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In order to send an email to all readers which are returned as a result of a general report, select an Email enabled report from the [Staff Menu] > [Reports] menu. At this time, only the [General Email Report] is available for use.
For a reader to be sent an email as a result of running this report, they must have a valid Email address configured in their Reader Contact Details.
Start the report as normal and complete any criteria that you wish to use which will restrict which readers will be returned by the initial search of the database. In the case of the [General Email Report], there are three criteria currently in use.
The three criteria can be utilised together in a boolean [AND] fashion, so selecting a grouping and overdue items will return only those readers with overdue items in that specific grouping.
Once criteria has been entered, enter the Subject and Body text that you would normally also enter into any conventional email system. In this case however, the Subject and Body text entered will be repeated for each reader identified by the report.
In order to include information which is tailored to the specific reader, use the macro system which is also available for use with the Warning Letters and General Return Request Report. Details of the macros in use can be found in the