Saved Search for Approved Vendor Bills with Scheduled Email Alert That Has A Hyperlink/Button Linked to the Vendor Bill Records

User wants to create a Scheduled Email Alert for Approved Vendor Bills Saved Search to have links that will route to the associated Vendor Bill.

Saved Search has the following details:

1. On the Criteria tab > Standard subtab:

  • Type = is Bill
  • Main Line = is true
  • System Notes : Field = is Document Status
  • System Notes : Type = is Change
  • System Notes : Old Value = is Pending Approval
  • System Notes : New Value = is Open
  • System Notes Date : is within last week

2. On the Results tab, the following fields are added:

  • Name | Custom Label : Vendor Name
  • System Notes : Date | Function : Day | Custom Label : Approval Date
  • Amount (Transaction Total)

3. On the Email tab, the following details are included:

  • Send Emails According To Schedule is checked.
  • Summarized Scheduled Emails is checked.
  • Send If No Results is checked.
  • Under Customize Message subtab > Include View Record Link is checked.
  • And on the Schedule subtab, preferred schedule was set.

When the Saved Search sends the Email Alert, the email will display as: 

Solution

To allow the Scheduled Email Alert for Approved Vendor Bills Saved Search to have links that will route to the associated Vendor Bill, the following steps are done. 

  1. Under the Results tab, the Vendor: Name field is used instead of the Name field.
  2. Clicked on Save and Run.

When the Saved Search sends the Email Alert, the email will now display as: 

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