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Is it possible to receive a receipt in Outlook once we submit Request to Workfront from Outlook?

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Is it possible to receive a receipt in Outlook once we submit Request to Workfront from Outlook?

Or any such solution type.

Looking for recommendation and best practice.

Mvh

Kundan

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Hi Kundan. I'm the product manager of Workfront's Outlook add-in. Can you please provide some more details, especially about the problem you want to solve with these receipts? I want to understand the full context of your use case.

Oh, and did you know that there's also a default notification email in Workfront that you get each time after submitting a new request? It confirms that the request was successfully created and includes more context like queue, description, priority and, of course, a link to see it in Workfront.

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Hi @Exp - Hayk Falakyan‚

I am looking two things;

1) When we submit a request from Outlook add-in, the requestor should receive a receipt in Outlook. Which provide a info that the request is submitted by the requestor with request reference number.

2) Also, if a request is sbumitted from Workfront to Workfront, then the user must receive a copy as email in Outlook, but it is not happening at the same time / next day. Which needs to checked and evaluated asap.

Else I would request for quick screen sharing for few minutes with you. If its Ok then, please share your Calendly, I will select based upon your available time. This is a better option & much efficient than writing texts.

Mvh

kundan kumar.

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Hi Kundar. Looks like your question is more about the email notifications than the Outlook add-in. I won't consider myself an expert in notifications, so I'll probably hold back from providing you a "definitive" answer to avoid misleading you. I'll let someone more knowledgeable than me know about this, though.

However, I've tested the same flow in my environment (submitting a request through Outlook and getting a confirmation email/receipt), and it worked just fine. I'd recommend to double-check your user's email notification settings.

  • There's a user-specific setting which says "I submit a request (confirmation)" - if it's enabled, you get an email confirming that the request was successfully registered in Workfront.
  • This setting has two states: Daily and Instant. Make sure it's set to Instant to avoid the problem you've mentioned in your second point.

Not sure about receiving a copy of your requests as an email, though. Do you mean, for example, a PDF copy? Because the confirmation emails always contain a link to Workfront that lets you see the original request online.

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Hei @Exp - Hayk Falakyan‚

Thanks once again, I will also check as per your recommendation. But is any one who can help in this regard specially receiving receipt about Request when submitting from Outlook Add-in.

Mvh

Kundan.