HOW TO:
Customize Reminder E-Mail Message Format
Background:
When you click the E-Mail Reminders button on the Reminders window, a
default message format is used for the outgoing reminder alerts. You can
customize these messages using a series of replacement variables on the Reminders
tab under the Company
Information and Settings...
dialog.
Reference:
The following is additional information that you can follow to re-format
your reminder E-Mail messages.
Subject
Line - up to 80 characters of text |
Message
Line #1 - up to 80 characters of literal text |
Message
Line #2 - up to 80 characters of literal text |
Asset
Identifier - up to 80 characters including the following UPPER-CASE
variables |
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Variable
Name |
Information
that will be displayed |
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$VEHNO |
Vehicle
Number |
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$TAGNO |
Tag Number |
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$UNITNO |
Unit Number |
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$VIN |
Vehicle
Identification Number or Asset Serial Number |
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$CUST |
External
Customer Name (if defined) |
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$DEPT |
Department |
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$LOC |
Location |
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$DRIVER |
Driver Name
(if defined) |
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$VEHDESC |
Vehicle
Description (see below) |
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Asset
Description - up to 80 characters including the following UPPER-CASE
variables |
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$YEAR |
Year of
manufacture |
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$MAKE |
Make or
manufacturer |
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$MODEL |
Model |
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$STYLE |
Type/Style |
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Note that all
variables begin with a dollar sign ($), and all variables must be entered
in UPPER-CASE characters. The variable $VEHDESC will contain the values
defined in the Asset Description field.
Example Asset
Description: $YEAR $MAKE $MODEL
Example Output: 2020
FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY
Example Asset
Identifier: Veh No:
$VEHNO
Tag No: $TAGNO
Desc: $VEHDESC
Example Output:
Veh No:
8888-88
Tag No:
J615288
Desc: 2020 FORD
F-350 SUPER DUTY
In the above
examples, the colored text represents the three (3) variables and the data
returned from your database for each variable. You can mix variables and
literal text values including spaces.
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