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Use the Request E-mail Customization links at the bottom of the SMTP E-mail Settings page to customize the following notification e-mail messages:
Request E-Mail Notification |
Description |
Request Entered by Proxy |
This e-mail message is sent to an employee when a leave request is entered and approved by an administrator user that is part of the employee's assigned approval hierarchy |
Approved Finalized - Employee Request by Proxy |
This e-mail message is sent to an employee with a proxy leave request entered on behalf of that employee receives final approval from the final approver in the approval hierarchy. |
Approved Interim — Employee Request |
This e-mail message is sent to an employee when that employee's request is approved by an approver and is waiting for approval by another approver. The employee receives this e-mail message only if the employee requested to be informed of all notifications during the approval process. |
Approved Finalized — Employee Request |
This e-mail message is sent to an employee when that employee's request receives final approval. The employee receives this e-mail only if the employee selected to be informed of the request status. |
Rejected —Employee Request |
This e-mail message is always sent to an employee when that employee's request is rejected. |
Approver Reminder Notification |
This e-mail is sent by the Approver Reminder Task to approvers with requests that require their attention. It lists the requests waiting for that approver's approval. |
Outstanding Requests Notification |
This e-mail is sent by the Outstanding Requests Notification Task to the Admin Notification e-mail accounts defined on the Automated Tasks page. It lists all outstanding requests. |
Cancelled — Employee Request |
This e-mail is sent to the appropriate approvers when a user cancels a previously submitted request. |
The account e-mail notification messages are sent from the LINQ EP Administrator E-mail entered on the General Preferences page.
Click here for step-by-step instructions to customizing notification e-mail messages.
The default e-mail messages installed with the Employee Portal are designed to pass through most spam filters, giving you the best chance of your e-mail being delivered to the employee. If you customize your outgoing e-mails, there is a chance that the recipient’s e-mail spam filter will flag the e-mail as spam. Follow these guidelines when customizing the notification e-mails:
LINQ recommends using the defaults for the best e-mail delivery method. Make minor changes for second best e-mail delivery. Restore your defaults if in doubt. |
Links to the other System Setting options display at the top of the page. Click here to display a table describing each link.
Request E-Mail Notification |
Description |
Request Entered by Proxy |
Click the Request Entered by Proxy link to modify the subject and/or body of the e-mail sent when an administrator enters a leave request for an employee. |
Approved Finalized - Employee Request by Proxy |
Click the Approved Finalized - Employee Request by Proxy link to modify the subject and/or body of the e-mail sent when an employee's proxy request receives final approval. |
Approved Interim — Employee Request |
Click the Approved Interim — Employee Request link to modify the subject and/or body of the e-mail sent when a request has been approved but has not received final approval. |
Approved Finalized — Employee Request |
Click the Approved Finalized — Employee Request link to modify the subject and/or body of the e-mail sent when a request has received final approval. |
Rejected —Employee Request |
Click the Rejected —Employee Request link to modify the subject and/or body of the e-mail sent when a request has been rejected. |
Approver Reminder Notification |
Click the Approver
Reminder Notification link to modify
the subject and/or body of the |
Outstanding Requests Notification |
Click the Outstanding Requests Notification link to modify the subject and/or body of the e-mail sent the Admin Notification e-mail addresses defined on the Automated Tasks Preferences page. It lists all requests waiting for approval for more than the number of days defined in the Notification of Outstanding Requests (in Days) field. |
Cancelled — Employee Request |
Click the Cancelled – Employee Request link to modify the subject and/or body of the e-mail sent when a request is canceled by the user. |
When customizing an account e-mail, you can select the following tags to include in your e-mail message.
Request E-Mail Notification |
E-Mail Tags |
Request Entered by Proxy |
Company Address 1, Company Address 2, Company City, Company Name, Company State, Company Zip, LINQ EP Administrator E-mail, LINQ EP Administrator Name, Employee First Name, Employee Last Name, Next Approver, Request Date, Request Entered by Name, Request Link, Request Type |
Approved Finalized - Employee Request by Proxy |
Approver Name, Company Address 1, Company Address 2, Company City, Company Name, Company State, Company Zip, LINQ EP Administrator E-mail, LINQ EP Administrator Name, Employee First Name, Employee Last Name, Request Entered by Name, Request Link, Request Type |
Approved Interim — Employee Request |
Approver Name, Company Address 1, Company Address 2, Company City, Company Name, Company State, Company Zip, LINQ EP Administrator E-mail, LINQ EP Administrator Name, Employee First Name, Employee Last Name, Leave Dates/Request Date, Next Approver, Request Date, Request Link, Request Type, Reviewer Comment |
Approved Finalized — Employee Request |
Approver Name, Company Address 1, Company Address 2, Company City, Company Name, Company State, Company Zip, LINQ EP Administrator E-mail, LINQ EP Administrator Name, Employee First Name, Employee Last Name, Final Review Comment, Leave Dates/Request Date, Request Date, Request Link, Request Type, Review Date |
Rejected — Employee Request |
Approver Name, Company Address 1, Company Address 2, Company City, Company Name, Company State, Company Zip, LINQ EP Administrator E-mail, LINQ EP Administrator Name, Employee First Name, Employee Last Name, Leave Dates/Request Date, Reject Comment, Request Date, Request Link, Request Type |
Approver Reminder Notification |
Approver Name, Company Address 1, Company Address 2, Company City, Company Name, Company State, Company Zip, LINQ EP Administrator E-mail, LINQ EP Administrator Name, Request Link, Request List, Summary of Requests |
Outstanding Requests Notification |
Admin Notification Name, Admin Notification Email, Company Name, Company Address 1, Company Address 2, Company City, Company State, Company Zip, Request List, Summary of Requests |
Cancelled — Employee Request |
Approver Name, Company Address 1, Company Address 2, Company City, Company Name, Company State, Company Zip, LINQ EP Administrator E-mail, LINQ EP Administrator Name, Employee First Name, Employee Last Name, Leave Dates/Request Date, Request Link, Request Type, Time Dates/Request Dates, Time/Leave Dates/Request Dates |