Email: Write adaptor¶

The write adaptor for emails sends an HTML email through an email connection. You can parameterize the email Message Body and Subject using any data elements, and you can specify the To and From fields by any data element.

Creating the adaptor¶

To use the email adaptor, complete the following steps:

Sign in to Acquia Journey.
Create an adaptor of the type Email.
Configure the following settings for the adaptor:
- To — In the Data Schema panel, find the schema location that is the source for the email recipient, click its name, and then click the left arrow icon to set the To field to that location — you can also use a literal value.
- From — Perform the same action as for the To field
- Subject — Enter a concise topic for the email
- Message Body — Enter the contents of the email message
After you have completed your changes, click Save Subject & Message Body / Update Parameters.

Your adaptor is now created and ready to use. To close the adaptor configuration page, click the X to the right of the adaptor name in the tab bar near the top of the webpage.

Email recipients¶

By default, the email write adaptor only sends to one recipient at a time, and there is not a way to copy another recipient. The workaround is to add other recipients as an array allowing the adaptor to send to several recipients, as demonstrated in the following example:

["[email protected]", "[email protected]"]

Note

A comma separated string will not work, it must be an array. A comma separated string will result in only the first email sending.
The best way to combine several email addresses from different schema locations and combine them into an array, is to use the JavaScript node.

Email subject¶

The Email Subject line can be any parameterized string. The parameter names are enclosed in %% markers.

Example¶

The following example provides a subject including a parameter that personalizes the subject with the user’s first name:

Hello %%firstName%%!

Email body¶

The Message Body area can contain any valid parameterized HTML used as the body of the email and rendered by the email client. Whenever a new parameter is added to the Subject or to the Message Body, it is necessary to click Save Subject & Message Body / Update Parameters. Any new parameters will display in the lower-half of the page and must be populated before the adaptor is valid.

Preview email¶

After the adaptor is valid, you can click Preview E-mail to preview how the email body may appear. Acquia recommends you test your HTML email with several email clients before using in production.

The email preview displays the parameters in the Message Body.

Validation warnings¶

Warning	Description
Adaptor does not have connection set	It is necessary to create a connection and choose it from the Adaptor Connection list.
Email write must have a To data source	A valid data source for the email recipient has not been configured.
Email write must have a From data source	A valid data source for the email sender has not been specified.
Email write must have a subject	A subject for the email write adaptor is mandatory. It is good practice to personalize the subject as personalization reduces the risk the email is marked as spam.
Email write must have a message	No message body has been provided.
Received email body appears as error	One or more of the parameters is not populated in the schema when the email is created.

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