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Email tool

chadwickkcc
6 - Meteoroid

Hi all,

 

What I'd like to do is to trigger Outlook to send an email from within the Alteryx workflow. Would anyone be able to advise how the Email tool works? How do you set the required parameters?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Regards,

 

Chad 

 

 

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caltang
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

Hi @chadwickkcc - there’s a step by step guide here: https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Engine-Works/Reporting-in-Alteryx-Sending-Emails-with-Attachments/b...

 

Alternative: https://www.thedataschool.com.au/frank-salmon/how-to-use-the-email-tool-in-alteryx/ 

 

Based on your IT setup, you’ll also need to configure the SMTP like so: https://knowledge.alteryx.com/index/s/article/SMTP-Configuration-of-Common-Email-ProvidersSMTP-Confi...

 

 

 

Calvin Tang
Alteryx ACE
https://www.linkedin.com/in/calvintangkw/
caltang
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

If you’re using the DCM method, you can read up about it here: https://knowledge.alteryx.com/index/s/article/How-to-Set-up-DCM-for-Designer-and-Server

 

Otherwise you can try Megan’s method via the post I’ve linked above.

Calvin Tang
Alteryx ACE
https://www.linkedin.com/in/calvintangkw/
caltang
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

If you get errors, troubleshoot here: https://knowledge.alteryx.com/index/s/article/Email-SMTP-Troubleshooting-1583460191705 

 

Some extra documentation: https://help.alteryx.com/current/en/designer/tools/reporting/email-tool.html#idm45436771728336 

Calvin Tang
Alteryx ACE
https://www.linkedin.com/in/calvintangkw/
chadwickkcc
6 - Meteoroid

Thanks @caltang for the responses! Let me take a look now and follow up if any questions.