Is it possible to make the FROM: in an email task be set to the email of whoever is logged in?
The From email address is set by the process during runtime when the email is sent. No user has to be logged in to Forms when the email is sent because it's done automatically by the process. You can set the From email to whatever you'd like, but it can't be based on any logged in users.
Can you explain further what you are looking for? Who are you describing as the "logged in user"?
Thanks for your response Jared!
So, I have created a form for employees to create and record their mileage when traveling. The form, currently, will save the form as a PDF, and the user can take that PDF (Mileage receipt) and upload it to Concur (our expense reporting website). You can set up your account on Concur to receive a receipt in an email; you just tell it what email(s) you will be sending receipts from (and you send the email to receipts@concur.com).
So with Flow, I am wanting the email task to send the email From the user that is logged in, so that Concur will know what account to send the receipt to.
I tested this by setting the From email to my own email, then the To email to Receipt@concur.com and I received the email as a receipt to my concur account.
Make sense?
Justin,
We have a similar process where we use a Laserfiche Form to capture information and create a ticket in our help desk system.
Forms does not allow variables in the "from" field for an email task, however, you can get around this by using Workflow to send the email instead.
You have two options.
With option 1, you have to manually type the email token. Although the "Sender Email Address" field doesn't have a token selector, it will accept tokens.
Option 2 requires a little bit of programming knowledge, but it provides a bit more flexibility, which we needed in our situation.
In either case, you'll need to make sure that you're workflow service/server is allowed to send "from" any address because some email server setups will block these messages as "spoofing" and not allow them through.