Ways to Send Email¶
Introduction¶
Cloud Studio provides a number of ways to configure and send email. The table below provides a capability matrix to help you decide which one to use.
Capability Matrix¶
| Email Method | Description | Agent Availability | Supports Attachments | Supports Multiple SMTP Servers | Supports Reply-To Email Addresses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Email Connector Send Email Activity | Use the Email connector to create an Email connection. Then create an Email Send Email activity to use as a target of an operation. | Agents 10.1 and later | Yes | No | No |
| Email Notifications | Configure an operation action to trigger an email notification on success or failure of an operation. | All agents | No | Yes | Yes |
SendEmail() Function | Call in a script to send an email using configuration parameters provided in the script. | All agents | No | Yes | Yes |
SendEmailMessage() Function | Call in a script to send an existing email notification. | All agents | No | Yes | Yes |
SendSystemEmail() Function | Call in a script to send an email using configuration parameters defined in the Private Agent configuration file. | Private Agents only | No | Yes | No |
| Send Email with Attachment Plugin | Apply to an activity to run a plugin on execution of the operation. Deprecated in favor of the Email connector. | Private Agents only | Yes | No | Yes |