User Task Notification
CAUTION: We strongly discourage turning off this notification. The Task Notification email is an essential part of using MinistryPlatform. It is a critical step to ensure that tasks are seen, addressed, and completed in a timely manner to keep your ministry moving!
This notification sends emails to users with outstanding tasks.
- Frequency: Daily.
- Recipients: Any secured user with outstanding tasks.
- From/Reply To: The From and Reply To contacts on the Template record.
- Contents: A list of the user's open tasks (current and past) with a link to the task or record associated with the task. Note: Tasks without dates are not included, as they are not considered outstanding.
- How to Stop: Set the SERVICES, TaskNotificationTemplateID configuration setting to 0 (zero) to turn off Task Notifications.
- Method for Sending: MinistryPlatform.
- Logging in Messages: MinistryPlatform logs messages using the Audit Log and All Recipients.
- Configuration Settings: The SERVICES, TaskNotificationTemplateID configuration setting specifies which template to use for notifications.
- Subject Line: This is derived from a stored procedure, and anything in a template overwrites to: "[Count Total of User_Tasks] Task(s) Outstanding for [Display_Name]".
- Merge Fields Supported: [Nickname], [Task List], [BaseURL].Note: Merge fields are only available in the body of the email.
- Initial Configuration: None.
- Optional Configuration: Modify the message as needed.
Correct Old User Tasks
Ensure your users complete the appropriate tasks.
- Go to the User Tasks page.
- Select the outstanding tasks for the appropriate users.
- From the Actions menu, select Complete.
- Select the Complete option.
- Click Complete.