SendEmailUsingTemplate

Sends an Email message using the Template identified by the bodyTemplateId parameter. Generates one or more documents and includes them as attachments.

Prerequisites

Go to > Objects > {Object} > Email Templates

Define or find a template.

Get the ID of that template, for use in the bodyTemplateID parameter.

Syntax
Basic:

Result result = Functions.sendEmailUsingTemplate(String objectID, String recordID, 
    String to, String cc, String subject, String bodyTemplateID, 
    String attachmentTemplateIdList, String attachmentIDList);

with Bcc:

Result result = Functions.sendEmailUsingTemplate(String objectID, String recordID, 
    String to, String cc, String Bcc, String subject, String bodyTemplateID, 
    String attachmentTemplateIdList, String attachmentIDList);

with Bcc and from whom:

Result result = Functions.sendEmailUsingTemplate(String objectID, String recordID, 
    String to, String cc, String Bcc, String subject, String bodyTemplateID, 
    String attachmentTemplateIdList, String attachmentIDList,
    String fromName, String fromAddress);

Parameters

objectID

The identifier of the related object

recordID

The identifier of the related record

to

A list of comma-separated email addresses

cc

A list of comma separated email addresses

bcc

Optional. List of comma separated email addresses for "blind copies" (Recipients do not see addresses in this list.)

subject

A descriptive text string. If this value is an empty string, the subject specified in the template is used. Otherwise, the specified string is used.

bodyTemplateID

ID of the Email Template. It is evaluated at run time, template variables substituted, and then sent as the body of the message.

attachmentTemplateIdList

A list of comma-separated Document Template identifiers. The template variables are evaluated at run time, their values are substituted, and the resulting documents are then sent as attachments (in addition to any attachments defined by the Email Template).

Note:
Do not choose a template based on a JSP page for use as an attachment.
Learn more: JSP Attachment Deprecation

attachmentIdList

A list of comma-separated document identifiers to send as attachments

fromName

The name the email is coming from.

fromAddress

The address the email is coming from.

Return

Result object

Example

This example calls sendEmailUsingTemplate for a contact.

String contactID = ""; String attachmentTemplateIdList = ""; String bodyTemplateID = ""; String attachmentID = ""; // Some code to populate contactID. // Populate attachmentTemplateIdList manually from the template Ids displayed in UI from Template object // Populate bodyTemplateID manually from the template Id displayed in the UI from Template object Functions.sendEmailUsingTemplate("CONTACT", contactID, "joe.smith@acme.com,mark.smith@acme.com", "cc.smith@xyz.com", "Some subject", bodyTemplateID, attachmentTemplateIdList, attachmentID);