Sending an Email to a Segmented Client List

The following is an example of a Custom Process used to send an email to a segmented client list.

This is an example of sending an email to all clients with a Company structure, advising of recent legislative changes. The email will be sent to a segmented client list.

Watch the tutorial and follow the steps below to get started with automating bulk emails for segmented client lists.

Create the Email Template

This example is sending an email. The email that is created by the process needs a Template to be first set up.

Create an Email Template with the text that will be in the email that is sent.
In this example, the Email Template is 'Changes to Company Lodgement Requirements".

Refer to the section Templates and Signatures for Email.

Create the Custom Process

1. In Automation - Processes, click Add Custom Process.
   
2. Add the Name of the Process, in this example this is "Changes to Lodgement Requirements".
3. If required, add any additional description of the Process in the Description.
4. The Custom Process has the Trigger set to "Manual".
   
   
5. In this example, the Filter is set to "Client - Select Filters". This allows you to select from a range of client filters, including the Client Custom Fields.
   
   
6. In the Structure field, select "Company". This will filter all clients with a company structure. 
7. As this communication is being sent by email only, click the "Has Email" field to select this.
   
   
8. Click Save.

Add the Step to Create the Email

1. Click Add Step.
2. Select Create Email.
3. Select the email Template.
4. Update the Sender as required.
5. Select Draft in FYI. This allows the emails to be checked and approved prior to sending.
6. Review the Filing details.
   
7. In this example, the email communication will be reviewed by the Client Manager prior to sending.
   In the Workflow section, using Merge Fields update the Approver and Workflow. Refer to Including Merge Fields in Automations.
   Approver is set as "Manager" to set the Approver as the relative Manager for the client.
   Workflow is set as "Pending Approval".
   
8. Click Save.

Testing a Manual Custom Process

When setting up a Custom Process, it is very important to test it to ensure it is working as expected.

1. Click Test.
2. The Select Test pop-up displays a list of the Clients based on the Filter that has been set up in the Process.
3. From the Select Test, search and select a specific client to run the test for.
4. Click Run Test.
   
   
5. Navigate to the documents list in the relevant client's workspace to review the test email.

Refer also to Testing Custom Processes.

Set the Status of the Process to "Active"

When you are ready, set the Status of the process to "Active".

Running the Process

To run your custom process, as this is sending to a segmented client list, it is run from Automations - Processes. It can be run by an FYI Admin, or a user in a User Group that has Permissions enabled for Automations. 

1. Edit the Process from the Automations - Processes tab.
2. Click Run.
   
   
   
3. A list of Clients displays as per the Filter applied. This shows a count of the number of clients it will run for. Before proceeding, check this is what you are expecting.
   
4. To run the process, click Run.

For details of the different ways to run a Custom Process, refer to Running Custom Processes.