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Task notification by email

Hello

When adding a task in SalesForce it is possible to send an email notification. Is that feature also available through the API?

Best regards

/H Nilsson
Ki Consulting

DevAngelDevAngel

Hi tsssupport,

While it is not possible to have the application send an email notification at this time, you can use the API to retrieve the email address of the related contact or lead or whatever it is that the task is related to and send an email.  The ability to have this trigger may be available in the next release.
MaumanMauman

From the previous message in this thread... "The ability to have this trigger may be available in the next release".

That was written in 10/2003.  There have been two releases since.  Is there a way to use this trigger in the current API?  I haven't been able to find a way. 

Message Edited by Mauman on 05-04-2004 05:45 AM
MaumanMauman
So is there a way to trigger the sending of an email yet?
DevAngelDevAngel

Hi Mauman,

Nope, the orginal recommendation of looking up the related object and using the email address from there to generate an email from your system is still the recommendation.
mh6788mh6788
Hi Dave,

Just wanted to know if it's still not possible to trigger email notification on Tasks created via the API (one has to use the workaround you recommended).

Thanks!
MH