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How to send an e-mail form confirmation to the user

  1. Include a string field in the form asking for the user's e-mail address. Make this field required and apply the e-mail validator to this field. This is a default field called Your e-mail address with a shortname of replyto.
  2. Add a second Mailer Adapter to the form: From the Add Item menu, select Mailer Adapter. Add this metadata:
    • Shortname: user-mailer
    • Title: User Mailer
    • Leave the Recipient's full name blank
    • Leave the Recipient's e-mail blank
  3. Click on the next button
  4. Click on the next button again
  5. Verify you are working in the [messages] menu option
    • In Body (prepended) enter text to indicate that this is a confirmation of the submitted results:
      This is an e-mail message containing the form contents that you submitted.
  6. Click on the next button four times to move through the menu options
  7. Verify you are working in the [overrides] menu option
  8. In the Recipient Expression type:
    request/form/replyto

  9. Click on the Save button
  10. Click on the name of the form in the breadcrumbs
  11. Click on the Edit tab
  12. Scroll down to Action Adapter and verify that the second mailer adapter (the one called User Mailer) is checked
  13. Click on the Save button
  14. Click on the Contents tab
  15. Click on the Thank You adapter
  16. Click on the Edit tab
  17. Edit the Description field to say:
    Thank you for submitting your information. Please print this page. You will receive an e-mail message with your submitted information shortly.

  18. Click on the Save button

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