Settings > Auto-Responders
An auto-responder is an email or alert that is sent automatically after a specific event has occurred, such as a client registering for a class. Here you can customize your auto-responders.
To add a new auto-responder:
- Navigate to the Admin Module -> Setup -> Settings -> Auto-Responders page.
- Click New Auto-Responder.
- Fill out the information for the new auto-responder.
- Click Save.
To edit an existing auto-responder:
- Navigate to the Admin Module -> Setup -> Settings -> Auto-Responders page.
- Click on the auto-responder you wish to edit.
- Change the information for the auto-responder.
- Click Save.
Fields
Trigger: the trigger is the event that causes the auto-responder to be sent.
Title: this is the title you choose to give to the auto-responder. This will not be seen by your clients.
Active: this allows you to temporarily suspend an auto-responder from being executed without having to delete it.
Send To: this determines where you auto-responder will be sent.
- Client: sends the alert or email to the client
- Admin: sends the alert or email to your system email address or alert inbox
- Instructor: (only available for some triggers) - sends the alert or email to the assigned instructor.
CC Alt Email: by checking this box, any emails generated from this auto-responder will automatically be sent to the client's main email address as well as their alternate email address, if they have one save in the system.
Include Signature: this will include the email signature you have specified on the settings page.
Send As: this will allow you to specify whether you want the auto-responder to be sent as an email or as a system alert (message).
Subject: this is the subject of the email that is sent to your client.
Fields: these fields will be automatically populated with the correct information when the auto-responder is sent. They allow you to customize the body of the message being sent. NOTE: be sure to not alter the fields inside of the [ ] or the information will not be properly included in the final email.
Message: this is where you type your message and where the fields are inserted to customize your text that will be sent.
When they can be sent
Registration: when an auto-responder is assigned as a 'registration' auto-responder, it will be sent when the registration is made.
Confirmation: when an auto-responder is assigned as a 'confirmation' auto-responder, it will be sent when the registration is confirmed, either manually or when a payment is processed (depending on your settings).
Registration Removed: when an auto-responder is assigned as a 'registration removed' auto-responder, it will be sent when the registration is deleted.
Wait List: when an auto-responder is assigned as a 'wait list' auto-responder, it will be sent when the registration is manually put on the waiting list.