Alternative to SendMail Function : PT_MCF_MAIL

You can use Application package PT_MCF_MAIL (PeopleTools 8.46 or higher only) to generate emails instead of using SendMail peoplecode function.

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Home > PeopleBooks > Enterprise PeopleTools 8.48 PeopleBook: PeopleCode API Reference > Mail Classes

Go to Mail Classed Example section to see How to use these classes. Following examples are provided.

• Creating Text Email
• Creating Email and Overriding SMTP Settings
• Creating HTML Email
• Creating Multi-Part Email With Both Text and HTML Parts
• Creating HTML Email with Images
• Creating Email with Attachments
• Creating Email Attachments Specifying a URL
• Creating Multiple Emails
• Authenticating Email While Sending

Advantages

• Structured Code
• Can generate HTML Email
• Can override Default SMTP Parameters
• Better Error Handling
• Send emails  return receipt request (email reception notification)
• Ability to set Message priority

 

Reference

• Rich emails using SendMail()

 

Issues

•   You might not be able to use GetHTMLText in Application Engine program run using process scheduler or in 2 tier mode, as this function does not support bind variables in 2 tier mode. PeopleBooks list the following constraints for this function.
  
  Restrictions on Use

Use this function with the PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture. If run from a 2 tier environment, the parameter substitution does not take place.