How would you model an email app (like gmail) in MongoDB? Would you model a Conversation? Inbox / OutBox? or mail?
Thanks
Gmail use concept of labels (like tags on stackoverflow). That mean that inbox, send mail, starred, etc normal Email object, just marked with specified label. So, there are only Email and Labels.
You can see it using search in gmail like label:inbox or label:Starred.
I'd like to suggest a fairly simple design like this:
Email
{
_id
Title,
Body,
Status {read, unread},
Labels { name, type(system, custom) },
Replies {...},
..
}
Labels
{
_id,
name,
settings {
ShowInLabelsList (show, hide, showIfUnread),
ShowInMessageList (show, hide),
..
}
}
For sure i've missed something, but i guess it's okay to start from above schema and add more features in future if neeed.
Update:
For the 'Conversation View' i guess all replies show go to the nested collection Replies (i've update my schema). Logic is following:
Once you have received a new message you need check if email with same name already exists (for sure need to Remove 'Re', etc..) also need to check that user that has sent email in list of recipients. If above conditions is true then just add new email to nested collection of Replies otherwise add to collection of emails.
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I am trying to get the last recipient (email address) just introduced into the "To", "Bc" or "Cc" fields when field loses its focus. How can I achieve this?
For example:
if user just types in an email address within "To" field I want to get that.
if user just types in an email address within "Bc" field I want to get that.
if user just types in an email address within "Cc" field I want to get that.
Use MailItem.PropertyChange event. Whenever any recipient is changed (added/deleted), the event handler fires for all 3 (To/CC/BCC) properties, so your won't know which one changed. You'd need to cache the old value first, and when the event fires, compare it with new value.
PropertyChange ("To")
PropertyChange ("CC")
PropertyChange ("BCC")
You can handle the MailItem.PropertyChange event which is fired when an explicit built-in property (for example, Subject) of the object is changed. The property name is passed to the event so that you can determine which property was changed.
The Recipients property returns a Recipients collection that represents all the recipients for the Outlook item. So, you could get easily get the items for the To, Cc or Bcc fields.
I'm making by a requirement a code able to send an E-mail to an specific list of E-mails, due the fact that I must to include the attachments of the record I decided to use an apex class instead an e-mail alert. This object (A custom object ) must populate some fields in an email template with some of the record´s fields. I implemented the following code
Messaging.SingleEmailMessage mail = new Messaging.SingleEmailMessage();
mail.setToAddresses(lista);
mail.setTemplateId('00X21000000QR22');
//mail.setWhatId(idMinuta);
mail.setTargetObjectId('005d0000005NMIx');
mail.setSaveAsActivity(false);
List<Messaging.Emailfileattachment> fileAttachments = new List<Messaging.Emailfileattachment>();
for (ContentVersion document: documents)
{
Messaging.Emailfileattachment efa = new Messaging.Emailfileattachment();
efa.setFileName(document.Title);
efa.setBody(document.VersionData);
fileAttachments.add(efa);
}
mail.setFileAttachments(fileAttachments);
Messaging.sendEmail(new Messaging.SingleEmailMessage[] { mail });
I understood that to make the fields merge it´s necesary to use the WhatId method. In the related code, I have commented it because It generates an error (INVALID_ID_FIELD, WhatId is not available for sending emails to UserIds.)
My question is, if is it possible to do this with a custom object. I´m a little confuse with salesforce documentation beacuse it looks like the method supports a custom object, or maybe If I am forggeting something to include in the code.
If i keep the WhatID line commented, effectively the email is sent with the attachments and the Template but it is not populated.
I really need this kind of solution because the org have in this object at least 20 email templates, for me will be easier just to pass the Id of the template instead of makig a code with 20 different html codes for each situation
Thanks a lot
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I'm sending emails using: https://github.com/sendgrid/sendgrid-nodejs/tree/master/packages/mail
I have not been able to find out HOW I can add the Unsubscribe equivalent. This is documented in here: https://sendgrid.com/docs/Classroom/Basics/Marketing_Campaigns/unsubscribe_groups.html#-Using-a-Custom-Unsubscribe-Link
On the website, you just use a shortcode [Unsubscribe], this does not work when sending emails via the sendgrid/mail package.
One tip that would have saved me an hour or two is that:
It's possible to send the following in the api json along with other stuff:
"asm":{
"group_id":123,
"groups_to_display": [123],
}
then the following variables become available to use within the template:
<%asm_group_unsubscribe_raw_url%>
<%asm_preferences_raw_url%>
If you want to keep things simple don't include the following variable as it fiddles with too many things (this wasn't obvious from the documentation so obviously I did so and wasted time :( ):
"tracking_settings": {
"subscription_tracking": {
"enable": true,
"substitution_tag": "[unsubscribe_url]"
}
}
Just use them in their raw format and you shall be fine.
Since you're sending using code, it's a "transactional" type of message. You'll want to either turn on the Subscription Tracking filter at the account level (via [UI](subscription tracking setting) or API), or turn it on as you send the message, as part of the mail/send API call, under tracking_settings.
It's important to note that you can't mix those. If you define anything in the mail/send API call, you'll need to define everything for Subscription Tracking in that call. SendGrid won't look at some settings at the mail level, and some at the account level.
Most users will just set it at the account level. There, you can customize the HTML & Text of the Unsubscribe footer, customize the HTML of the landing page, or redirect landing to a URL of your choosing, which will send the recipient there with ?email=test#domain.com in the URL string for your system to catch. You can also define the "replacement tag" like [%unsubscribe%], so that you can place the URL wherever you want within your HTML.
https://app.sendgrid.com/ > Suppressions > Unsubscribe Groups > Create New Group
Note down group_id/ids. e.g 123 (Only number !Not string)
Send email using node.js
const sgMail = require('#sendgrid/mail');
sgMail.setApiKey(SENDGRID_API_KEY);
const tags = { invitedBy : Alex }
const msg = {
to: email,
from: { "email": SENDER_EMAIL,
"name": SENDER_NAME
},
templateId: TEMPLATE_ID,
dynamic_template_data: {
Sender_Name: name,
...tags
},
asm: {
group_id: 123,
groups_to_display: [
123
],
},
};
await sgMail.send(msg);
The best approach is to use Group Unsubscribes.
First create a group in Sendgrid:
Groups > Unsubscribe Groups > Create a group
Next, insert a module into the Sendgrid template that creates specific tags in your email, which are populated when you make an API request
Go to your template
Insert an unsubscribe module in an HTML block
Save
Finally make an API request and specify the group created in step 1:
"asm":{
"group_id":544,
"groups_to_display": [544, 788],
}
These will be inserted into the module mentioned in step 2 when the email is sent.
Unfortunately Sendgrid unsubscribe links are not as straightforward as they could be. They are explained in more detail here
The easiest way is to do this via the SendGrid GUI.
Go to Settings -> Tracking -> Subscription Tracking
I've been asked to help do some much needed updates to Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 (yes its old) and they want me to update some of their email templates for sales orders, etc. One of the things they want me to do is update the 'From' field to be a group email box instead of the current user, which I didn't think about be too difficult, but figuring out how NAV creates emails has been less than simple.
This article had some information, but didn't get me all the way there:
http://www.dynamics101.com/2014/02/sending-customized-emails-dynamics-nav/
I've found the Sales Header table which has lots of fields...none of which include "From". I found one field called "Assigned User" which points to the User Setup.
Do you mean the mails that are sent on the event of sales order approval / rejection or that small 'New Mail Message' button in the Customer card? Libraries that are used in these cases are different, and they rely on different automation objects to create e-mail messages.
Anyway, in both cases there is no setup to change the 'From' field - you'll have to customize it a bit.
First of all, you'll need a new field in a setup table to store the e-mail address. Table 'User Setup' is probably the best place, but it depends on the task, of course. Suppose, it is Uset Setup, and you call the new field 'FromAddress'
When you click on the e-mail button in the Customer card, 'Create Mail' wizard is run (Form 5148 'Create Mail'). It calls the function 'NewMessage' in codeunit 397. So, codeunit 397 'Mail', is what you are looking for. To change the 'From' address you need to set the property 'SentOnBehalfOfName' in the OSendMail object.
UserSetup.GET(USERID);
OSendMail.SentOnBehalfOfName(UserSetup.FromAddress);
If the message you want to change is the document approval notification, e-mail message is created in the codeunit 400 'SMTP Mail', but all fields are set up in the codeunit 440 'Approvals Mgt Notification', functions SetTemplate and GetEmailAddress. It is GetEmailAddress that sets the sender address. You need to replace this line of code:
SenderAddress := UserSetup."E-Mail";
with the new one
SenderAddress := UserSetup.FromAddress;
But be careful - this change will affect all templates and all users. If you need to change some templates while leaving other untouched, it is safer to redefine the value of this variable in a function responsible for the particular template. But again, it's all in codeunit 440.
I have a form sent by email that travels through different persons like this.
Person A --> Person B --> Person C
I want the person A to be informed when the form is treated by person C. So Person A needs to be in copy of the email sent by person B.
Because person A isn't always the same one, I think the best way to put him/her in copy is to use the "from" field of the email received by person B and to put it in copy.
But how can I find this address with infopath and how can I place it into my email data connection ?
I had this same question today myself and could not find much in the way of answers.
So... I did some work myself and came up with a few solutions.
First I don't believe there is any way to get/set the "From" address using the InfoPath OM. This means you will have to use one of the following options:
No Code:
You will be limited to providing a field on the form where "Person A" can put their email address and use this in the CC. for subsequent stages. That's kind of the only way and while it an extra burden to the user it does have the benefit of providing flexibility.
Code:
Write your own code to send the mail using Outlook Interop or System.Net.Mail and then you will be setting all of the addresses manually anyway.
If you are using AD or something else then you could always get the email address of the current use using System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.
Based on an assumption which I cannot find any documentation to back up. That InfoPath uses the account associated with the default store to send email using EmailSubmitConnection. You should be able to use Outlook Interop to find the address that InfoPath will use.
Here is a code sample:
using Outlook = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook;
public string GetDefaultSenderAddress()
{
// This actually opens outlook in the same way as InfoPath does to send the message.
// which can be slow.
string DefaultAddress = string.Empty;
Outlook.Application OutlookApplication = new Outlook.Application();
string DefaultStoreId = OutlookApplication.Session.DefaultStore.StoreID;
foreach (Outlook.Account Account in OutlookApplication.Session.Accounts)
{
if (Account.DeliveryStore.StoreID == DefaultStoreId)
{
DefaultAddress = Account.SmtpAddress;
}
}
// Note you probably won't want to quit if you are about to send the email.
// However I have noticed that this doesn't seem to close Outlook anyway.
OutlookApplication.Quit();
return DefaultAddress;
}
You may have to provide a few more checks in case of different account types etc. But I believe it will work. (I tested it for my scenario and it does).
Note: Of course this opens an outlook instance which you will have to close as well. And it can be slow. Unless outlook is already open in which case it will be very quick. Anyhow when sending from InfoPath Outlook will have to be opened so if you do this just before sending then there should be no noticeable difference.
I would advise using a combination of the no code/with code options so provide a return address which is automatically complete to save the user time. But can be corrected if the user wishes to have the email returned to a different address of if there is a mistake.
Hope that you find that useful.