Hi All,
Is it possible to send custom email when the user reassigns the task using Appian default action 'Reassign' in a task instead of default email?
I have a scenario where I need to send custom email for both task assignment and re-assignment.
I can send custom email for task assignment (will uncheck default email), but if the user clicks on default 'Reassign' button, then no emails will be sent right, so please let me know if there is a way to achieve custom email using default Reassignment?
Thanks in advance!
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No, you cannot send custom emails when using default Reassign action. You need to build data base driven task to achieve customization.While below approach is technically feasible and can successfully detect reassignments to trigger custom emails, it requires continuous polling in the parallel flow which creates performance overhead and system complexity, making it less efficient than implementing a custom reassign button that directly handles both reassignment and email notification in a single action. When a task is assigned, store the initial owner and status from the Task Process Report, then create a parallel flow that runs alongside the main user input task. This parallel flow continuously monitors the Task Process Report by periodically checking for owner changes (indicating reassignment) and status updates. When an owner change is detected, the system sends a custom email with task details, updates the stored owner information, and continues monitoring for additional reassignments until the main task is submitted.
Thanks for your reply. Will go with custom reassign button which handles both reassignment and email notification in a single action considering the performance factor.
If you are using custom reassign(Without database driven task approach) then how are you hiding default reassign button?
I am using database driven task approach now
Oh perfect!