Email Triggers
Below is a list of the email triggers that are currently available. You can set-up multiple types of emails for each one and enable or disable the emails as you wish.

EMAIL NAME | EMAIL DESCRIPTION | ACTION TYPE |
Order Status Adjusted | This email is triggered when a user's order status is changed. This email can be sent to a specific user, position, Purchaser, or Order Status Adjuster. | Billing |
Shopping Cart Purchase | This email is triggered when a shopping cart purchase is made. This email can be sent to the shopping cart owner or the purchase actor. | Billing |
Transaction Price Adjusted | This email is triggered when a transaction price is adjusted by an administrator. This email can be sent to a specific user, the Purchaser, or Price Adjustor. | Billing |
Transaction Price Refunded | This email is triggered when a transaction price is refunded and a course is removed from a transcript by an administrator. This email can be sent to a specific user, the Purchaser, or Refunding Administrator. | Billing |
Unpurchased Items in Shopping Cart |
This email is triggered when a user adds at least one item to their shopping cart. When the email is triggered, any existing items in the shopping cart that can no longer be purchased are removed. The email can be sent to Shopping Cart Owner or a specific user. This email can be configured as a Reminder type email. This email is active by default and can be found in the Billing action type section of Email Administration. Users may receive this email multiple times, depending on the configuration in Email Administration. For example, the administrator configures two emails, one that triggers three days after the user adds an item to their cart without purchasing the item, and another email that triggers seven days after the unpurchased item is added to the cart. This email trigger is reset each time the shopping cart is emptied or when a purchase is complete. Use Case: Use this email to remind users that there are unpurchased items in their shopping cart. Note: The email is not triggered if all of the unpurchased training in the shopping cart is expired. |
Billing |

All certification emails can be sent to the certification candidate, certification candidate manager, or certification owner.
EMAIL NAME | EMAIL DESCRIPTION | ACTION TYPE |
Approve Certification | This email is triggered when a user's request to enroll in a certification is approved. | Certification |
Assigned Certification | This email is triggered when a user is assigned a certification; the certification still requires registration and approval. | Certification |
Certification Credits Adjusted | This email is triggered when an administrator manually adjusts a user's credits that are applied to a certification from the Certification Report page. | Certification |
Certification Due Date Adjusted | This email is triggered when a certification due date is changed. This email can be sent to the Certification Candidate, Certification Candidate Manager, or Certification Owner. If the new certification due date is after the time the Certification Period Due email is scheduled to be sent, the Certification Due Date Adjusted email is not triggered. | Certification |
Certification External Training Credit Applied | This email is triggered when credit from external training is approved and applied to the certification. | Certification |
Certification External Training Credit Denied |
This email is triggered when a request to apply external training to a certification is denied. This email is active by default. This email can be configured as a confirmation, notification, or reminder type email. The email can be sent to Certification Candidate, Certification Candidate Manager, Certification Owner, or a specific user. Use Case: Upon reviewing a user's request to apply external training from a local university to the Customer Service Certification, the certification approver denies the request. The user is notified by email that the request is denied. |
Certification |
Certification External Training Credit Submission Confirmation | This email is triggered when a user submits external training for certification credit. | Certification |
Certification On Hold | Administrators can configure an email notification to automatically send to users when their certification is placed in an On Hold status using the Certification On Hold email trigger. The existing tags for Certification emails are available with the Certification On Hold email trigger. | Certification |
Certification Period Begin Reminder | This reminder email is triggered when a certification period begins. | Certification |
Certification Period Completion Notification | This email is triggered when a user has successfully completed all requirements for a certification period. | Certification |
Certification Period Expiration | This email is triggered as a reminder that the certification period expiration is approaching. | Certification |
Certification Period Overdue Notification | This email is triggered when a user has not completed the certification requirements by the due date or the certification expiration date. If all requirements are complete, this email is not triggered. | Certification |
Certification Reversioned | This email is triggered when a user has been moved to a new version of a certification. | Certification |
Certification Revoked | This email can be configured to be triggered when a user's certification status is set to Revoked. This email can be configured as a confirmation, notification, or reminder. When configured as a confirmation or notification, the email is triggered immediately after a certification is revoked. When configured as a reminder, the email is triggered on the defined date relative to the certification being revoked as long as the status of the user's certification is still Revoked. The available recipients in the Send To and CC fields are Certification Candidate, Certification Candidate's Manager, and Certification Owner. | Certification |
Deny Certification | This email is triggered when a user's request to enroll in a certification is denied. | Certification |
Remove Certification | This email is triggered when an administrator removes a certification for a user from the Certification Management page using the delete icon (trash can). Bulk Removals done through the certification removal tool or removal triggered through the dynamic removal setting on a dynamic certification proxy enrollment will not trigger the Remove Certification email. | Certification |
Request Certification | This email is triggered when a user submits a request to enroll in a certification. | Certification |

EMAIL NAME | EMAIL DESCRIPTION | ACTION TYPE |
Cohort Changed | This email is triggered when the cohort Start Date, End Date, Instructor, or Structure is modified and the cohort has at least one enrolled user. This email can be sent as a notification to the Cohort Instructor, Student, or a specific user. If the notification is sent to Cohort Instructor, this includes all of the cohort's instructors if there is more than one. | Collaborative Learning |
Cohort End Date | This email is triggered at a certain time before or after the end date of a cohort learning object (LO). All instances of this email are added to the email queue when the cohort is created. Any email triggers that are configured to be sent before the cohort end date are only sent if the email trigger is configured before the cohort is created. If the cohort end date is modified, then all queued emails are updated to reflect the new start date. This email can be sent as a notification, confirmation, or reminder to Cohort Instructor, Cohort Training Contact, Student, or a specific user. If the notification is sent to Cohort Instructor, this includes all of the cohort's instructors if there is more than one. | Collaborative Learning |
Cohort Start Date | This email is triggered at a certain time before or after the start date of a cohort learning object (LO). All instances of this email are added to the email queue when the cohort is created. Any email triggers that are configured to be sent before the cohort start date are only sent if the email trigger is configured before the cohort is created. If the cohort start date is modified, then all queued emails are updated to reflect the new start date. This email can be sent as a notification, confirmation, or reminder to Cohort Instructor, Cohort Training Contact, Student, or a specific user. If the notification is sent to Cohort Instructor, this includes all of the cohort's instructors if there is more than one. | Collaborative Learning |
Register Cohort | This email is triggered when a user registers for a cohort learning object (LO). This email can be sent as a notification to Assignor of the training, Cost center approver, Cost center owner, Cohort Instructor, Cohort Training Contact, User's manager, Student, User's Approver, or a specific user. If the notification is sent to Cohort Instructor, this includes all of the cohort's instructors if there is more than one. | Collaborative Learning |
Request Cohort | This email is triggered when a user requests a cohort learning object (LO). This email can be sent as a notification to Next approver if training request is pending, Cost center approver, Cost center owner, Cohort Instructor, Cohort Training Contact, User's manager, Student, Training Owner, or a specific user. If the notification is sent to Cohort Instructor, this includes all of the cohort's instructors if there is more than one. | Collaborative Learning |
Video Comment - Reply | This email is triggered when an instructor replies to a comment that was added to a collaborative learning video. This email can be sent as a notification to the Video Comment Author, Video Comment Author's Manager, or a specific user. | Collaborative Learning |

EMAIL NAME | EMAIL DESCRIPTION | ACTION TYPE |
Compensation Overall Task Completion | This email is triggered when the entire compensation task is completed for all assigned user. | Compensation |
Compensation Task Approval Denied | This email is triggered when a compensation task is denied by the approver. This email is sent to the Compensation Manager. | Compensation |
Compensation Task Assigned | User is assigned to a compensation task | Compensation |
Compensation Task Completion | This email is triggered when a compensation task is completed for a user, including all approvals. | Compensation |
Compensation Task Due: Assignee | Compensation task is due for Assignee | Compensation |
Compensation Task Due: Task Approver |
Compensation task is due for Task Approver. This trigger allows administrators to include the task assignee as a tag in the subject and body of the emails. This enables approvers who receive the emails to easily identify whose compensation task requires approval. The task assignee tag (ASSIGNEE.NAME) is only available for use in the subject and body of the affected emails. This tag displays the full name of the user who is assigned the task. |
Compensation |
Compensation Task Request Approval |
Users requests approval for compensation task. This trigger allows administrators to include the task assignee as a tag in the subject and body of the emails. This enables approvers who receive the emails to easily identify whose compensation task requires approval. The task assignee tag (ASSIGNEE.NAME) is only available for use in the subject and body of the affected emails. This tag displays the full name of the user who is assigned the task. |
Compensation |
Compensation Task Reset | This email is triggered when a compensation task is reset by the administrator. This email is also triggered when a compensation task resets because the compensation manager is changed for a user. | Compensation |

Note: Email links in Connect-related emails link to postings for portals that use Single Sign On (SSO). When users click the link in the email, the user is taken directly to the linked posting.
EMAIL NAME | EMAIL DESCRIPTION | ACTION TYPE |
Comment/Response Added to Posting | Notify a posting author that a comment has been added to the posting. Posting types where a comment or response is added include types, File, URL, Q&A, Suggestions, Forum, Blog entry, Webcast episode and Podcast episode. If a comment was made to the second author's posting in a blog, the email notification will go Author #2, not the author who created the first blog posting (Author 1). | Connect |
Connect Posting Approval Request | User has added a posting which requires approval | Connect |
Connection Request | A user has requested a connection | Connect |
New Connect Profile Comment Posted | Notify user that a comment has been posted to their Connect Profile. The email will contain text from Comment left on Profile. | Connect |
New Posting Added - Subscribed Author | New posting has been added by your subscribed author | Connect |
New Posting Added - Subscribed Topic | New posting has been added in a subscribed topic | Connect |
New Posting added to Blog/Podcast/Webcast | Notify users who are subscribed to a Blog, Podcast or Webcast, that a new posting has been added. | Connect |
Posting Has Been Modified | Notify users who are subscribed to the posting, that the posting has been modified. All Posting types are recognized for this email trigger. | Connect |
Question Answered | Expert has answered a question in Connect | Connect |
Question Asked in Area of Expertise | User has posted a question in Connect | Connect |

EMAIL NAME | EMAIL DESCRIPTION | ACTION TYPE |

EMAIL NAME | EMAIL DESCRIPTION | ACTION TYPE |
Employee Onboarding Cancelled | This email is triggered when Onboarding is cancelled. The email can be sent to Onboarding User, User's Approver, User's Manager, or a specific user. This email can be configured as a Notification type email. This email is active by default and can be found in the Employee Onboarding action type section of Email Management. | Employee Onboarding |
Employee Onboarding Started | This email is triggered when Onboarding is started and when emails are configured for the given employee onboarding process. The email can be sent to Onboarding User, User's Approver, User's Manager, or a specific user. This email can be configured as a Notification type email. This email is active by default and can be found in the Employee Onboarding action type section of Email Management. | Employee Onboarding |
Integration Task Assigned |
This email is triggered when a user is assigned an onboarding task. This email can be sent to Assignee or a specific user. This email can be configured as a Notification type email. This email is active by default and can be found in the Employee Onboarding action type section of Email Management. Use Case: Use this trigger to notify recipients that an integration task has been assigned. |
Employee Onboarding |
Integration Task Completed |
This email is triggered when an integration task is completed. The email can be sent to Onboarding User, User's Approver, User's Future Manager, User's Manager, or a specific user. This email can be configured as a Notification type email. This email is active by default and can be found in the Employee Onboarding action type section of Email Administration. Use Case: Use this trigger to notify recipients that an integration task has been completed. |
Employee Onboarding |
Onboarding Form Completed |
This email is triggered when an onboarding form is completed by a user. The email can be sent to Form Assignee, Form Assignee Manager, User's Future Manager, or a specific user. This email can be configured as a Notification type email. This email is active by default and can be found in the Employee Onboarding action type section of Email Management. Use Case: Use this email to notify a user that they have been assigned an onboarding form as part of an onboarding workflow. |
Employee Onboarding |
W-4 Forms Pending |
This email is triggered when a Forms Pending status is received from CIC Plus. The status is received when there are still pending W-4 forms for a user to complete after they have completed at least one W-4 form on the Paperless Employee website. The email can be sent to Onboarding User, User's Approver, User's Manager, or a specific user. This email can be configured as a Notification type email. This email is active by default and can be found in the Employee Onboarding action type section of Email Administration. Use Case: This trigger notifies users that they have pending W-4 forms to complete. |
Employee Onboarding |

EMAIL NAME | EMAIL DESCRIPTION | ACTION TYPE |
Form Approval Completed |
This email is triggered when a form request is completed by the approver. The form request is considered Completed if the request is approved, denied, or denied and returned. The email can be sent to Form Responder, Request Recipient, or a specific user. This email can be configured as a Notification or Reminder type email. This email is active by default. This email is triggered by the status of the form request, not the status of the form. For example, if the form approval request is denied and returned, the form status is Returned but the email is triggered because the form approval request is considered Completed. Note: The form responder is the user who submitted the form. Use Case: This trigger notifies the form responder (user who submitted the form) and approvers that the form approval request is completed. |
Form Management |
Form Approval Required |
This email is triggered when a form request is assigned to an approver. The email can be sent to Request Recipient or a specific user. This email can be configured as a Notification or Reminder type email. This email is active by default and can be found in the Form Management action type section of Email Administration. Use Case: This trigger notifies approvers that they have a pending form approval request to complete. |
Form Management |
Form Assigned |
This email is triggered when a form is assigned to a user. The email can be sent to Form Assignee or a specific user. This email can be configured as a Notification or Reminder type email. This email is active by default and can be found in the Form Management action type section of Email Management. Use Case: Use this email to send notifications and reminders to users when forms are assigned. |
Form Management |
Form Completed |
This email is triggered when a form that is associated with a form task is completed. This email is not triggered if the form is not associated with a form task. The email can be sent to Form Assignee, Form Assignee Manager, or a specific user. This email can be configured as a Notification type email. This email is active by default and can be found in the Form Management action type section of Email Management. Use Case: Use this email to send notifications to users when form tasks are completed. |
Form Management |
Self-Service Form Submitted |
This email is triggered when a self-service form is submitted for the given form. The email can be sent to Approver, Form Respondent, Manager, or a specific user. When a form is submitted via proxy, this email is not sent to the proxy user. This email can be configured as a Notification type email. This email is active by default and can be found in the Form Management action type section of Email Management. Use Case: Use this email to send notifications when self-service forms are submitted. |
Form Management |

EMAIL NAME | EMAIL DESCRIPTION | ACTION TYPE |
Advanced Registration Closed | Advanced registration expires | ILT Administration |
Advanced Registration Open | Advanced registration is open for interested users | ILT Administration |
Deny Instructor's Request | Instructor denied request for a Session | ILT Administration |
Deny Resource Request | In the Facilities & Resources/View Resource Requests functions, an administrator can view and respond to all Resource Requests. This email will fire once a Request is Denied. | ILT Administration |
Grant Facility Request | When a Facility/Location is requested for an Event/Session, a Facility Details window appears. Within this window is a Confirmation Required column with a selection box to require the location to be confirmed before the Session is approved. This email will fire to the selected recipients when the Event/Session is requested, followed by approval from the administrator at the Facilities & Resources/View Facilities Requests function. | ILT Administration |
Grant Instructor's Request | Instructor grants request for a Session | ILT Administration |
Grant Resource Request | In the Facilities & Resources/View Resource Requests functions, an administrator can view and respond to all Resource Requests. This email will fire once a Request is Granted. | ILT Administration |
ILT Session becomes Available | Session is approved and available for enrollment. If this email is created with a Send To of "Interested users," it will trigger an email to users on the Interest Tracking list if the users are included in the session availability criteria for the session when that session is created. | ILT Administration |
ILT Session Marked as Completed | Instructor marked Session as completed | ILT Administration |
Prerequisite is Due | Prerequisite is due for a Session | ILT Administration |
Registration Deadline | ILT Session registration deadline | ILT Administration |
Request Facility | Within the Session Schedule set-up, it is required to Request a Facility/Location for a Session. This email is fired upon request. | ILT Administration |
Request Instructor | This email is triggered when an instructor is requested (added or updated) for a session. This setting is configured when defining a part for a session. This email is triggered in the following conditions: a new session is created with an instructor, the schedule/location of an existing session is modified, the min/max number of participants accepted for the session is modified, the no-show penalty is changed or the session price is changed. | ILT Administration |
Request Resource | In the Facilities & Resources/View Facilities Requests functions, Resources (projectors, chairs, etc.) can be applied to each Facility. Once Resources are set-up, they can be applied to a Session when creating/editing an Event/Session. When editing or creating a Resource, there is a box for an Approval Required selection. If this is selected, this email will fire to recipients such as the Resource owner or Session Contact for approval upon request. | ILT Administration |
Request Webcast Instructor | Request Webcast instructor for a Session | ILT Administration |
Session Changed |
The Session Changed email is triggered if the following session fields were changed: Part Name, Part Description, Advanced Registration Settings, Instructor, Location, No Show Penalty, Pre-work/Post-work/Prerequisite Details, Session Charge Date, Start or End Dates and Times, and Waitlist Deadlines. The following conditions can be used with this email:
This email is sent when the following conditions are met:
When using the condition TIMETABLE.CHANGED or INSTRUCTOR.CHANGED, the email is only triggered if the change concerns at least one current or future part Note: When the Session Changed email is configured as a meeting invitation, the email will only trigger for parts that are current or in the future.
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ILT Administration |
Session End Date | ILT Session end date | ILT Administration |
Session Post-work Due Date |
This email is triggered by the due date of the session post-work. The email is sent to all users indicated in the email regardless of post-work completion status. For this email trigger, there is an option to indicate which parent the pre-work/post-work email is generating from.
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ILT Administration |
Session Pre-work Due Date |
This email is sent to a student a specified number of days prior to the start of an ILT session if they have not yet completed the session's pre-work assignments. If all pre-work is completed by the student prior to the trigger date for the reminder, the email is not sent to that student. If one or more pre-work assignments are not yet complete, however, the email reminder fires to the student. For this email trigger, there is an option to indicate from which parent the pre-work/post-work email is generating.
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ILT Administration |
Session Start Date |
ILT Session start date. Use Case: Use this trigger to remind users of the start date for a session for which they are registered. If configuring the Session Start Date email as a reminder, select "Reminder" in the Type field drop-down. Then, determine when the email should be sent by configuring the number of days/hours to send the email before the session's start date. Also, in the Send To field, be sure to send the email to "Registered Students." The WITHDRAW.SESSION.LINK email tag can be added to Session Start Date emails via Email Administration. When learners receive an email using this tag, they will see a link instead of a tag. Clicking this link navigates them to the Cancel Registration page for the selected event. |
ILT Administration |

EMAIL NAME | EMAIL DESCRIPTION | ACTION TYPE |
Approve ILT Session | Approval settings can be set within the Event/Session or within the user details page. If approval is required, the requested training will remain in pending approval status until the approver approves, defers, or denies the request. This email is fired when an Approver approves a request for an ILT session. This email can be used to notify the student that the request has been approved or to notify a particular approver in the approval workflow (e.g., Cost center approver or User's manager). | Instructor Led Training |
Assign ILT Session | This email trigger will fire when a manager assigns an ILT session to users or an administrator uses a learning assignment to assign an ILT session to users. | Instructor Led Training |
Cancel Registration (with withdrawal penalty) | In the Event/Session Details step, there is a Penalty for Withdrawal column. There is an Add Withdrawal Penalty link that opens up text boxes to apply a percentage or dollar amount, and the amount of days prior to the Session date when the user cancels, where these would be applied. Once a user withdraws from a Session, the selected recipients will receive this email, and the withdrawal penalty is applied. | Instructor Led Training |
Cancel Registration (without withdrawal penalty) | In the Event/Session Details step, there is a Penalty for Withdrawal column. If the Add Withdrawal Penalty is not selected, and the user withdraws from a Session, the selected recipients will receive this email stating that no withdrawal penalty has been applied. | Instructor Led Training |
Deny Exception Request | Once a user has submitted a Grant Exception Request, they will remain in Exception Requested status until an administrator makes the decision to grant or deny the request. Once the ILT administrator denies the user's request, this email will fire to the selected recipients. | Instructor Led Training |
Deny Waitlist Request | Once a user has submitted a Waitlist Request, they will remain in Waitlisted status until an administrator makes the decision to grant or deny the request. If the ILT administrator denies the user's request to attend a Session, this email will be triggered. | Instructor Led Training |
Exception Request | An Exception Request is created when a user submits a request for an Event/Session in which the prerequisites are not met, or the Event/Session is not available to the user. When this type of request is submitted, the selected recipients will receive this email. Note: Within the Availability step when editing or creating an Event/Session, there is the option to not allow users to request this Session by Exception Request. | Instructor Led Training |
Grant Exception Request | Once a user has submitted a Grant Exception Request, they will remain in Exception Requested status until an administrator makes the decision to grant or deny the request. Once the ILT administrator grants the user's request, this email will fire to the selected recipients. | Instructor Led Training |
Grant Waitlist Request |
Once a user has submitted a Waitlist Request, they will remain in Waitlisted status until an administrator makes the decision to grant or deny the request. If the ILT administrator grants a user's request to attend a session, this email will be triggered. When a user withdraws from a session and a seat becomes available, users on the waitlist are removed from the waitlist, they are granted the option to register for the open seat, and this email is triggered, if enabled. The waitlisted users will see the session on their transcripts in "Registration Pending" status.
When a user withdraws from a session after the registration deadline, this email is not triggered. |
Instructor Led Training |
ILT Session Marked as Complete | This email can be used to notify users that an ILT session has been marked complete. | Instructor Led Training |
ILT Session Register |
Once a user registers for an ILT session, this email can be sent to the student, approvers, assignors, instructors, and anyone else who would need information about the registered session. This email will not be triggered after the session start date, regardless of the session end date. This email does not include Accept or Deny options when it is sent as a calendar invitation because this email does not interact with the Cornerstone system. It is designed to only allow recipients to save the session to their calendar. |
Instructor Led Training |
ILT Session Seats Available |
The ILT Seats Available is sent to users when session seats are available when the following are true:
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Instructor Led Training |
ILT Session Substitution | This email is fired to selected recipients when a user is withdrawn from an ILT Session, and another user has been registered as a replacement. | Instructor Led Training |
Request ILT Session |
This email trigger will fire when a user submits a request for an ILT session. This trigger can also be set up to keep session instructors, administrators, and session contacts informed with the details of the session. When the APPROVE.DENY.DEFER.LINKS tag is included in the email, this tag displays the Approve, Deny, and Defer deep links within the body of the email. Note: The Defer option is only available when enabled in the portal.
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Instructor Led Training |
Session Start Date |
ILT Session start date. Use Case: Use this trigger to remind users of the start date for a session for which they are registered. If configuring the Session Start Date email as a reminder, select "Reminder" in the Type field drop-down. Then, determine when the email should be sent by configuring the number of days/hours to send the email before the session's start date. Also, in the Send To field, be sure to send the email to "Registered Students." The WITHDRAW.SESSION.LINK email tag can be added to Session Start Date emails via Email Administration. When learners receive an email using this tag, they will see a link instead of a tag. Clicking this link navigates them to the Cancel Registration page for the selected event. |
ILT Administration |
Waitlist Acceptance Deadline | Within the Session Details is a column called Waitlist Deadlines. In this column, the admin can set up a waitlist acceptance deadline within days and hours of the Session start time, purpose being to place an expiration time for the waitlist before the Session starts. This email will fire to let the user know a seat will not become available in the requested Session. | Instructor Led Training |
Waitlist Expires | This email is triggered when a waitlist expires before the session start date. | Instructor Led Training |
Waitlist Request | When sessions are set up, there is minimum and maximum registration which refers to the amount of seats available. When all seats have been filled, and the session is full, a user is asked if they would like to make a request to be placed into a waitlist. This does not guarantee a seat, but simply allows them to submit the request in case a seat becomes available. The Waitlist Request email will fire to approvers, managers, etc. when the user makes this request. | Instructor Led Training |
Withdraw from Waitlist | This email is fired to selected recipients when a user withdraws from a Session waitlist. | Instructor Led Training |

EMAIL NAME | EMAIL DESCRIPTION | ACTION TYPE |
Knowledge Bank Posting Request | Management User has added a Knowledge Bank posting which requires approval | Knowledge Management |
Question Answered | Expert has answered a Knowledge Bank question | Knowledge Management |
Question Asked in Area of Expertise | User has posted a question in the Knowledge Bank | Knowledge Management |

EMAIL NAME | EMAIL DESCRIPTION | ACTION TYPE |
License Added | New batch of licenses added. | License Management |
License Expiration | Occurs when a batch of licenses is going to expire. | License Management |

EMAIL NAME | EMAIL DESCRIPTION | ACTION TYPE |
FINRA Registration Email | Notify the user of FINRA Registration. | NASD |
FINRA User Ref Email | Notify the user of FINRA User Ref Number. | NASD |

EMAIL NAME | EMAIL DESCRIPTION | ACTION TYPE |
Connect Team Invitation | This email is triggered when a user receives an invitation to a Connect team. This email can be sent as a notification to Invitation Recipient or a specific user. | New Connect |
Knowledge Bank/Communities New Completed Suggestion | This email is triggered when a suggestion posting is marked as Completed in the Knowledge Bank or a community. This also applies when a posting is marked as Completed, then unmarked as Completed, and then marked as Completed again. This email can be sent as a notification to Posting Creator, Community Moderator, or a specific user. | New Connect |
Knowledge Bank/Communities New Featured Posting |
This email is triggered when a posting is marked as featured in the Knowledge Bank or a community. This email can be sent as a notification to Posting Creator, Community Moderator, Community Members, or a specific user. Note: This email is triggered any time a posting is marked as featured, even if the posting was unmarked and then remarked as featured. A recipient must match the following criteria to receive the email:
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New Connect |
Knowledge Bank/Communities New Posting Created |
This email is triggered when a new Knowledge Bank or community posting is created. This email can be sent as a notification to Community Moderator, Community Members, Follower, or a specific user. A recipient must match the following criteria to receive the email:
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New Connect |
Knowledge Bank/Communities Question Answered | This email is triggered when a Q&A posting is marked as Answered in the Knowledge Bank or a community. This also applies when a posting is marked as Answered, then unmarked as Answered, and then marked as Answered again. This email can be sent as a notification to Community Moderator, Posting Creator, or a specific user. | New Connect |
Knowledge Bank/Communities Question Asked | This email is triggered when a Q&A posting is created in the Knowledge Bank or a community. This email can be sent as a notification to Expert, Community Moderator, or a specific user. | New Connect |
Knowledge Bank/Communities Reply | This email is triggered when a user replies to a posting in the Knowledge Bank or a community. This email can be sent as a notification to Author, Community Moderator, Community Members, Follower, or a specific user. If the reply is added directly to the posting, then Author refers to the posting creator. If the reply is added to another reply, then Author refers to the posting creator and the author of the original reply. Note: This email is triggered even if the same user makes multiple replies to the same posting. | New Connect |
New Connection Request | This email is triggered when a user receives a connection request. This email can be sent as a notification to Request Recipient or a specific user. Note: This email is only triggered for connections within New Connect, not Old Connect. | New Connect |

EMAIL NAME | EMAIL DESCRIPTION | ACTION TYPE |
Checklist Approval Denied | This email can be configured as a notification. When configured as a notification, the email is triggered immediately after a checklist changes from Pending Completion Approval status to Denied status. The available recipients in the Send To and CC fields are User's Manager, Checklist Verifier, or Assessee. | Observation Checklist |
Observation Checklist Assigned | This email is triggered when an observation checklist task is assigned. | Observation Checklist |
Observation Checklist Changed | This email is triggered when the competency model of an observation checklist has changed. | Observation Checklist |
Observation Checklist Completed | This email is triggered when an observation checklist is completed. | Observation Checklist |
Observation Checklist Due | This email is triggered as a reminder when an observation checklist's due date is approaching. | Observation Checklist |
Observation Checklist Pending Completion Approval | This email can be configured as a notification. When configured as a notification, the email is triggered immediately after a checklist changes from In Progress status to Pending Completion Approval status. The available recipients in the Send To and CC fields are User's Manager, Checklist Verifier, or Assessee. | Observation Checklist |
Observation Checklist Removed | This email is triggered when an observation checklist is removed for a user. | Observation Checklist |

EMAIL NAME | EMAIL DESCRIPTION | ACTION TYPE |
Copy Down Scheduled |
A copy down completely copies your database from one environment to another. The Copy Down Scheduled email is triggered when a copy down is scheduled in the environment in which the email is enabled. This email must be configured and enabled in each environment in which an organization wants to receive notifications when copy downs are scheduled. For example, if a copy down is scheduled in Pilot from Production, the email is only triggered if the email is configured in Pilot. This email trigger ignores deadbox settings. The following tags are available for this email trigger:
It is highly recommended that the portal name, source environment, and destination environment email tags are included in the email body to ensure it is clear which portals and environments are being impacted by the copy down. |
Other |
Login Message Email | This email is triggered when a recipient clicks an Action button that is configured in a login message to send an email to the recipient. The Login Message Email can only be added to login messages, which are configured in Login Message Preferences. | Other |

EMAIL NAME | EMAIL DESCRIPTION | ACTION TYPE |
Assessment Task Completion | This email is triggered when the entire assessment task is complete, regardless of the task due date. This email can be sent to the assessee or a specific user. | Performance Management |
Assessment Task Due Date | Occurs when assessment task is due. | Performance Management |
Check-In Created |
This email is triggered when a new Check-In series is created. This email can be sent to Check-Ins participants, Check-In creators, or a specific user. |
Performance Management |
Development Plan Approval Granted | This email is triggered when a user's development plan is approved. This email is sent to the user who submitted the plan. | Performance Management |
Development Plan Approval Requested | This email is triggered when a development plan that requires approval has been submitted. The user in the approver role receives the email stating that a new development plan now exists in their list of development plans to approve. If the "Plans must be approved by" preference is not selected, this email is not triggered. | Performance Management |
Development Plan Assigned | This email is triggered when a development plan has been created by anyone other than the user. The user receives the email stating that a new development plan now exists in their list of development plans. | Performance Management |
Development Plan Cancellation Approval Requested |
This email is triggered when a user attempts to cancel a development plan that has been approved and approval/cancellation approval is required. The approval setting is configurable by OU on the Development Plan Preferences page. This email is sent to the user in the approver role. If no approver exists, the development plan is automatically cancelled and no email is sent. If the "Plans must be approved by" preference is not selected, this email does not fire. |
Performance Management |
Development Plan Due Date Approaching | This email is triggered when a development plan is due. The user receives the email stating that they have a Development Plan due date approaching. Reminder emails can be set similar to other reminder emails. | Performance Management |
Development Plan Item Due Date Approaching | This email is triggered when a development plan item (either an action step or training item) is coming due. The user receives the email stating that they have a Development Plan item due date approaching. Reminder emails can be set similar to other reminder emails. | Performance Management |
External User Assessment Task Assigned |
This email is triggered when an external user is assigned as an assessor for a competency assessment task, and this may occur when an assessor is selected during the task configuration, when assessors are selected by a reviewee from within the competency assessment (when approval is not required), and when a selected assessor needing approval is approved. This email can be sent to Assessor(s) or a specific user. Note: If this trigger is configured as a reminder, it acts as a reminder that the task is assigned. It DOES NOT act as a task due date reminder. |
Performance Management |
Goal Approved | This email is triggered when a user submits a goal or requests to cancel a goal and the request is approved by the approver. | Performance Management |
Goal Assigned to You |
This email is triggered when a goal is created and assigned to a user by anyone other than that user (i.e., this email is not triggered if you create a goal for yourself). The goal owner or goal owner's manager will receive an email stating that a new goal now exists in their list of goals. The email can contain a link to the Goals page. |
Performance Management |
Goal Cancelled |
This email is triggered when a goal is cancelled by someone other than the goal owner. The email can be sent to either the goal owner or the goal owner's manager. If the goal owner cancels their own goal, the email is not triggered.
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Performance Management |
Goal Denied | This email is triggered when a user submits a goal or requests to cancel a goal and the request is denied by the approver. | Performance Management |
Goal Modification | This email is sent to the goal owner when their goal is modified by another user (e.g., manager, indirect manager). If the goal owner modifies their own goal, the email is not triggered. If only the goal comments or goal attachments are modified, the email is not triggered. | Performance Management |
Performance Review Co-Planner Added |
This email is triggered when a co-planner is added to a performance review from within the performance review task by the reviewer OR added by an administrator via the View Details page (if the task is configured to allow reviewers to add co-planners). The available recipients are Reviewee, Reviewer (the reviewer who added the co-planner), and Co-Planners. Selecting Co-Planners triggers a separate email to all users who are named as co-planners for the task. For co-planners without access to email, tasks display "Co-planner" at the end of task name for easy identification. |
Performance Management |
Performance Review Reviewer Commented |
This email is triggered when a reviewer adds a comment as part of a discussion thread within an off-cycle performance review. Discussions cannot be part of a standard performance review task. The available recipients are Reviewee, Reviewer (the commenting reviewer), and Comment Recipients. Selecting Comment Recipients triggers a separate email to all users who have visibility to the comment. For example, a private comment only triggers emails to the reviewee or the person to which the reviewee is replying. A public comment triggers emails to the reviewee and all reviewers. |
Performance Management |
Performance Review Reviewer Declined |
This email is triggered when a reviewer declines a review. The available recipients are Reviewee, Reviewer (the declining reviewer), and Review Selector (the user that selects the reviewers. |
Performance Management |
Performance Review Step Assigned |
Performance review of a specific user assigned. This email is triggered when the task step is available for that user to review, which may be triggered by the employee hire date, the previous reviewer submitting the review, or the task assignment date. Note: When customizing this email for a self-review step, this email cannot be sent to "Reviewer" because the system considers this user the reviewee. Reviewee will not receive any step email other than the self step and Similarly, a reviewer cannot receive any email for a Reviewee step. This email trigger can be sent to external users. If the REVIEW.LINK tag is used in the trigger and is sent to an external reviewer, then the link takes external reviewers to an external review page that requires no login or validation. See External Reviewers. |
Performance Management |
Performance Review Step Completed |
The Performance Review Step Completed email is only sent to the reviewee regarding other reviewers in the same sequence (if there is any). It is not designed to send email to own reviewer or the person (self) who is completing the review. This email is not sent to other Reviewers. |
Performance Management |
Performance Review Step Due Date |
This email is triggered when a performance review task is due. If this email is sent to the recipient group "Reviewer" then only the users that have received performance reviews will receive the email. This email is conditional so that it only includes the users who are in progress or have not started. Note: When customizing this email for a self-review step, this email cannot be sent to "Reviewer" because the system considers this user the reviewee. This email can be set up as a reminder to go out before the due date. The reminder will not be sent to reviewers that have already completed the review. The due date for performance review tasks is defined for each reviewer group on step 2 of creating a performance review task. This date is not necessarily the same as the task end date for it may occur before the task ends. Reviewers will not be locked out of the task on the task due date unless it is the same date as the task end date. Reviewee will not receive any step email other than the self step and Similarly, a reviewer cannot receive any email for a Reviewee step. Note: Email Digest emails do not include past-due notifications for optional or locked performance review steps after the step due date. |
Performance Management |
Performance Review Step Reopened |
This email is triggered when a performance review step is reopened in order to alert or remind the user that a performance step has been reopened. When configured, this email is triggered any time a step is reopened, whether it is done by a manager or administrator. This email can be sent to Reviewee, Reviewee's Direct Manager, Reviewee's Indirect Manager, Reviewer, or a specific user. The REOPEN.STEP.COMMENT tag displays the Reason commentary that was provided when the review step was reopened. The REVIEW.REOPENED.STEP.DUE.DATE email tag displays the due date of the performance review step that is reopened. If no due date is defined for the step, then "No Due Date Defined" is displayed. The system verifies that the review step is still due prior to triggering the email, so if the review step is no longer due, then this email is not triggered. Reviewee will not receive any step email other than the self step and Similarly, a reviewer cannot receive any email for a Reviewee step. |
Performance Management |
Performance Review Task Completed |
This email is triggered when a performance review task is completed (i.e., the overall performance review has been completed). This email can be set up as a reminder to go out at a certain time in relation to the completion of the task. The email can also be set up as a confirmation, notification, or promotional email. This email can be sent to the reviewee, reviewee's manager, the reviewee's indirect manager, or a specific user. Use Case: An administrator creates an Annual Performance Review task and would like all reviewees to be informed when the performance review has been completed. She configures the Performance Review Task Email to trigger on the date that the last step of the performance review task is due and sets the recipient as "Reviewee." |
Performance Management |
Request Goal Approval |
This email is a batch type email that includes a notification for each situation in which a goal owner does the following:
This email is triggered when a user clicks the button on the My Goals or Snapshot Goals page.The email is sent to the user in the Approver role. If no approver is set or if goal approval is not required, the goal is automatically approved and no email is sent. The email can contain a link to the Pending Goals page. |
Performance Management |

EMAIL NAME | EMAIL DESCRIPTION | ACTION TYPE |
WFP Not Implemented System Event Email |
This email is triggered if an event occurring in Planning does not have an associated email action available. This email is a Notification type email. |
Planning |
WFP Plan CoPlanners Changed |
This email is triggered when the Co-Planners for a given plan are changed, whether that is adding or removing Co-Planners. The email i sent to User assigned as Primary Planner and Users assigned as CoPlanners (new). The tags in this email reference the given plan, which is the recipient's plan. This email is a Notification type email. |
Planning |
WFP Plan Created |
This email is triggered to notify the user that the plan was created successfully. The email can be sent to User who created plan (owner). This email is configured as a Notification type email. |
Planning |
WFP Plan Due Date Changed |
This email is triggered when the Due date for a given plan is changed. The tags in this email reference the given plan, which is the recipient's plan. The email is sent to User assigned as Primary Planner and Users assigned as CoPlanners. This email can be configured as a Notification type email. |
Planning |
WFP Plan Primary Planner Changed |
This email is triggered when the Primary Planner for a given plan is changed. The tags in this email reference the given plan, which is the recipient's plan. The email is sent to User assigned as Primary Planner (new) and Users assigned as CoPlanners. This email can be configured as a Notification type email. |
Planning |
WFP Subplan Accepted |
This email is triggered when the Subplan is accepted by the parent planner. The tags in the email refer to the subplan, not the parent plan. The email is sent to User assigned as subplan's primary planner and the subplan's CoPlanners. This email can be configured as a Notification type email. |
Planning |
WFP Subplan Assigned To CoPlanner |
This email is triggered when the Subplan is accepted by the parent planner. The tags in the email refer to the subplan, not the parent plan. The email is sent to User assigned as subplan's primary planner and the subplan's CoPlanners. This email can be configured as a Notification type email. |
Planning |
WFP Subplan Assigned To Primary Planner |
This email is triggered a specific user when s/he is assigned as Primary Planner. The email is sent to User assigned as Primary Planner in this event. This email can be configured as a Notification type email. |
Planning |
WFP Subplan Rejected |
This email is triggered when a subplan is rejected by Parent Planner. The tags in the email refer to the subplan, not the parent plan. The email is sent to User assigned as subplan's primary planner and the subplan's CoPlanners. This email can be configured as a Notification type email. |
Planning |
WFP Subplan Submitted To Primary Planner |
This emails is triggered as notification that a subplan was submitted and needs review. The tags in the email refer to the subplan, not the parent plan. The email is sent to User assigned as parent plan's primary planner. This email can be configured as a Notification type email. |
Planning |
WFP Subplan Submitted |
This emails is triggered as confirmation that a subplan was submitted for review. The tags in the email refer to the subplan, not the parent plan. The email is sent to User assigned as subplan's primary planner and the subplan's CoPlanners. This email can be configured as a Notification type email. |
Planning |

Note: The Offer Letter email action type is only available for portals with the Offer Letter Management functionality enabled.
Localization Note: For portals with multiple languages enabled, translated text displays in standard and custom emails, and localizable tags are localized. This allows emails to be received in the recipient's language and also allows email tags to display the translated values, when available. For example, if the job title is localized and included in the email, then the job title displays in the recipient's language. If the recipient's language is not available, then the job title displays in the language of the user who created or edited the job requisition.
EMAIL NAME | EMAIL DESCRIPTION | ACTION TYPE |
Add Applicant |
This email is triggered when an applicant is added to a requisition from Manage Candidates, Candidate Search, Manage Applicants, or the Add Submission page of the Requisition Snapshot. This email can be sent to External Applicant, Internal Applicant, Applicant Reviewer(s), OU Approver, Hiring Manager, Requisition Owner(s). This email can be configured as a Notification type email. This email is active by default and can be found in the Recruitment action type section of Email Management. ![]() Use this trigger to notify applicants or hiring managers when an applicant is added to a requisition. Applicants can be added to requisitions that they did not apply to from the View Requisition Details page. Applicants require this email as it includes a link to the requisition they were added to so that they can complete the application. The Availability setting for this email can be configured so that the email triggers for external candidates. The system checks the indirect OU designations for external candidates and sends the appropriate emails for which they meet the availability criteria. The PASSWORD.RESET.URL email tag is a link that opens a page on which the user can create a password. If this email is sent multiple times to the same recipient, then this URL is regenerated each time and the previous URL is no longer valid. Also, the password reset URL is only valid for 48 hours. If the user does not reset their password within the 48-hour validity period, then the user must click Forgot Password? again to get a new password reset URL. Configuration Note: When creating the Add Applicant email, be sure to include the PASSWORD.RESET.URL tag so that applicants who do not have a profile on the career site will have quick access to the password creation page. When applicants click the link, they are taken to a page for the career site that prompts them to define a password. |
Recruiting |
Applicant Status Change |
This email is triggered when an applicant's status changes. The Applicant Status Change email must be defined for the associated status in order to trigger. When the email is sent, the recipient will receive the email in their language, if available for the portal. Note: The email is defined by the administrator or recruiter when configuring the requisition template or job requisition, respectively. The email can be sent to Applicant Interviewer(s), Applicant Reviewer(s), External Applicant, Hiring Manager, Internal Applicant, Requisition Owner(s), or a specific user. This email can be configured as a Notification type email. This email is active by default and can be found in the Recruitment action type section of Email Management. Frequently Asked Questions![]() Status change emails can be selected for each applicant status on the Applicant Review tab in requisition templates and the default requisition template, as well as when creating and editing job requisitions. See Status Change Emails. |
Recruiting |
Application Confirmation - As Guest |
This email is triggered when a user submits an application as a guest. The email can be sent to External Users, Hiring Manager, or Requisition Owner. This email can be configured as a Notification type email. This email is active by default and can be found in the Recruitment action type section of Email Management. The email can include a PASSWORD.RESET.URL tag so that applicants can define a password on the career site for their profile. Apply as Guest Applicants and Creating Accounts on Mobile-Friendly Career SitesThe Application Confirmation - As Guest email is important to configure for mobile-friendly career sites. When configured and active, all applicants who apply to jobs on mobile-friendly career sites via the Apply as Guest feature will be sent the Application Confirmation - As Guest email, even if they haven't created an account. This provides applicants with a path back to the career site so that they can create an account. ![]() When an applicant who has applied as a guest returns to the career site for the first time to check the status of their application (take an assessment, schedule an interview, etc.) they have two options: Option 1: Create an account. Because they applied as a guest, most likely they will create a new account with the same email from their application because they have not done this yet. When they create an account, the system will automatically sync their previous application be to their newly claimed account. Their profile will display any previous applications tied to the email address they used to create their account. Option 2: Go through the forgot/create password flow. If a user remembers that they applied as a guest but did not create a password, then they can trigger the reset password workflow by clicking the Forgot Password link. This will also allow them to create a new password, and then log in to their portal and see all previous applications. |
Recruiting |
Assign Applicant Training |
When training is assigned to an applicant, a notification email can be sent to External Applicant, Hiring Manager, Internal Applicant, OU Approver, or Requisition Owner. The Availability setting for this email can be configured so that the email triggers for external candidates. The system checks the indirect OU designations for external candidates and sends the appropriate emails for which they meet the availability criteria. Use Case: Use this trigger to send emails to applicants when they are assigned training. The email can include a link to the job application so that the user can easily take the necessary next steps.
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Recruiting |
Assign Integration Assessment |
This email is triggered when an Edge integration assessment is assigned to an applicant, such as a WOTC assessment. This email can be configured as a notification or a reminder, and it can be sent to External Applicant, Internal Applicant, OU Approver, Hiring Manager, OU Approver, or a specific user. This email only triggers when a successful response is received from the vendor. Note: The APPLICANT.INTEGRATION.ASSESSMENT.LINK tag must be included in the email. This tag provides a link that the applicant can click to access the assessment. Note about Auto-Assignment of Pre-Employment Verifications: This email also applies to auto-assignment of pre-employment verifications, via the Automated Candidate Progression (Early Adopter) functionality. For more information, see Feature Activation Preferences. |
Recruiting |
Background Check Assigned |
This email is triggered when a background check is assigned to an applicant. This assignment is dictated by successful assignment in the vendor integration and not solely by clicking the Assign link for a background check. This email can be sent to External Applicant, Hiring Manager, Internal Applicant, Requisition Owner(s), Requisition Reviewer(s), or a specific user. This email can be configured as a Notification type email. This email is active by default and can be found in the Recruitment action type section of Email Management. The Availability setting for this email can be configured so that the email triggers for external candidates. The system checks the indirect OU designations for external candidates and sends the appropriate emails for which they meet the availability criteria. Use Case: Use this trigger to send notifications to applicants when they are assigned a background check to complete. |
Recruiting |
Background Check Complete |
This email is triggered when a background check is completed. This assignment is dictated by successful completion of the background check in the vendor integration. This email can be sent to External Applicant, Hiring Manager, Internal Applicant, Requisition Owner(s), Requisition Reviewer(s), or a specific user. This email can be configured as a Notification type email. This email is active by default and can be found in the Recruitment action type section of Email Management. The Availability setting for this email can be configured so that the email triggers for external candidates. The system checks the indirect OU designations for external candidates and sends the appropriate emails for which they meet the availability criteria. Use Case: Use this trigger to send notifications to recruiters when a background check is complete. |
Recruiting |
Candidate Hired |
This email is triggered when a candidate's applicant status is changed to Hired. The email can be sent to Requisition Owner, Hiring Manager, Next Level Hiring Manager, or a specific user. Use Case: Use this trigger to notify recipients that a candidate's applicant status has been changed to Hired. This status change indicates that a hiring decision has been made. Note: Offer letter related tags are only populated in the email if the offer letter has been accepted. |
Recruiting |
Candidate Offer Response Received |
This email is triggered when a candidate response is recorded for a candidate. The email can be sent to Requisition Owner, Hiring Manager, Next Level Hiring Manager, or a specific user. Use Case: Use this trigger to notify recipients that a candidate response has been recorded for a candidate. This email can also be triggered when a user manually records a response for the candidate from the Offer Letter Management table or when the candidate responds to an offer letter from their My Profile page. |
Recruiting |
Connect With Us New User |
This email is triggered when a user submits their information via Connect With Us. The email can be sent to External Users. This email can be configured as a Notification type email. This email is active by default and can be found in the Recruitment t action type section of Email Management. |
Recruiting |
Disposition |
When an applicant is passed on, a notification or reminder email can be sent to External Applicant, Hiring Manager, Internal Applicant, OU Approver, Requisition Owner, or Requisition Reviewer. The Availability setting for this email can be configured so that the email triggers for external candidates. The system checks the indirect OU designations for external candidates and sends the appropriate emails for which they meet the availability criteria. Use Case: Use this trigger to send notifications to applicants when they are passed on for consideration. The trigger can be configured as a reminder to delay response back to the applicant as necessary. |
Recruiting |
Email Applicant |
When a user manually emails an applicant, a notification can be sent to External Applicant or Internal Applicant. This email can be triggered from the Manage Applicants or Application Profile page. The Availability setting for this email can be configured so that the email triggers for external candidates. The system checks the indirect OU designations for external candidates and sends the appropriate emails for which they meet the availability criteria. The PASSWORD.RESET.URL email tag is a link that opens a page on which the user can create a password. If this email is sent multiple times to the same recipient, then this URL is regenerated each time and the previous URL is no longer valid. Also, the password reset URL is only valid for 48 hours. If the user does not reset their password within the 48-hour validity period, then the user must click Forgot Password? again to get a new password reset URL. The EMAIL.CUSTOM.MESSAGE tag can be included as a placeholder in the email. The tag will be replaced by the text in the Custom Message field when emailing applicants via the Send Email from Template action on Manage Applicants or the Application Profile page. Note: When including the EMAIL.CUSTOM.MESSAGE tag, a carriage return is automatically included at the end of the message that replaces the tag. If you do not want an extra line between the end of the custom message and the rest of the email, place the EMAIL.CUSTOM.MESSAGE tag directly next to the text that follows the custom message. Note: If you do not include the EMAIL.CUSTOM.MESSAGE tag, the ability to add a custom message is not available when sending a template email from the Applicant Profile page. Use Case: Use this trigger when sending ad hoc emails to applicants. Ad hoc emails can be sent from the Manage Applicants or Applicant Profile pages. Emails can be sent to one applicant or a batch of applicants. |
Recruiting |
Email Offer to Candidate |
This email is triggered when an offer is emailed to a candidate. The email can be sent to External Applicant, Hiring Manager, Internal Applicant, Next Level Hiring Manager, or a specific user. Use Case: Use this trigger to send an offer letter to a candidate. This trigger can also be used to notify other users that an offer letter has been sent to the candidate. Note: If the offer letter is attached to the email as a PDF, any other attachments added during the Send to Candidate workflow step are also added to the email as attachments. |
Recruiting |
Integration Assessment Assignment Status |
This email is triggered to notify recruiters and hiring managers when an error is received from the vendor during assignment of an integration assessment. This allows recruiters to learn about the error quickly so they can manually re-assign the integration assessment on the Manage Candidates page or automatically by re-adding a candidate to the Assessment Status. The new email is sent if there is an error with a manual or auto-assignment of the integration. Note: The APPLICANT.INTEGRATION.NAME tag must be included in the email. |
Recruiting |
Integration Assessment Completed |
This email is triggered when an applicant has successfully completed their custom integration task via their My Profile page in the career site or the assessment via the email link. The email can be sent to External Applicant, Hiring Manager, Internal Applicant, OU Approver, and Requisition Owner. This email can be configured as a Notification type email. This email is active by default and can be found in the Recruitment action type section of Email Management. |
Recruiting |
Interview Cancelled Notification |
This email is triggered when an interviewer is removed from an interview session or when an interview session is cancelled. The email can be sent to Applicant Interviewer(s) or a specific user. This email can be configured as a Notification type email. This email is active by default and can be found in the Recruitment action type section of Email Management. This email is used when sending Outlook Meeting Invite cancellations. The email contains an ICS attachment if an ICS attachment has already been created for the interviewer or for the session being cancelled. Use Case: When an interviewer needs to be removed from an interview session or if an interview session needs to be cancelled, this email trigger is sent in order to notify the interviewer of the cancellation. Best Practice: It is a best practice to include the COMMENTS.TO.INTERVIEWER tag in the email. This tag will show recipients any comments that the interview scheduler included when cancelling the interview. If this tag is not present in the email, and the interview scheduler entered a comment when cancelling the interview, then the comments will not appear in the email to recipients. Interview Manager Note: The Interview Manager page is automatically enabled for interviewers. If the interviewer is removed from an interview, the Interview Manager page is no longer visible. Any comments regarding the interview are no longer accessible to the interviewer. |
Recruiting |
Interview Recommendation Nudge |
This email is triggered when a user selects the Nudge Interviewer link from the Options column on the Interview Manager page. The email can be sent to Requisition Owner(s), Applicant Interviewer(s), Hiring Manager, or a specific user. This email can be configured as a Notification type email. This email is active by default and can be found in the Recruitment action type section of Email Management. Use Case: Recruiters may want to nudge interviewers when they have not completed their recommendation for an interview. Use this email trigger to notify interviewers that they need to complete their interview recommendation. |
Recruiting |
Interview Recommendation Pending |
This email is triggered when an interview recommendation is pending a response from an interviewer. The email can be sent to Requisition Owner(s), Applicant Interviewer(s), Hiring Manager, or a specific user. This email can be configured as a Notification or Reminder type email. For Reminder type emails, the reminder is triggered a set number of days, hours, or minutes after the initial interview request is sent. This email is active by default and can be found in the Recruitment action type section of Email Management. Use Case: Use this trigger to send notifications to interviewers when an interview is pending their recommendation. Administrators may want to configure this trigger to fire automatically as a notification or reminder to interviewers to complete their interview recommendations. |
Recruiting |
Interview Recommendation Recorded |
This email is triggered when an interview recommendation is recorded by the interviewer. The email can be sent to Requisition Owner(s), Applicant Interviewer(s), Hiring Manager, or a specific user. This email can be configured as a Notification type email. This email is active by default and can be found in the Recruitment action type section of Email Management. Note: This email fires when recommendations are recorded either in Cornerstone or HireVue for video interviews. Use Case: Recruiters and Hiring Managers may want to see when an interview recommendation is recorded for an interview. Use this email trigger to send updates whenever a recommendation in recorded for an interview. |
Recruiting |
Interview Scheduling Notification - Applicant |
This email is triggered when an applicant scheduling notification is sent to the applicant, and is also triggered when an applicant self scheduled an interview for an interview event. The email can be sent to External Applicant, Internal Applicant, or a specific user. This email is active by default and can be found in the Recruitment action type section of Email Management. Use Case: When a recruiter schedules an interview, they may want to send a notification to the applicant about the scheduled date, time, and interview type. Use this trigger to notify the applicant that an interview session is scheduled. |
Recruiting |
Interview Scheduling Notification - Interviewer(s) |
This email is triggered when an interview scheduling notification is sent to interviewers. The email can be sent to Applicant Interviewer(s) or a specific user. This email can be configured as a Notification or Reminder type email. For Reminder type emails, the reminder is triggered a set number of days, hours, or minutes before the interview start time. This email is active by default and can be found in the Recruitment action type section of Email Management. This email is used when sending Outlook Meeting Invite requests. The email contains an ICS attachment if Outlook notifications are enabled by the administrator in Interview Management Preferences. This email is used when using Outlook Scheduler to preview the email, if the Outlook scheduling option is enabled by the administrator in Interview Management Preferences. Use Case: When a recruiter schedules an interview, they may want to notify the interviewers about the scheduled date, time, and interview type. Use this trigger to notify the interviewers that an interview session is scheduled. |
Recruiting |
Interview Scheduling Response |
This email is triggered when a scheduling response is recorded from Outlook. The email can be sent to Requisition Owner(s), Applicant Interviewer(s), Hiring Manager, or a specific user. This email can be configured as a Notification type email. This email is active by default and can be found in the Recruitment action type section of Email Management. This email is used when Outlook Meeting Invite requests are accepted or denied. The email only fires when the recipient responds with either Accept, Tentative, or Decline. If the recipient responds with Tentative, then the response is treated as a decline. Note: The option to accept or decline a meeting invite is a standard feature in Outlook. This email fires when the recipient clicks either the or button in the invite. Use Case: Owners and hiring managers may want to be updated when an interview request response is recorded in Outlook. Use this email trigger to send notifications to recruiters when a response is recorded in Outlook. |
Recruiting |
Invitation to Apply |
This email is triggered when an invitation to apply is sent. The email can be sent to Requisition Owner, Requisition Reviewer, Hiring Manager, Invitation Recipient, or a specific user. Use Case: Use this trigger to send invitations to apply to applicants who have not completed an application or who were found during an applicant search. Note: The APPLICANT.STATUS, APPLICANT.STATUS.CHANGE.DATE, APPLICATION.DATE, and APPLICATION.REVIEW.LINK tags are not available for this email trigger. |
Recruiting |
Invitation to Interview Event (Applicant Self Schedule) |
This email is triggered when a recruiter sends a self schedule invitation to an applicant for an interview event. The email can be sent to Applicant, Hiring Manager, Requisition Owner(s), Requisition Reviewer(s), or a specific user. This email can be configured as a Notification or Reminder type email. This email is active by default and can be found in the Recruitment action type section of Email Management. Use Case: Use this email to send a message to the applicant regarding self scheduling an interview event. With this link, the applicant can schedule themselves into an interview event. |
Recruiting |
Merged Duplicate Applicants |
This email is triggered when a duplicate applicant is merged under a target profile. The email can be sent to Hiring Manager, Merged Applicant, Requisition Owner(s), Target Applicant (this is defined as the applicant with whom the merged applicant is merged), or a specific user. This email can be configured as a Notification type email. This email is active by default and can be found in the Recruiting action type section of Email Management. Use Case: Use this trigger to send notifications that duplicate applicant profiles have been merged and that all merged applications are compiled under the target profile. |
Recruiting |
New Applicant Comment Posted |
When a user posts a new comment for an applicant, a notification email can be sent to Requisition Owner, Hiring Manager, OU Approver, or Applicant Reviewers. Use Case: Use this trigger to send notifications to users who are interested in receiving emails when new comments are posted for applicants. Reviewers may want to see what other reviewers are commenting about an applicant. |
Recruiting |
New Profile Creation |
When a user creates a new applicant profile, a notification email can be sent to User. This trigger is used to inform applicants that they created a new profile. Note: This trigger only works for profiles created from the Create Profile page and does not trigger emails when applicants use LinkedIn or other 3rd party profile generation tools. The Availability setting for this email can be configured so that the email triggers for external candidates. The system checks the indirect OU designations for external candidates and sends the appropriate emails for which they meet the availability criteria. The PASSWORD.RESET.URL email tag is a link that opens a page on which the user can create a password. If this email is sent multiple times to the same recipient, then this URL is regenerated each time and the previous URL is no longer valid. Also, the password reset URL is only valid for 48 hours. If the user does not reset their password within the 48-hour validity period, then the user must click Forgot Password? again to get a new password reset URL. Use Case: Use this trigger to send emails to applicants to confirm that they created a new applicant profile. This trigger could be used to drive applicants back to a Career Site after they create a profile. |
Recruiting |
Offer Approval Decision | This email is triggered when an approver records an approval decision for an offer. The email can be sent to Requisition Owner, Hiring Manager, Next Level Hiring Manager, or a specific user. Use Case: Use this trigger to notify recipients that an offer letter approval decision has been made by an approver. |
Recruiting |
Offer Pending Approval |
This email is triggered when an offer requires approval. The email can be sent to Next Approver, Requisition Owner, Hiring Manager, Next Level Hiring Manager, or a specific user. Reminder emails are triggered when an offer that requires approval has not been responded to by the approver. The email continues to fire based on the interval configured for the reminder. Use Case: Use this trigger to notify recipients of an offer that requires their approval. It is possible (and likely) to send multiple emails using this trigger at multiple times.
Use Case: Use this trigger to remind recipients of an offer that requires their approval. It is possible (and likely) to send multiple emails using this trigger at multiple times. Note: If the recipient is "Next approver(s) if offer is pending" and there is at least one approver who is configured on the offer letter as "Approver," then the Offer Pending Approval email is only sent to the "Next approver(s) if offer is pending" recipient. This means that users who are defined as "Notification-Only Approver" on the offer letter will not also receive this email. |
Recruiting |
Onboarding Notifications |
This email is triggered when the button is clicked in the Send Onboarding Notifications pop-up from the Applicant Profile page. This email can be sent to External Applicant, Hiring Manager, Internal Applicant, Next Level Hiring Manager, Requisition Owner(s), Reviewer(s), or a specific user. This email can be configured as a Notification type email. This email is active by default and can be found in the Recruitment action type section of Email Management.The Availability setting for this email can be configured so that the email triggers for external candidates. The system checks the indirect OU designations for external candidates and sends the appropriate emails for which they meet the availability criteria. Use Case: Use this trigger to notify the applicable personnel of a new hire's start date to ensure that the necessary provisions will be provided in preparation for beginning employment. Use Case: When a hiring manager brings on a new person in a Sales position, the recruiter needs to work with a number of different groups within the organization to prepare for the new employee’s first day. At the very least, this involves six departments and personnel, including the following:
By configuring emails to be sent to each of these departments and personnel, the hiring manager can ensure that all pertinent parties are notified of their responsibilities well in advance of the employee's start date. Best Practice: It is a best practice to provide a clear title for each email template. Typically, this email is only sent by recruiters who do not have access to Email Management from which to view the email content. Recruiters select one or more of the email templates from the Applicant Profile page, but they are not able to preview the email before sending it. Providing a clear title for each email helps recruiters know which template(s) are appropriate to select when sending onboarding notifications. Without a clear title, recruiters may send the wrong emails and fail to notify the appropriate personnel about upcoming new hires. |
Recruiting |
OnDemand Video Interview Assigned |
This email is triggered when an On Demand Video Interview is assigned to an applicant. The email can be sent to Applicant Interviewer(s), External Applicant, Hiring Manager, Internal Applicant, Requisition Owner(s), or a specific user. This email can be configured as a Notification type email. This email is active by default and can be found in the Recruitment action type section of Email Management. The Availability setting for this email can be configured so that the email triggers for external candidates. The system checks the indirect OU designations for external candidates and sends the appropriate emails for which they meet the availability criteria. Use Case: Use this trigger to send notifications to applicants when they have been assigned an On Demand Video interview. This email may include a link for the user to complete their video interview, if the appropriate tag for the link is included in the body of the email. |
Recruiting |
OnDemand Video Interview Completed |
This email is triggered when an applicant completes an On Demand Video interview. The email can be sent to External Applicant, Hiring Manager, Internal Applicant, Requisition Owner(s), Applicant Interviewer(s), or a specific user. This email can be configured as a Notification type email. This email is active by default and can be found in the Recruitment action type section of Email Management. The Availability setting for this email can be configured so that the email triggers for external candidates. The system checks the indirect OU designations for external candidates and sends the appropriate emails for which they meet the availability criteria. Use Case: Use this trigger to send notifications to requisition owners and interviewers when an applicant completes an On Demand Video interview. Interviewers may want to use this email trigger as a notification to let requisition owners and interviewers know when to review an applicant’s submitted video interview. |
Recruiting |
Referral to External User |
This email is triggered when a user refers a requisition in the internal career site or Career Center (Legacy). The email can be sent to Hiring Manager, Referral Recipient, Requisition Owner(s), Requisition Reviewer(s), or a specific user. This email can be configured as a Notification type email. This email is active by default and can be found in the Recruitment action type section in Email Management. Note: A custom message can be added by the sender. In order for a custom message to appear to the recipient, the EMAIL.CUSTOM.MESSAGE email tag must be included when configuring the email in Email Administration. |
Recruiting |
Referral to Internal User | This email is triggered when an employee refers a requisition via email to another employee. The email can be sent to User, Referral, or a specific user. | Recruiting |
Requisition Approval Final Status |
This email fires when a final approval or denial decision is reached for a requisition that is pending approval. The email is used to send notifications about the final status of a requisition to the requisition owner, reviewer, and other users. The email can be sent to a specific user or the role of Requisition Owner, Hiring Manager, or OU Approver. Use Case: A hiring manager would like to be informed when a requisition for which they are an approver is approved or denied. The administrator configures the Requisition Approval Final Status email to be sent to the hiring manager when the requisition has a final approval or denial status. |
Recruiting |
Requisition Closed/Cancelled |
This email is triggered when a requisition is closed or cancelled. The email can be sent to Requisition Owner, Requisition Reviewer, Hiring Manager, Recruiting Agencies, Active Applicants, or a specific user. Note: Sending to Recruiting Agencies includes the email address that is associated with the default user defined for the agency by the administrator. The Availability setting for this email can be configured so that the emails trigger for external candidates. Use Case: Use this trigger to send notifications to owners, reviewers, or recruiting agency users that a requisition has been closed or cancelled. |
Recruiting |
Requisition Pending Approval |
When a requisition requires approval, a notification or reminder email can be sent to Next approver if requisition is pending, Requisition Owner, or Hiring Manager. When configured as a reminder email, the emails are triggered when the approver has not yet submitted an approval decision for a requisition by the time the reminder time has elapsed. The email continues to fire based on the interval configured for the reminder. Use Case: Use this trigger to notify recipients of a requisition that requires their approval. It is possible to send multiple emails using this trigger at multiple times.
Use Case: Use this trigger to remind approvers repeatedly that they have one or more requisitions pending approval. The reminder helps to ensure that requisitions are approved in a timely manner. |
Recruiting |
Requisition Posted to Agency |
This email notifies recruiting agencies that a new requisition has been posted. This email can be sent to Recruiting Agencies, Hiring Manager, Requisition Owner(s), and Requisition Reviewer(s). This email can be configured as a Notification type email. This email is active by default and can be found in the Recruitment t action type section of Email Management. Note: This email will fire each time the Edit Postings page, even if there are no changes to the postings for the agencies that are listed. For example, a requisition is posted to Agency A. The next day, the same requisition is posted to Agency B. Agency A will receive the Requisition Posted to Agency email both times the requisition is posted. button is clicked in the Recruiting Agencies section of the |
Recruiting |
Requisition Posted |
This email is triggered any time a requisition moves to the Open status, regardless of whether or not the requisition is being posted at that time to any career sites, job boards, etc. The email can be sent to Requisition Owner, Requisition Reviewer, Hiring Manager, or a specific user. Open Status Note: If there is no approval workflow, a requisition moves into an Open status immediately upon submission. If there is an approval workflow, the requisition moves into an Open status when the approval workflow is completed. Use Case: Use this trigger to send notifications to owners, reviewers, or recruiting agency users that a requisition has been posted. This trigger will also send notifications when a requisition is edited and re-opened. |
Recruiting |
Requisition Request Response |
This email is triggered when a requisition request is accepted or declined. The email can be sent to Request Reviewer(s), Requester, or a specific user. This email can be configured as a Notification type email. This email is active by default and can be found in the Recruitment action type section of Email Management. Use Case: Hiring managers would like to be notified when a reviewer responds to their requisition request. This email is used by hiring managers to view the response to their requests. |
Recruiting |
Requisition Request Submitted |
This email is triggered when a requisition request is successfully submitted. The email can be sent to Request Reviewer(s), Requestor, or a specific user. This email can be configured as a Notification type email. This email is active by default and can be found in the Recruitment action type section of Email Management. Use Case: Requisition reviewers would like to be notified when a hiring manager submits a requisition request. This email is used by reviewers to know when they have a request to review. |
Recruiting |
Review Applicant |
This email is triggered when an applicant is moved into a Review status type. The email is also triggered when a new reviewer has been added, and the applicant is already in a Review status type. This is a Notification type email and can be sent to External Applicant, Hiring Manager, Internal Applicant, OU Approver, Requisition Owner, or Requisition Reviewer. The Availability setting for this email can be configured so that the email triggers for external candidates. The system checks the indirect OU designations for external candidates and sends the appropriate emails for which they meet the availability criteria. When configuring this email, you can include the REVIEW.APPLICANT.RESUME.LINK tag. This tag displays the applicant's full name as a link that opens the Resume/CV Review page. Use Case: Use this email to send notifications to reviewers and hiring managers when an applicant is ready to be reviewed. |
Recruiting |
Review Applicant Daily Summary |
This email provides applicant reviewers with a daily summary of applicants who have been moved to the first instance of the status type of Review, whether for open or closed requisitions. In addition, a new email tag is added. This email is triggered once a day at 5:00pm GMT. This email only fires if there is at least one applicant who has been moved into the first instance of the Review status type for a requisition during the past day. This email can be sent to Applicant Reviewer and cannot be carbon copied. This email can only be configured as a notification type email and is active by default. Note: This email is only available to users with permission to review requisitions. Use Case: An executive is an Applicant Reviewer for several open requisitions within a corporation. The executive currently receives one email for each applicant who is moved to the first instance of a Review status type for each requisition for which the executive is an applicant reviewer. This results in a large quantity of emails. Instead, the executive would like to receive one email daily that lists all applicants who have been moved into the first instance of the status type of Review for all of the requisitions for which the executive is listed as a reviewer. Implementation Note: A status type of Review must be active in Applicant Statuses in order for the Review Applicant Daily Summary email to trigger. The email must also be configured and active in Email Management. Email Tag SSO Note: The REVIEW.APPLICANT.RESUME.SUMMARY email tag is SSO enabled. Hiring managers can click the link and access applicants without having to log in to the portal. For organizations that do not use SSO, hiring managers will be directed to the custom login page. |
Recruiting |
Send Offer to Candidate Profile | This email is triggered when an offer is sent to a user's candidate profile. The email can be sent to External Applicant, Hiring Manager, Internal Applicant, Next Level Hiring Manager, or a specific user. Use Case: Use this trigger to notify a candidate that they have an offer letter pending approval in their candidate profile. This trigger can also be used to notify other users that an offer letter has been sent to the candidate. |
Recruiting |
SHL Assessment Assigned |
This email is triggered when an SHL assessment is assigned to an applicant. One email is sent per assessment, even if there are multiple assessments in the same application workflow. The email can be sent to External Applicant, Hiring Manager, Internal Applicant, OU Approver, Requisition Owner(s), or a specific user. This email can also be sent to a specific job role, which includes Hiring Manager, OU Approver, and Requisition Owners(s). This email can be configured as a Notification or Reminder type email. This email is active by default and can be found in the Recruitment action type section of Email Management. Use Case: An applicant begins an application and requests an assessment. The applicant does not finish the assessment. At a later date, the applicant needs a way to return to assessment. The applicant can access the Assessment Assigned email that includes a link to their applicant profile for the specific position. |
Recruiting |
SHL Assessment Complete |
This email is triggered when an SHL assessment is completed by an applicant within the vendor integration site. The email can be sent to External Applicant, Hiring Manager, Internal Applicant, OU Approver, Requisition Owner(s), or a specific user. This email can be configured as a Notification type email. This email is active by default and can be found in the Recruitment action type section of Email Management. Use Case: Hiring managers would like to be notified when an applicant has completed an assessment so that they can view the assessment results on the Manage Applicants page. Note: Once the applicant submits the application, if the assessment completion email is configured for the portal, then the email is triggered for each completed assessment in the application. A single completion email is not sent for all of the assessments in an application. |
Recruiting |
Submission Accepted as Applicant |
This email is triggered when a submission is accepted as a qualified applicant, which is also known as the point at which the submission receives a candidate date in the database. The email can be sent to External Applicant, Hiring Manager, Internal Applicant, Requisition Owner, Requisition Reviewer, Responsible Recruiting Agent, or a specific user. The Availability setting for this email can be configured so that the email triggers for external candidates. The system checks the indirect OU designations for external candidates and sends the appropriate emails for which they meet the availability criteria. Use Case: Use this trigger to send notifications to owners, reviewers, or recruiting agency users that a submission was accepted into the Applicant pool for a requisition. The accepting of a submission indicates that the submission is a qualified applicant and may trigger cost updates for the Recruiting Agency. |
Recruiting |
Today’s Scheduled Interviews |
This email is triggered at the beginning of each day and provides a list of the interviews that are scheduled for the day on which the email is triggered. The email can be sent to Applicant Interviewer(s). This email can be configured as a Notification type email. This email is sent at 5 a.m. each day if the email is active, but the email is only sent to interviewers who have one or more interviews scheduled for the day on which the email is sent. This email is active by default and can be found in the Recruitment action type section of Email Management. Use Case: Use this trigger to send notifications to owners and interviewers when they have interviews scheduled. Interviewers and recruiters may want to a full day summary of all interviews that they have scheduled for the current date. |
Recruiting |
Voluntary Withdrawal | This email is triggered when an applicant voluntarily withdraws their submitted application. The email can be sent to External Applicant, Hiring Manager, Internal Applicant, Requisition Owner, Requisition Reviewer, Responsible Recruiting Agent, or a specific user. Use Case: Use this trigger to send notifications to owners and reviewers when an applicant chooses to withdraw from an application. Administrators may also want to send a confirmation email to the applicant after they have withdrawn their application. Note: See the Overview topic in the Agency Portal section of Online Help for more information about the Responsible Recruiting Agent role. See Agency Portal Overview. |
Recruiting |

EMAIL NAME | EMAIL DESCRIPTION | ACTION TYPE |
Activation Email | This email is sent to users who submit a registration for a self-registration group that requires email verification. To include a link that the user will click to verify their email address for the self-registration, the following tag must be included in the body of the email: EMAIL.VERIFICATION.LINK This tag will update with the self-registration email verification link automatically when the user receives the email. |
Self Registration |
Deny User Record | This email is triggered by the user record approver denying a record. | Self Registration |
User Approve Record | This email is triggered when a self-registered user record is approved. If self-registration user records do not require approval, then this email is triggered immediately. If approval is required, then this email is triggered when the user record is approved. This email can be sent to User, User's Approver, or User's Manager. | Self Registration |
User Record Request | This email is triggered by a self-registered user submitting their user record for approval. | Self Registration |

EMAIL NAME | EMAIL DESCRIPTION | ACTION TYPE |
Skills Feedback Requested |
This email is triggered when a user requests skills feedback. This email can be configured as a reminder or a notification, and it can be sent to Rater (the person whose feedback is requested), Requester (the person requesting the feedback), or a specific user. The following tags are available for this email trigger:
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EMAIL NAME | EMAIL DESCRIPTION | ACTION TYPE |
Succession Task Assigned | If this email trigger is active when the SMP task is saved, an email is sent to the selected recipients. This email trigger can be sent to the SMP task recipient or a specific user. | Succession Management |
Succession Task Due | This email is triggered when a Task Owner step is due. This email is not triggered by the overall succession task becoming due. This email will still fire even if the task owner has already completed their SMP task. This email can be sent to the SMP task assignee or a specific user. | Succession Management |
Succession Task Pdf Notification |
This email is triggered when the PDF that is requested from either within a Succession task or from the Scheduled Tasks page is ready to be downloaded. The email includes a link to the PDF so that users can open the PDF directly from the email. If you modify this email, be sure to keep the PDF.LINK tag in the body of the email. The email can be sent to Requester or a specific user. This email can be configured as a Notification type email. This email is active by default and can be found in the Succession Management action type section of Email Administration. |
Succession Management |
Succession Task Step Due | This email is triggered when a step (including a Review step) of a Succession Planning task is due. This email can be triggered as a notification or reminder to Assignee or a specific user. | Succession Management |
Talent Conference Re-Scheduled |
This email is triggered when a talent conference location, date, or time is modified and the talent conference is saved. This email is intended to inform moderators and reviewers of the updated location, date, or time of the talent conference. This email trigger also has a calendar meeting request file attached, which can be saved to the recipient's calendar tool. This email can be sent as a notification to Moderator, Reviewer(s), or a specific user. The Moderator and Reviewer roles are defined in the Talent Conference SMP task. The following unique tag is available for this email trigger:
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Succession Management |
Talent Conference Scheduling Notification |
This email is triggered when a talent conference is scheduled on the Talent Conference step of a Talent Conference succession task. This email is intended to inform moderators or reviewers of the talent conference location, date, and time. This email trigger also has a calendar meeting request file attached, which can be saved to the recipient's calendar tool. This email can be sent as a notification or a reminder to Moderator, Reviewer(s), or a specific user. The Moderator and Reviewer roles are defined in the Talent Conference SMP task. The following unique tag is available for this email trigger:
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Succession Management |
Talent Conference Summary Sign Off | This email is triggered when a talent conference is signed off. This email trigger enables moderators to notify reviewers that the Sign Off step is completed. This email can be sent as a notification to Moderator, Reviewer(s), or a specific user. The Moderator and Reviewer roles are defined in the Talent Conference SMP task. | Succession Management |
Task Review Assignment Notification | This email is triggered when a user is assigned a Task Review step of a Succession Planning task. Note: A Task Review step is assigned when a Task Owner time period expires. This email can be triggered as a notification or reminder to Assignee or a specific user. | Succession Management |

EMAIL NAME | EMAIL DESCRIPTION | ACTION TYPE |
Admin Password Change | This email is triggered when an administrator manually resets a user's password. The user's new password cannot be included in the email. Because of this, the administrator must communicate this password outside of the system. This email can be sent to User or User's Manager. | System Administration |
Effective Dating Error |
This email is triggered when a user record change that was set with a future effective date attempts to process and an error is generated. The email can be sent as a notification to User, User's Manager, User's Approver, or a specific user. The EFFECTIVE.DATING.ERROR.DESCRIPTION tag can be included in the email message to include the description of the effective dating error. If there are multiple errors, then each error description is displayed on its own line in the message. |
System Administration |
Forget Password |
If the Password Reset Option in Password Preferences is set to Reset By Email Notification, then the Forget Password email is triggered when a user clicks Forgot Password? on the Login page. This email can be sent to External User or Internal User. If the user clicks Forgot Password? multiple times and a password reset URL is included in the email, then a new URL is generated for each email and the previous URL is no longer valid. This email must be configured for administrators to select the "Send Password Reset Email to user's email address" option when resetting a user's password on the Admin - Users page. The PASSWORD.RESET.URL email tag is a link that opens a page on which the user can create a password. If this email is sent multiple times to the same recipient, then this URL is regenerated each time and the previous URL is no longer valid. Also, the password reset URL is only valid for 48 hours. If the user does not reset their password within the 48-hour validity period, then the user must click Forgot Password? again to get a new password reset URL. Defining AvailabilityThe availability settings do not apply to external users when External User is added as a recipient in the Send To field. When Internal User is added to the Send To field, the availability settings defined in the Availability field apply to internal users based on the organizational unit (OU) to which they belong. The following rules apply by OU:
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System Administration |
LAT Draft Review |
This email is triggered when a learning assignment draft is created, and the following are true:
This email is triggered an additional time if an administrator edits and saves the same draft if all of the criteria are still true. Example 1: Administrator A creates a draft assignment with a user count that is above the High User Count threshold, but the Restrict Submission setting is disabled. The email is not triggered. Example 2: Administrator A attempts to create a learning assignment that exceeds the High User Count threshold, and the Restrict Submission setting is enabled. Administrator A does not have permission to submit draft assignments. Administrator A receives the High User Count restriction and the can only save the assignment as a draft, and this triggers the LAT Draft Review email. This email can be configured to be sent to Draft Reviewers or specific users. When this email is sent to Draft Reviewers, this includes all administrators who have the permission regardless of permission constraints. Administrators may further restrict the recipient list by adding specific users or by restricting with availability. |
System Administration |
New User Record Created (via Add User Page) |
This email can be configured as a notification and is triggered when a new user record is created via the Admin - Users page. This email is not sent to users who are created via a data feed. This email can be sent to the User Created, User Creator, or the User's Manager. The PASSWORD.RESET.URL email tag is a link that opens a page on which the user can create a password. If this email is sent multiple times to the same recipient, then this URL is regenerated each time and the previous URL is no longer valid. Also, the password reset URL is only valid for 48 hours. If the user does not reset their password within the 48-hour validity period, then the user must click Forgot Password? again to get a new password reset URL. |
System Administration |
Scheduled Report Complete | Scheduled Report is complete | System Administration |
Training Deactivation |
This email is triggered when a training item is about to be deactivated. This email is only triggered when the course is set to deactivate on a specific date via the Deactivate this course setting in the settings. This email is not triggered when the course is deactivated by via the Active checkbox. The email can be sent to Training Contact and Training Owner. This email can be configured as a Reminder type email. This email is active by default and can be found in the System Administration action type section of Email Management. Use Case: An administrator would like to be reminded that a training item is set to deactivate on December 31st. The Training Deactivation email is configured to trigger one week before the training item deactivates. When the administrator receives the email, the administrator reviews the training item to determine whether or not to reset the deactivation date, allow the course to become inactive, or remove the deactivation settings altogether. |
System Administration |
Updated Training |
Training has been updated to a new version, or pre-work, post-work, or a prerequisite is has been updated or added to the LO. This is triggered by the user getting automatically updated to a new version of a LO. This email is only triggered by updates to LOs that are versioned, such as an online course, material, test, or curriculum. This email will not trigger for child LOs when they are versioned; in case of child LO versioning, the email will only trigger for the curriculum on the user's transcript. The TITLE tag enables email recipients to know which learning object (LO) is updated. This tag displays the name of the LO. The MATERIAL.START.DATE tag displays the material's start date. If the material has multiple versions, then this tag is specific to the material version. If this field is not defined for the training, then this tag is not included in the email. The MATERIAL.END.DATE tag displays the material's end date. If the material has multiple versions, then this tag is specific to the material version. If this field is not defined for the training, then this tag is not included in the email. |
System Administration |
User Password Change | This email is triggered any time a user changes their password. This email can be sent to User or User's Manager. | System Administration |

EMAIL NAME | EMAIL DESCRIPTION | ACTION TYPE |
Test Grading Notification | Notify the Test Grader of pending grade. | Test Engine |

EMAIL NAME | EMAIL DESCRIPTION | ACTION TYPE |
Approve Training Request | This email is triggered when an approver approves a student's request for an online class, quick course, event, curriculum, library, posting, test, external training, material, or cohort. The available recipients for this email are Training request approvers, Assignor of the training, Cost center approver, Cost center owner, User's manager, or Student. | Training |
Assign Evaluation Task |
The Assign Evaluation Task email is triggered for each individual student either 30, 60, or 90 days after the course was completed by that user. The date that this email is triggered is now the same date that the level 3 course evaluation task appears in the user's Scheduled Tasks area. The Assign Evaluation Task email is only triggered for courses that have a level 3 course evaluation task activated. |
Training |
Assign Survey Task | Process Assign Survey Task email. When an administrator creates a new survey task, they select which users will be assigned the survey task. When the task is created and saved, an email is sent to the selected users (Assessors assigned to a task). | Training |
Assign Training |
The Assign Training email is designed to fire when a user is assigned an online class, quick course, event, curriculum, posting, test, video, or material. This email does not fire when a manager or administrator adds external training to a user’s transcript. However, the Assign Training email trigger is also leveraged during the approval process and will also fire for any learning objects with an approval workflow required and will fire for external training after each approval if approvals are required. The email can be leveraged to notify the next approvers they have an approval waiting for the learning object. If there are multiple approvals required, this email will fire multiple times.
Note: If the user currently has a previous version of the training on his transcript and the previous version is version equivalence of its next version, the user will not get the 'Assign Training' email on the assignment of the next version. |
Training |
Charge Credit Card | Confirmation of credit card charge. This email is triggered when the user goes through the registration and purchasing process, and the purchase has been finalized. | Training |
Defer Training Approval Request |
Email will fire when Approval has been deferred to the next approver. The intended recipient is the next approver. If no additional approver is assigned, the email will not fire. When the APPROVE.DENY.DEFER.LINKS tag is included in the email, this tag displays the Approve, Deny, and Defer deep links within the body of the email. Note: The Defer option is only available when enabled in the portal.
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Training |
Deny Training Request | Once a user requests training, the system will check for required approvals from the user's approver. If an approval is required, the user's transcript will show a pending approval status. At this point the approver must either approve, defer, or deny the user request. If it is denied the user will receive this email. | Training |
Employee Pays | This email is triggered when a user requests training that requires payment. This will let the user know that they must pay to register for the training requested, before the training can be completed. | Training |
Evaluation Task Due | Process evaluation task due. This is triggered by the end date of a level 3 post-training course evaluation task. The end date is automatically calculated by adding the evaluation deadline specified on the Add Level 3 Evaluation page to the task start date. | Training |
External Training Completion Request | User requests completion of external training course. If a user has an approver, and they mark external training complete, the status will stay in Pending Completion status until the approver marks it complete. This email fires to the approver as soon as the user marks external training complete. | Training |
External Training is Complete | This email will fire once the user marks external training or free-form training completed. | Training |
LO Post work Reminder | This email will serve as a reminder for registered employees to complete Post-work required for various non-ILT learn objects. This trigger works with Tests, Online Courses, Quick Courses, and Materials. When users complete training items that require Post-work, this email can serve as notification for users regarding the required Post work item. | Training |
On the Job Training Observer Notification | This email alerts observers when users have requested observation for a specific OJT item. It is triggered when a user clicks the Notify Observer button next to an OJT item on their learning transcript. | Training |
Register | User registers for an online course, quick course, library, posting, video, curriculum or external content. This email will fire once the user becomes registered for the training. If the training is set up to be pre-approved and registered upon approval, this email will fire upon request. | Training |
Request External Training |
User submits request for external training. This email is triggered when user adds external training to transcript. When the APPROVE.DENY.DEFER.LINKS tag is included in the email, this tag displays the Approve, Deny, and Defer deep links within the body of the email. Note: The Defer option is only available when enabled in the portal.
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Request Training |
This email is triggered when a user selects the button for an event, online class, quick course, curriculum, library, posting, test, or material. This email can be sent to Student, User's manager, Cost center owner, Cost center approver, or Next approver if training request is pending.This email is triggered even if approval is not required for the training. However, if "Next approver if training request is pending" is selected as the recipient, then the email is not triggered if approval is not needed. This email is not triggered when an ILT session is requested. For ILT sessions, the Request ILT Session trigger should be used. When the APPROVE.DENY.DEFER.LINKS tag is included in the email, this tag displays the Approve, Deny, and Defer deep links within the body of the email. Note: The Defer option is only available when enabled in the portal.
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Request Webcast |
User submits request for a webcast session. This email is triggered when a webcast session within an event is requested by a user. When the APPROVE.DENY.DEFER.LINKS tag is included in the email, this tag displays the Approve, Deny, and Defer deep links within the body of the email. Note: The Defer option is only available when enabled in the portal.
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SF-182 Form Approval Step Response |
This email is triggered when an approver approves or denies an SF-182 request. The email can be sent to the following recipients:
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SF-182 Form Approved |
This email is triggered when the final approver approves the request or if there were no approvers available to approve the request. The email can be sent to the following recipients:
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SF-182 Form Denied |
This email is triggered when an approver denies the request. The email can be sent to the following recipients:
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SF-182 Form Completion Documentation Submitted |
When users add completion documentation to their SF-182 request, they have the option to send an automatic email to the approver, to notify the approver of the addition. The SF-182 Form Completion Documentation Submitted email is the email that is sent to the approver in this case. For more information about adding completion documentation to a request: See SF-182 Forms - Add Completion Evidence. |
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SF-182 Form Submitted |
This email is triggered when an administrator, manager, or user submits an SF-182 request. The approval notification is sent to the first approver if an approval workflow is configured for the request. The email can be sent to the following recipients:
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Survey Task Due | Process Survey Task Due email. This email works with the dates placed in the Date: section when creating a new survey task. The Reminder email type can be set up to remind the user within days, hours, or minutes before or after the survey task is due. | Training |
Training Approval Reminder |
Confirms or reminds that one or more approvers must approve or deny a training request. This email trigger is different from the Request Training trigger because it is available for sessions and can be sent to the same user repeatedly when configured as a reminder until the user completes the action identified in the email. The trigger fires when the following is true:
When the APPROVE.DENY.DEFER.LINKS tag is included in the email, this tag displays the Approve, Deny, and Defer deep links within the body of the email. Note: The Defer option is only available when enabled in the portal.
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Training Completion Request Approved | Approver approves a training completion request. | Training |
Training Completion Request Denied | Approver denies a training completion request. | Training |
Training Completion Request |
User requests completion of a training course. When the APPROVE.DENY.DEFER.LINKS tag is included in the email, this tag displays the Approve, Deny, and Defer deep links within the body of the email. Note: The Defer option is only available when enabled in the portal.
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Training Exemption Request | When a user submits an exemption request, a confirmation, notification, or reminder email can be sent to a user or the user's manager. The email trigger is active by default. | Training |
Training Exemption Response | When a manager submits a response to a direct report's exemption request, a confirmation, notification, or reminder email can be sent to a user or the user's manager. The email trigger is active by default. | Training |
Training is Available |
This email is triggered when the available date is reached for a learning object in which the user has been assigned via a learning assignment. This email can be sent to Student or User's Manager. This email can be configured as a Notification type email. This email can be found in the Training action type section of Email Management. Use Case: Use this trigger to send notifications to students when the training in which they are assigned is available to complete. |
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Training is Completed |
This email will fire once the user has successfully completed a session, online class, quick course, curriculum, library, posting, test, or material. To include a link to an associated Level 1 evaluation within the Training is Completed email, enter the tag, EVALUATION.LEVEL1, into the email body. When the email is sent to a user, the tag text is replaced by the link to the evaluation associated with the training item the user completed. The user can click this link to access and complete the Level 1 evaluation. Note: If no evaluation is associated with the training that was completed, the tag is removed from the email body and no content displays in its place. Note: If no evaluation is associated with the completed training, the tag is removed from the email body and no content displays. Also, if the evaluation is completed prior to the email triggering, the tag is removed from the email body and no content is displayed. |
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Training is Due |
Occurs when training is due. When a due date is applied to training, this email can be configured to fire before or after the training due date. The Reminder email can be set up to remind the user within days, hours, and minutes before or after the training is due. This email can be sent to Training request approvers, Assignor of the training, Cost center approver, Cost center owner, User's manager, or Student. This email trigger will not fire for training that is in a Completed status. |
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Training Marked Exempt | When a manager or administrator marks an LO Exempt, a confirmation, notification, or reminder email can be sent to a user or the user's manager. The email trigger is active by default. | Training |
Training Plan Assigned | This email is triggered when a training plan is assigned and is triggered on the first day of the access period for a user who is a plan contributor or plan manager. The administrator can set a reminder before or after the training is assigned. If a planner's access period is changed, the user receives a new Training Plan Assigned email corresponding to the new start date of the access period. | Training |
Training Plan Due | This email is triggered on the last day of an access period for a plan contributor and also on the last day of a plan manager segment for a plan manager. The administrator can set a reminder before the due date arrives. | Training |
Training Plan Removed | This email is triggered when a plan contributor or manager is manually removed from a training assignment via the View Details page. This email is also triggered when a plan contributor segment or plan manager segment is removed from the plan. | Training |
Training Plan Submitted | This email is triggered when a plan contributor's training plan is submitted. | Training |
Training Removed from Transcript | If enabled, this email is triggered when an administrator removes a training item from a user's transcript. |
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Training version is Effective | This email is triggered when the Start Date is reached and the training becomes effective. Start Date is an Append Versioning option. This email can be sent to the Assignor of the training, the student's manager, the student, or a specific user. | Training |
Transcript Status Edited | When an administrator edits the user's transcript such as pricing, completion, due dates, etc., this email will be sent. | Training |
Transcript Updated | This email can be configured as a notification. When configured as a notification, this email is triggered when a transcript is updated via Data Merge. Either training records must be moved or an account should be deactivated for the email trigger to be activated. This email trigger is in the Training Action Type. This trigger can be sent to Destination User's Manager, Source User's Manager, Destination User, and Source User. | Training |

EMAIL NAME | EMAIL DESCRIPTION | ACTION TYPE |
Submit Training Form | User submits a training form. | Training Form Management |
Training Form Approved | User's training form marked Approved by an Approver. | Training Form Management |
Training Form Denied | User's training form marked Denied by an Approver. | Training Form Management |
Training Form Task Assigned | Training form task assigned. | Training Form Management |
Training Form Task Due | Training form task due. | Training Form Management |

EMAIL NAME | EMAIL DESCRIPTION | ACTION TYPE |
Training Unit Keycode: Monthly Balance Email |
The email is triggered by the following:
At least one training unit contact must be a recipient, and the email can also be sent to specific users. When sending the email to a specific user, at least one training unit contact must be included as a recipient. If there are no training unit contacts included as recipients, then the email does not fire. Note: The email must be enabled in Training Unit Preferences for the training unit contact's division. Note: The training unit contacts that are recipients of the email are dependent upon the OUs for which the email is enabled in Training Unit Preferences. For example, if the email is enabled for Division A but not for Division B, then the email is only sent to training unit contacts in Division A. Note: If the training unit is purchased using a purchase order and the transaction is in a Pending Payment status, then the email is not triggered until the transaction is marked Completed in Manage Transactions. See Manage Transactions Overview. |
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Redeemed Training Units (KeyCode) | This email is triggered each time a key code is used. This email can be sent to a specific user, the TU Contact, or the TU Redeemer. | Training Unit |
Training Unit Distribution Assigned (Distributor) | This email is triggered each time a distributor assigns training units to end users. This email can be sent to a specific user, the TU Recipient, the TU Creator, or the TU Distributors. | Training Unit |
Training Unit Distribution Created (Distributor) | This email is triggered each time a training unit key code distribution is created, which can be an addition to an existing key code or the creation of a new key code. This email can be sent to a specific user, the TU Creator, or the TU Distributors. | Training Unit |
Training Unit Distribution Created (KeyCode) | This email is triggered each time a training unit key code distribution is created, which can be an addition to an existing key code or the creation of a new key code. This email can be sent to a specific user, the TU Creator, or the TU Contact. | Training Unit |
Training Unit Distribution Expires (Distributor) | This email is triggered each time a training unit key code distribution expires. This email can be sent to a specific user, the TU Creator, or the TU Distributors. | Training Unit |
Training Unit Distribution Expires (KeyCode) | This email is triggered each time a training unit key code distribution expires. This email can be sent to a specific user, the TU Creator, or the TU Contact. | Training Unit |
Training Unit Expires | This email is triggered as a reminder that training units are scheduled to expire. This email can be sent to a specific user or the TU Recipient. | Training Unit |
Training Unit Revoked (Distributor) | This email is triggered each time a distributor revokes training units from end users. This email can be sent to a specific user, the user whose TU has been revoked, or the user who revoked the TU. | Training Unit |
Training Units Adjustment Email (KeyCode) | This email is triggered each time a key code balance is adjusted. This email can be sent to a specific user, the TU Creator, or the TU Contact. | Training Unit |
Training Units Low Balance Notification (KeyCode) | This email is triggered when a key code balance reaches or falls below the predetermined balance set on the Training Unit Preferences page for the training unit redeemer. This email can be sent to a specific user, the TU Creator, or the TU Contact. Note: The balance that triggers this email is the balance set in the training unit redeemer's OU settings. | Training Unit |

EMAIL NAME | EMAIL DESCRIPTION | ACTION TYPE |
Badge Provided Notification | This email is triggered when an employee provides a badge for another employee on their Universal Profile - Feedback page. This email is not triggered for the Completed Goal post. This email can be sent as a notification to Feedback Recipient, Feedback Recipient's Manager, or a specific user. | Universal Profile |
Feedback Provided Notification | This email is triggered when an employee provides feedback for another employee on their Universal Profile - Feedback page. Feedback can be provided by posting directly to the Feedback page or by commenting on a Feedback post. This email is not triggered when the manager provides feedback to a direct report that is only visible to the user's manager. This email can be sent as a notification to Feedback Recipient or a specific user. | Universal Profile |
Feedback Request Notification | This email can be configured as a notification and is triggered when an employee requests feedback from their Feedback page. This email can be sent to a specific user, the Feedback Request Recipient, the Feedback Requester, or the Feedback Requester's Manager. | Universal Profile |
Troubleshooting Information
The following pages contain troubleshooting guides for using emails: