Dynamic links in email messages
In ReportWORQ 5 we use an HTML editor in the distribution screen for Email, Slack and Teams messages. This WYSIWYG editor makes it easy to create and format HTML elements. We also have the ReportWORQ variables which can be drag and dropped into the html to make the message dynamic.
One limitation we have is creating a hyperlink in the HTML editor and using a variable for the hyperlink text and url. This feature is desirable when, for example, you want to post a document to a SharePoint site and then send an email with a link to that document. The link being dynamic and specific for that report.
To support these dynamic link uses cases we’ll be providing support for hyperlinks using the Markdown syntax. The syntax is simple:
[Link Text Goes Here](Link URL Goes Here)
- The link text (what the user sees) goes in the square brackets.
- The link url goes in the parenthesis.
- The parenthesis must immediately follow the square brackets
This text based syntax allows for the use of ReportWORQ variables in the link text and url as shown below:
Becomes
This will be officially released in the February release on 2/6/2023
Thanks,
-Andy
