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Benefits
Emails notifying users of compliance assignments or questionnaire responses can be easily customized. Color schemes, logos, and text can be branded and personalized to support each organization according to its business needs. This gives recipients confidence that the email is coming from a familiar company and is not spam or a phishing attempt. In addition, a preview mode allows you to view the email customization as recipients would see it in their inbox.
Overview
Information that can be altered includes the following:
- Logos.
- Sender's name.
- Reply-To email.
- Header and footer information.
- Email content.
- Text and background color.
- Days of the week to be sent.
- Instant notifications to users next assigned in line to take action on assignable items.
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Accessing Email Settings
To access the email notification settings, complete the following:
- Click Settings | Email Settings in the left-hand navigation.
Adding Sender Details
The contact information displaying in the user's email inbox can be modified to reflect your organization's information.
To modify the main display name, complete the following:
- Enter the information in the Sender's Name text box.
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Image Added - Update the Reply-To email* with an email address you monitor if recipients respond to the notification.
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Image Added - NOTE: The initial email will still display the original value of notifications@reciprocitylabs.com as shown below. Your email only displays when the user clicks "reply" or "reply all."
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Creating the Header and Footer
The header and footer allows for customization of text and background color and provides the option to display a logo. The color selector works the same for all color options.
To alter the color of text, headers, and footers, complete the following steps:
- Click the color circle displaying beside the text box.
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- To select a different color, click within the vertical color band and move up or down to the desired hue.
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Image Added - If the original color was white, or if the selector isn't displaying in the gradient, click in the upper, left corner (this is the default placement of the selector) and drag the selector to the desired color.
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Image Added - Alternately, enter the color's hexadecimal value preceded by the hashtag. If the code is incorrect or if the hashtag is missing, the color circle displays with a red x.
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Displaying a Logo
Add your organization's logo by either uploading an image or adding a link to where it exists on another server.
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To upload a logo, complete the following steps:
- Click click to browse.
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Image Added - Select the file from your computer and click Open.
- Alternatively, drag and drop a file from the desktop to within the dotted box.
The graphic displays under Logo preview.
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Image AddedTip title TIP If the logo is white on a transparent background, it will not display in the preview.
- To add a link to an image without uploading the image itself, click Enter URL manually.
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Image Added In the Logo URL* text box, add the link. Make certain it's an absolute link, which means it starts with https://. If that information is missing, the application places a red line around the box to show it's incorrect.
Removing a Logo
There is no delete button to remove a logo. However, there is a solution.
To remove an uploaded image, complete the following steps:
- Click Enter URL manually.
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- Remove the link you just added and click Save again.
Enabling the Footer or Header
There are a couple of conditions to be aware of when displaying text or a logo in the header or footer.
The section under Logo position determines where the logo displays.
If Footer is selected to show the logo, also ensure the Enable Footer check box is selected or else the footer section won't display.
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Image Added- If Header is selected to show the logo, please note that the text in the Header title will not display.
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Scheduling Notifications
This option sends the There are two types of email notifications in ZenGRC. They are as follows:
- Daily Digest - A daily email that summarizes all
Administrators can determine whether these daily summary emails are enabled or disabled, the specific days on which they are enabled, and which of ZenGRC's three action objects (tasks, requests, and assessments) are included in the summary email.
The daily summary does not impact emails sent for responses to questionnaires. Even if the Summary email notifications enabled check box is deselected, questionnaire requests for information will still be sent.
This does not instantly email users about status changes. To enable instant email when an assigned item changes status, please see Enabling Instant Notifications.- assignments due. It can be configured to be sent every day or only on selected days for selected items. It is sent out at 10 UTC on the days you select.
- Instant Notifications - This is configured separately from the Daily Digest and prompts instant notifications when you have an assigned item.
Turning On and Off Notifications
To enable email notifications, complete the following steps:
Select the Summary email notifications enabled check box under Notifications.
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- Click Save.
Determining Notification Days
To schedule email notifications for action items on specific days, complete the following steps:
Select the days to send notifications under Notifications.
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- Alternately, deselect days when notifications are not to be sent.
- Click Save.
Changing the
Assignment TypesAction Items Sent
To include an assignment type action items in the notifications, complete the following steps:
- Select or deselect the following assignments to (those selected will be sent in the notificationnotifications):
- Assessments
- Requests
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Info title NOTE Selected items are included in the email notifications.
Click Save.
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Enabling Instant Notifications
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To send immediate emails to users when they have action to take and when notes are added to the Comments tab, complete the following:
- Click Settings | Email Settings.
- At the bottom of the page, make sure the check box next to Instant email notifications enabled is selected.
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Alternatively, deselect the check box to stop all instant notifications. This is separate from the daily digest.
Tip TIP Comment notifications are not emailed to the person adding the comment.
Info title NOTE To understand when and to whom notifications are sent, please see How Instant Email Notifications WorkWorkflow for Requests and Tasks and Workflow for Assessments.
Sending an Instant Email for a Newly Created Item
Once instant notifications are enabled as described in the previous section, a new check box displays for selection in on assessments, requests and tasks.
When creating assessments, complete the following:
Select the box called Notify Assessor via email just below the Assessor field to send an instant notification when the item is created.Image Removed
For requests and tasks, complete the following:
Select the box called Notify Assignee via email just below the Assignee field to send an instant notification when the item is created.Image Removed
For instructions, please see Enabling Instant Notifications on a New Item.
Viewing an Example Email
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To preview how the email notification looks to the end user, complete the following steps:
- Click Save.
- Click Email preview.
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