Custom attribute of a user in a sent email buisness rule of a group object

Question

Hello, i have created a custom attribute named user entry date. When a new user is created they need to enter the entry date with the create user command.

The entry date is saved in the adm-CustomAttributeText5.

I have a buisness rule that checks if a user is added to a specific group. If the user is added successfully an email is sent automatically. In this email I would like to add the %adm-customattributetext5% of the user added to this specifc group. How can I achieve this?

It seems like it can not read the %adm-customattributetext5% of a user on a group buisness rule because it does not write any value in the sent email.

Thank you, Fabian

Comments

Hello Fabian,

The behavior is expected as value references only resolve for the target object which is the group here. The only option to achieve the desired, is using a script. For us to assist you with it, please, specify what should be done in case adm-CustomAttributeText5 is empty for the member. Any additional details will be much appreciated.

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As the adm-customattributetext5 needs to have a value for new users it should never be empty.

Although it can rarely happen that existing users get added to this group and they do not have a value. If possible i would set the adm-CustomAttributeText5 to this text "alredy existing user".

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Hello Fabian,

Do you mean that if empty, the script should update the property value for the member and add the same value to the email notification?

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Hello,

no in this case the property value can remain empty.

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Hello Fabian,

If possible i would set the adm-CustomAttributeText5 to this text "alredy existing user".

Then what do you mean by this?

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I'm sorry I ment to insert in the email instead of the attribute value the text "already existing user". If it's too complicated it can remain empty.

Answer 1

Hello Fabian,

Thank you for clarifying. You can use the below script. In the script:

• $to – Specifies email addresses of the notification recipients.
• $subject – Specifies the email notification subject.
• $emailBodyTemplate – Specifies the email notofication template. In the template, the {0} placeholder will be replaced with the value of the property specified in the $entryDatePropertyName variable.
• $entryDatePropertyName – Specifies the schema name of the member property whose value will be included into the email notification.

$to = "recipient@company.com, recipient2@company.com" # TODO: modify me
$subject = "My Subject" # TODO: modify me
$emailBodyTemplate = @"
Hello,

The user %adm-MemberFullName% has been added to the %name% group.

Entry date: {0}
"@ # TODO: modify me

$entryDatePropertyName = "adm-CustomAttributeText5" # TODO: modify me

# Get member property value
$member = $Context.BindToObjectByDN("%member%")

try
{
    $memberPropertyValue = $member.Get($entryDatePropertyName)
}
catch
{
    $memberPropertyValue = "already existing user"
}

# Send mail
$emailBody = [System.String]::Format($emailBodyTemplate, @($memberPropertyValue))
$Context.SendMail($to, $subject, $emailBody, $NULL)