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vincetaylor70
Jul 31, 2022Copper Contributor
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...
ganeshsanap
Aug 01, 2022MVP
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
Aug 01, 2022Copper Contributor
I added a custom column but the new custom column is not appearing in the e-mail. Any idea why ?
- ganeshsanapAug 02, 2022MVP
vincetaylor70 Can you confirm, are you using a list created using classic "Tasks" list template?
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- vincetaylor70Aug 03, 2022Copper ContributorHi ganeshsanap
This is an Issue Tracking List- ganeshsanapAug 03, 2022MVP
vincetaylor70 It works for me with Issue Tracking list as well:
Try this:
- Create one more list on same site with Issue tracking list template (for testing)
- Create one column "CustomID"
- Create one item in the list
- Check if you get the email with CustomID.
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