Sending email from a task: version 8.1.01 and later

You can send an email note from the task. You can do this, for example, to request more information about the task, or to request a clarification or assistance from another help desk agent. You can also send a note to the originator of the task to let that person know the task is complete, and to ask the originator to verify the work.

1. On the Task form, click Email System.
2. Indicate the recipient by performing any one, or combination of the following actions:
   1. Select one of the following options:
      • Select Current Customer — Places the email address of the customer associated with the task in the Internet Email address field. If the button is not available, no customer is associated with the task.
      • Select Current Assignee — Places the email address of the current task assignee in the Internet E-Mail address field. If the button is not available, no assignee is associated with the task.
   2. To select another recipient, perform the following steps:
      1. Complete the fields in the People Search Criteria area. Provide as much information as you can.
      2. Click Search.
      3. When the search finishes, click the recipient's name in the search results table to place their email address in the Internet E-Mail field.
         If you need help determining the correct name in the list, you can see more information about an individual by selecting their name from the list, and then clicking View. This opens the People form, which contains detailed information about the recipient.
   3. If you know it, type the email address of the recipient directly in the Internet E-Mail field.
3. Complete the rest of the information fields on the Email System form. 

   See the following table for a description of what to put in the information fields. 

    

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   Field	Description
   Email Subject Line	By default, the subject line contains the task ID number, to which you can append text, or which you can type over.
   Email Message Body	You type the message text here. By using the buttons to the right of this field, you can also automatically insert text from the record into the message text; you can insert values for the following:  Status Summary Details  Resolution Note If any of these buttons is not active, it means that the corresponding field in the Task form contains no information.  You can attach a file to the email message (BMC Service Desk limits you to one attachment). To attach a file, right-click inside the Email Attachment table, and then click Add. In the Add Attachment dialog box, browse to and select the file that you want to attach. Click Open. Details of the attached file appear in the table.
   Email Attachment	You can attach a file to the email message (BMC Service Desk limits you to one attachment). To attach a file, right-click inside the Email Attachment table, and then click Add. In the Add Attachment dialog box, browse to and select the file that you want to attach. Click Open. Details of the attached file appear in the table.

4. Click Send Email Now.