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Sort Parameters
The Search Parameters define how to sort the entities retrieved from the Connect Database
using either the Retrieve Items task, or the Filter source in the All in One Action Task's Data
Mapper task.
l Sort items based on:Lists the different sorts to apply to the entities.
l Name:Click and enter the name for the Value or the Property to sort on.
l Type:Select whether the Name option refers to a Property or a Value within the
entity.
l Order:Select how to sort, either Ascending or Descending alphabetical order.
l Add:Click to add a new line to the sort list.
l Remove:Click to remove the currently selected line in the sort list.
l Move Up:Click to move the currently selected line up one position in the sort list.
l Move Down:Click to move the currently selected line down one position in the sort list.
l Validate Names:Click to check the each of line in the sort list against the currently active
Metadata. Metadata must be loaded in the Data Selector or through the use of the
Debugging feature.
Create Email Content
The Create Email Content task generates a set of email content items from a template's Email
Context, which are then sent directly to the recipient set in each record.
Input
This task must receive the information regarding a valid Record Set. This can be the output of
the Create Record Set task, or a Record Set retrieved using the Retrieve Entities task.
Processing
This task loops through each record in the Record Set. For each record, an HTMLEmail is
generated using the record's data. The output generated is then sent via an SMTPserver to the
email set by the template.
Output
Within the workflow, the output to this task is only modified metadata indicating the task is
complete. It is the Server component that outputs the emails themselves and sends them to
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