AEM Core Forms Container

[lokesh27]

When using the ootb core forms container and action type as "Mail" I am able to send the email from AEM but I would like to create my own custom email template for my use case. Can anybody point me at email template I would need to override or which template Forms Container uses to send the emails inside AEM. I know we can create our own email service and have custom template but I am more curious to know if we can override ootb email template.

[JeevanRaj · Accepted solution]

The email body is built in com.day.cq.wcm.foundation.forms.impl.MailServlet. You cannot just override the template here, you need to create your own custom servlet for the "Mail" action.

To create your custom servlet for mail action,

1. Override foundation/components/form/actions/mail/forward.jsp
2. Override this line and add a selector(XYZ)
   

   FormsHelper.setForwardPath(slingRequest, resource.getPath() + ".XYZ.html");

3. Create your own MailServlet

   @Component(service = Servlet.class,
           property = {
           "sling.servlet.resourceTypes=" + "foundation/components/form/start",
           "sling.servlet.resourceTypes=" + "core/wcm/components/form/container/v2/container",
           "sling.servlet.methods=" + "POST",
           "sling.servlet.selectors=" + "XYZ",
           "service.description=" + "Form Mail Servlet"
   })

   This thread might help you. Do let me know if you have further queries.

[MikołajBu]

Is it still working for AEMaaCS? With overlayed forward.jsp I can see 302 redirect in browser but without selector defined so my servlet is not triggering.

[JeevanRaj]

I haven't tried this in AEMaaCS. Works with AEM 6.5.