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The Mail Object

The Mail object is an SMTP mail control that you can use to send e-mails during your job. There are 3 events when you can send e-mail: JobStarts, JobFinished and JobAborts. You can also attach files. For instance; maybe you have a job that builds an Excel spreadsheet, you could e-mail that spreadsheet out to your users when the job is finished. You can enter as many e-mail addresses as necessary separated by a comma.

Properties

Alias | Alias identifier. Aliases are used on all design objects to simplify coding and to ensure each object has a unique identifier.
BCC | Blind Carbon Copy e-mail address list.
CC | Carbon Copy e-mail address list.
Comments | Comment area to give descriptive text about the data object and its purpose.
Documentation | Open text area where you can document your job and the process.
FileAttachments | To add file attachments, click on the properties ellipse button where you can add and remove file attachments as necessary.
From | This property indicates who the e-mail is from. This is the e-mail address the user will see, and reply to. From does not have to be a valid e-mail address. (Example: SomeUser@MyCompany.com
Memo | Open area to enter either raw text, or HTML. If the MemoType property is set to HTML, you can enter any valid HTML code in the Memo property, otherwise the e-mail will be sent as Text.
MemoType | Text / HTML: Indicates whether the Memo portion of the e-mail should be sent as Text or HTML code
Name | Descriptive name for this object. You can enter any text to describe the object.
Priority | Normal / Low / High: Indicates the e-mail priority level.
Re | Re represents the subject line of the e-mail
SendWhen | JobStarts / JobFinished / JobAborts: Indicates when the e-mail will be sent in the process of the job. For example: If you are building a spreadsheet or file, you could e-mail that file to your users when the job is finished using the FileAttachments property. From a system administration standpoint, you could also e-mail the system administrator if the job aborts allowing for immediate follow-up.
SmtpServer | The DNS name or TCP/IP address of the SMTP server the mail object will use to send the e-mail. Note: Many internet service providers have disabled or locked out Port 25 recently in an attempt to limit SPAM activity.
To | List of e-mail addresses the e-mail should be sent to. e-mail address should be separated by a comma. Example: User1@mycompany.com, user2@mycompany.com

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