sent to the logging e-mail address.
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Outcome
of setting this control record
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The system appends
this address to all e-mail BCC lists, but does not display
the address in the BCC
field.
Users can override by using the Sender
BCC field when creating an e-mail.
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Default
Value(s)
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None
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Action
if set to Null
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The system does
not send blind carbon copies of system-generated e-mails.
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Additional
Information
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Users must be assigned
the EMAIL.LOG.BCC
authorization key to set this control maintenance record.
Standard hierarchies apply when using this setting. The
system checks this control maintenance record first, then
checks the User Maintenance BCC setting. Users can override
both of these settings at the e-mail level.
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Show Customer Part # On E-mail
P/O For Directs
For direct purchase orders the system sends by e-mail, indicate whether
the system adds customer part numbers, when they exist, to the line item
comments.
More:
Settings
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Outcome
of setting this control record
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Provides customer
part numbers for products on the direct orders. This can provide
additional information to your customers and vendors regarding
the products on the order.
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Default
Value(s)
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No
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Action
if set to Null
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Same as if set
to No.
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Additional
Information
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None
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Show Page Breaks on Text E-mails
Indicate whether the system shows page breaks on plain-text e-mail orders.
More:
Settings
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Outcome
of setting this control record
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Your customers
can use a variety of software settings such as resolutions
and different fonts on their computers, and there is not a
way to control what settings or software they have for viewing
items such as e-mail. For better readability of plain-text
e-mails, use this control record to indicate on e-mails that
span multiple pages where the natural page breaks would occur.
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Default
Value(s)
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No
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Action
if set to Null
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Same as if set
to No.
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Additional
Information
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None
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Use E-mail Footer Text
Indicate whether you want the system to append footer text, such as
a privacy statement, to all outbound e-mails.
More:
Settings
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Outcome
of setting this control record
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If set to yes,
all outbound e-mails contain the footer message entered in
the E-mail
Footer Textcontrol maintenance record.
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Default
Value(s)
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No
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Action
if set to Null
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Same as if set
to No.
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Additional
Information
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The footer text
can contain the string &SENT.TO.ADDR&, which the system
replaces with the e-mail address in the To
Address field.
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Valid E-mail Preference
Enter e-mail preferences to assign to an e-mail in the Pref
field on the Internet Information Maintenance screen. Preferences can
be up to five characters long. E-mail preferences can be names such as
Plain, XML, and HTML. You can use Report Writer to select on e-mail types
and preferences specified on the Internet Information Maintenance screen
for doing mass mailings.
Valid E-mail Types
Enter e-mail types to assign in the Type
field on the Internet Information Maintenance screen. Types can be up
to 10 characters long.
Typical e-mail types are Business, Technical, and Personal. You can
use Report Writer to select on e-mail types and preferences specified
on the Internet Information Maintenance screen for doing mass mailings.
If you are going to use the StarShip automatic e-mail function, you must
define a valid e-mail type of AUTO-EMAIL.