the email that is generated when a task is assigned by sharepoint workflow doesn't fit my needs and I would either like to customize it. If anyone knows how to customize this email, please let me know.
The best thing to do is to disable the default email alert on the task list by going to list settings. Then create another workflow on the task list that gets triggered on item creation and only when the item creator is the first workflow. Then use a send mail activity from designer and you can customize that to your heart's content.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-designer-help/video-create-an-approval-workflow-in-sharepoint-designer-2010-VA101897477.aspx (or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfGDBzQvAwI)
Starting at 5:37, this video show how to customize the email sent by a workflow task using SharePoint Designer 2010.
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When I submit an Attachment to the Azure DevOps REST service (create), is there a place I can go to visualise all of the attachments in there? Or is my best course of action to just send a GET which will give me the list?
My problem then becomes...that there is no way for me to delete unwanted attachments.
Is there a place I can go to visualise all of the attachments in
there? Or is my best course of action to just send a GET which will
give me the list?
Yes, the best course of action to view these attachments is to send a GET request.
In fact, after you upload the attachments to a work item via the API, all of them are managed by the backend. The backend does not assign any relevant info to the work item. This leads to the situation where you cannot view them from the UI, unfortunately.
Microsoft hasn't expanded the API/SDK to provide an "attachment delete" call yet.
You can also press F12, then try with uploading and deleting attachments from one workitem within the UI.
As you can see, the attachments deleted are run by the backend via sending an event call. In your scenario, you cannot remove those unwanted attachments until now.
You are not the first one who has requested this feature. See this suggestion: Unable to delete/remove attachment from work item by using VSTS api. You can vote and comment there to raise its priority. The product team can then consider adding the feature to the roadmap.
I had to create a workflow to create an email notification every time the content is modified.
The Email should go to a specified set of owners and a publisher.Can anyone walk me through the steps?
You need to create workflow in SharePoint designer 2010 and set the workflow start options when item is edited. In the workflow designer from workflow commands double click on email and configure it.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-ca/sharepoint-designer-help/introduction-to-designing-and-customizing-workflows-HA101859249.aspx
I have created the Info path form.
Once the new form created i need to send the email to users which the user selected in the people picker field.
Is that possible to do this using Designer,or VS 2010.
Give some reference to do this.
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepoint2010general/thread/817c0905-be9c-4b69-aee6-1c5043fc835c/
If a particular button, on a SharePoint list is selected, can I have a email sent to someone?
You'll probably need to wire an event handler into the list, which is going to require visual studio. I don't know think you can do it from designer.
Yes. You will need to create a workflow (in SharePoint Designer) to generate an email everytime that button/box is checked. In that email you can also specify the details you want to send over, linked to that item. (realy easy, does not require too much knowledge in SP Designer to do it).
I have a SharePoint list of Issues and have set a column (called Alert) to a “Person or Group” (allowing multiple names).
I would like the system to send an email to all the users listed in the Alert field, if the respective Issue is modified.
How do I set the Workflow to send an email the users as specified by the data in the Alert field (if there is any)? I know how to use the Workflow etc – the problem the “To” part of the Workflow's email.
(Sorry if this item has already been tackled – I've searched Stack Overflow and Googled around but could not find an answer)
Preferably through SharePoint Designer. i.e. preferably with no Code.
Regards.
I have limited experience with SP Designer workflows, but have you tried the email action with "Workflow Lookup" selected in the To field? This allows you to use specific fields from the submitted list item.
You'll want to use the SPUtility.SentEmail method which will send an email to the string you pass it from using the context of the SharePoint server, saving you from writing the code youself to send it.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.sharepoint.utilities.sputility.sendemail.aspx
Use the "Build Dynamic String" workflow action to compose the list of email addresses. You can then use the dynamic string variable in the TO field. You can find the variable under "Workflow Data" in the lookup dialog.
I believe that the SPD workflows can only send to a person field that allows single selections. If you need to send an email to multiple users you will have to find a custom action (similar to http://www.codeplex.com/SPDActivities) or develop a Windows Workflow Foundation workflow using Visual Studio.
I have found a workaround to make the workflow send emails to multiple users entered under the field type Person/Group:
Create a workflow variable with type String
Assign the variable to Current Item field name and return type String
Then send an email To: Variable Name