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vincetaylor70
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Jul 31, 2022

Send e-mail when ownership is assigned not listing IDs

I have a SharePoint site whereby whenever a user is assigned an item, they get a notification.  This is done by going to "List Settings" --> "Advanced Settings"  --> "Send e-mail when ownership is a...
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ganeshsanap
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Aug 01, 2022

vincetaylor70 I don't think there is any direct way to customize the email template from SharePoint UI. 

 

One workaround is you can create a custom column in your list instead of using SharePoint default ID column. The custom column will be automatically shown in email notification:

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    vincetaylor70
    Copper Contributor
    Aug 01, 2022
    I added a custom column but the new custom column is not appearing in the e-mail. Any idea why ?
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      ganeshsanap
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      Aug 02, 2022

      vincetaylor70 Can you confirm, are you using a list created using classic "Tasks" list template?

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