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Elements of a Distribution XML File
15.3.3 mail
Example
Attached are quarterly results.
OR
Required/Optional
Optional. You can have as many mail elements as you require.
Description
Use the mail element to specify distributions via an outgoing SMTP-based mail
server. Use it to specify the recipients, the subject, and the priority of the e-mail.
The mail element has three sub-elements:
■ body
■ attach
■ foreach
Between an open and close mail element, there can be only one body sub-element
and anywhere from zero to multiple attach and foreach sub-elements.
The mail element also has a set of related attributes. These are expressed within the
mail tag. For example, the id, to, and subject attributes are expressed:
Table 15–1 lists and describes the attributes associated with the mail element.
Table 15–1 Attributes of the mail element
Attribute Valid values Description
id string Required. A keyword, unique within a given
distribution XML file, that identifies a
particular mail element. This can be a
combination of a text string and one or more
numbers, for example id="a1". The id value
must always start with an alpha character.
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