To create and send an email in iSupport, access the Correspondence
screen by selecting Correspondence
in an entry screen or Desktop view.
In the From field, you can select from the Reply-To address set up during configuration or the email address set up in your Support Representative record. You can set the default for this field via the Default From Address field on the Correspondence tab in the Preferences screen accessed via the Desktop menu. If using a correspondence template, a different email address may be included.
Use
the Send To Other Address icon to, if a customer
has one or more secondary email addresses, enable a support representative
to change to any of the customer’s other email addresses when creating
a correspondence from a work item.
The Body field may contain a signature block if set up in the Preferences screen (accessed via the Desktop). You can use the Include Signature field to include or remove a signature block.
If
AI integration is enabled and a new correspondence is initiated from
an incident, an incident summary can be appended to the end of the
message by selecting the AI Incident Summary
icon from the Correspondence toolbar. The summary will appear above
the rep’s signature if configured in their Desktop Preferences.
If AI integration is enabled, an AI Editor
icon
is included on the text
editor toolbar. You will be able to select from a list
of AI Editor prompts for actions such as fixing
the grammar, formalizing the text, elaborating or shortening the text,
and more. You
can use the Generate button to place the generated text in the upper
portion of the dialog, and use the
Insert button to replace the
existing text with the generated text in the applicable field. If
enabled, you can use the Custom Prompt option to enter your own prompt.
The Show Options link displays predefined personal and shared correspondence templates on the left side of the screen; select the template and click the Apply button to populate all fields with the data in the template. Templates may be configured to contain only read-only (grayed out) fields, and some or all of the fields may be populated. The Body field may contain a signature block if set up in the Preferences screen (accessed via the Desktop). Note that when you apply a template a second time, it will overwrite the data in all fields, including attachments.
Use the Include Fields button in the Options panel to display fields from the current record; these fields will be replaced with corresponding data from the originating work item when the email is sent. (If data does not exist for a value, nothing will be inserted when the email is sent. The field area will be blank.) You can drag applicable fields to the message body. You can add append :label:string to the <URL to x> include fields so the link displays as linked text rather than the full URL. The <Rep URL to Read Online> and <mySupport URL to Read Online> include fields will include a link for viewing the email on the web (typically for customers who aren't able to see an email properly rendered with linked images via their mail client).
Note that if configured, text and links will be added to the bottom of the correspondence for customers to use to unsubscribe from future email sent from the Desktop, Customer Profile, and Opportunity screens and the customer's profile will contain their status: Unsubscribed, Do Not Include Unsubscribe Text, and Include Unsubscribe Text. If you have the Change Unsubscribed Status permission, the prompt “Customer has unsubscribed from correspondence. Click Continue to proceed.” will appear when a correspondence is initiated for a customer with an Unsubscribed status, and the Include Unsubscribe Text option will be included in the Correspondence screen for overriding the Do Not Include Unsubscribe Text status.
When finished completing fields in the Correspondence dialog, click
the Send icon. Note that the
correspondence may be subject to approval before sending if the Mass Mailing
Approval feature is enabled.
After the email is sent and the originating record is saved, notations
are included in the History field. You can use the Correspondence option on the View menu to display
correspondence associated with a record.
If AI integration is enabled, after an incident
is saved you can use the AI Summary option on the
Incident toolbar to generate a one-sentence overview and a summary of
the incident that can cover the customer, customer’s company, and
their incidents. This information is a result of parameters sent to the
AI engine; these parameters set up in the AI
Integration configuration screen.