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Email Templates

FileCloud provides you with various messages to send to a user when an action occurs. These messages can be customized.


Read Descriptions of the Default Messages

Message Template

Description

Add Group To Share Email Template

When a share is created for a Group, this is the message that will be sent to all users of that group.

Update User Email Template

When a user account is changed this is the message that is sent to the user.

Add New User To Share Email Template

When a new share is created this is the message to be sent to a user who is currently NOT a FileCloud user. This will contain

instructions for the non-FileCloud user to first create an account before attempting to access the shared resource

Auto Create New User to Share Email Template

This is the email that is sent to users whose accounts are automatically created on a share action (if this option is applicable).

Add User To Share Email Template

When a new share is created this is the message to be sent to a user who is already a FileCloud user.

Share Email Template

When a public share is created by a user, the user can send that shared link using email. This message will be used for reporting that share link.

Account Approval Email Template

This is the email message to the user that will be sent when Admin approves a user account.

Reset Forgot Password Email Template

This is the email message sent when user does password reset.

Email Password Template

This is the email sent when the temporary password is generated.

Waiting For Approval Email Template

This is the email message that will be sent when a user registers for a new Account in FileCloud (and if automatic account approval is not turned on).

Welcome/Verification Email Template

This is the email message that will be sent when a new user account is approved into FileCloud system.

Notification Email Template

This is the email message that will be sent if a share is modified.

Notification Item Template

Notification item template used to define each file / folder action. Those items are then embedded into the notification email.

Account Locked Alert Email Template

Email sent out when a user account is locked because of too many attempts

Generic Email Template

This is a boilerplate template used for miscellaneous messages

Two Factor Authentication Email Template

Email sent out with security code

Device Waiting for User Approval Email Template

This is the email message that will be sent when a Device is waiting for User Approval.

Expiring Share Notification Email Template

Email notification sent when the share is about to expire.

Failed Upload Notification Email Template

Email notification sent when the upload failed due to the limited Storage Quota.

Limited Disk Space Notification Email Template

Email notification sent when account is running out of the allocated disk space.

Password Expiration Notification Email Template

Email notification sent when user password is about to expire.

Workflow Notification Email Template

Email template used to notify users whose accounts are inactive and will be disabled.

Workflow Generic Email Template

Email template for general notifications for active accounts.

ServerLink Critical Alert Template

Template for email that indicates that there is an error with ServerLink synchronization.

Decline User Email Template

Template for email that indicates that a request for a FileCloud account has been declined.

Errors During Sanitation On Forcepoint CDR Email Template

Email notification sent to user when Forcepoint CDR sanitation resulted in an error, and the file is in quarantine.

Workflow Auto Disable Account Email Template

Email notification sent to user when an account is disabled through a workflow.

How to Change Default Email Messages

To change a default email message:

  1. Log into Administration Portal

  2. On the left navigation panel, click Customization.

  3. Click the Email Templates tab.
    Email templates window

  4. To change the mail subject and body, click the Edit button.

  5. Make your changes, then click Submit.
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  6. To confirm the changes, click Send Preview to Admin to receive an email showing the changes, or after you close out of the dialog box, click Preview to open a preview of the modified email:
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Supported HTML Tags

The following HTML tags are supported in customized email messages:
<html>
<head>
<meta>
<title>
<body>
<style>
<table>
<thead>
<tbody>
<tfoot>
<tr>
<td>
<br>
<p>
<span>
<div>
<a>
<b>
<i>
<u>
<ul>
<ol>
<li>
<h1>
<h2>
<h3>
<h4>
<h5>
<h6>
<strong>
<dt>
<dd>
<hr>
<pre>

Supported Placeholders

The following tables list the placeholders that are supported in each email template.

Table 1. Account Approval Email Template

Placeholder

Description

^CLOUDURL^ 

Server URL 

^DISPLAYNAME^ 

Display name of the user

^VERIFYURLTEXT^ 

Text to be displayed 

^VERIFYURL^

Server URL

^EMAIL^ 

Email ID of the user

^PASSWORD^ 

Password for the user

^USERNAME^ 

Username of the user

^TO^

First name of the user

 

Table 2. Account Locked Email Template

Placeholder

Description

^CLOUDURL^ 

Server URL 

^FILECLOUD^ 

Service Name

^USERNAME^

Username of the user

^CLIENT^ 

User Agent

^TIMEOUT^ 

Lockout time in minutes

^EMAIL^ 

Email ID of the user

^TO^

First name of the user

 

Table 3. Add Group to Share Email Template

Placeholder

Description

^CLOUDURL^ 

Server URL 

^FROM^ 

Display Name of the user

^NAME^ 

Share Name

^URL^

Share URL

^EMAIL^

Email ID of the user

^TO^

First name of the user

 

Table 4. Add New User to Email Template

Placeholder

Description

^CLOUDURL^ 

Server URL 

^FROM^ 

Display name of the user

^NAME^ 

Share Name

^URL^

Share URL

^NEWACCOUNTURL^ 

User portal URL that can be used by the user to log in

^EMAIL^

Email ID of the User

^TO^

First name of the user

^DAYS^ 

Number of days till share expiration (added in Version 20.1)


Table 5. Add User to Share Email Template

Placeholder

Description

^CLOUDURL^ 

Server URL 

^FROM^ 

Display name of the user

^NAME^ 

Share Name

^EMAIL^

Email ID of the User

^DAYS^

Number of days till share expiration  (added in Version 20.1)

 

Table 6. Auto Create New User To Share Email Template

Placeholder

Description

^CLOUDURL^ 

Server URL 

^FROM^ 

Display name of the user

^CLOUDURLLINK^ 

User portal URL that can be used by the user to login

^EMAIL^

Email ID of the user

^PASSWORD^

Password to use for the initial login

^TO^

First name of the user

 

Table 7. Device Waiting for User Approval Email Template

Placeholder

Description

^CLOUDURL^ 

Server URL 

^URL^ 

FileCloud login page URL

 

Table 8. Expiring Share Notification Email Template

Placeholder

Description

^CLOUDURL^ 

Server URL 

^SHARENAME^ 

Name of the share

^SHAREPATH^

Share location

^DAYS^

Number of days till share expiration

^URL^

Link to the share

^EMAIL^

Email ID of the user

^EXPIRY_DATE^

Date that share will expire

 

Table 9. Failed Upload Notification Email Template

Placeholder

Description

^CLOUDURL^ 

Server URL 

^SERVICENAME^ 

Name of the service

^TOTALSIZE^ 

Total allocated disk space for the user

^EMAIL^

Email ID of the User

 

Table 10. Generic Email Template

Placeholder

Description

^CLOUDURL^ 

Server URL 

^HEADING^

Title of the Template

^BODY^ 

Email content

^EMAIL^ 

Email ID of the user

 

Table 11. Limited Disk Space Notification Email Template

Placeholder

Description

^CLOUDURL^ 

Server URL 

^SERVICENAME^ 

Name of the service

^TOTALSIZE^ 

Total allocated disk space for the user

^EMAIL^

Email ID of the User

 


Table 12. Notification Email Template

Placeholder

Description

^CLOUDURL^ 

Server URL 

^PATHLIST^ 

List of files added/modified 

^EMAIL^

Email ID of the User

 

13. Notification Item Template

Placeholder

Description

^ACTIONIMAGEURL^ 

 URL of the icon that is associated with the action

^ACTIONNAME^ 

The name of the action

^FILENAME^

File Name

^FILEPATH^

File Path

^DATE^

Date of the action

^HOW^

User agent that performed the action

^IP^

IP Address associated with the action

^LOCATION^

User agent Location

^CLOUDURL^

Server URL

^EMAIL^

Email ID of the User

^CHECKSUM^

Checksum of the file

 

Table 14. Password Expiration Notification Email Template

Placeholder

Description

^CLOUDURL^ 

Server URL 

^SERVICENAME^ 

Name of the service

^DAYS^ 

Number of days till password expiration

^EMAIL^

Email ID of the User

 

Table 15. Share Email Template

Placeholder

Description

^CLOUDURL^ 

Server URL 

^FROM^ 

Displayname of the user

^FILENAME^ 

Filename of the shared file

^URL^

Share URL

^MESSAGE^

Email content specified by the user

^EMAIL^

Email ID of the User

^THUMBURL^

Image thumbnail (only for a single share)

^DAYS^

Number of days till share expiration  (added in Version 20.1)

^EXPIRY_DATE^

Date that share will expire (added in Version 21.3)

^SHAREPASSWORD^

Password required to access share.


Table 16. Two Factor Authentication Email Template

Placeholder

Description

^CLOUDURL^ 

Server URL 

^HEADING^ 

Title of the Template

^CODE^

2FA code

^VALIDITY^ 

2FA code expiry time in minutes

^EMAIL^

Email ID of the User

 

Table 17. Waiting for Approval Email Template

Placeholder

Description

^CLOUDURL^ 

Server URL 

^USERNAME^ 

Username of the User 

^EMAIL^

Email ID of the User


Table 18. Welcome/Verification Email Template

Placeholder

Description

^CLOUDURL^ 

Server URL 

^DISPLAYNAME^ 

Display name of the user

^VERIFYURL^ 

Server URL

^EMAIL^

Email ID of the user

^TO^

First name of the user


Table 19. Workflow Notification Email Template (Disable inactive account)

Placeholder

Description

^CLOUDURL^ 

Server URL 

^HEADING^ 

Emails heading message

^SERVICENAME^

Name of the service

^USERNAME^

User name

^EMAIL^

Email ID of the user

^TO^

First name of the user

Table 20. Reset Forgot Password Email Template

Placeholder

Description

^EMAIL^

Email ID of the user requesting password reset

^USERNAME^ 

The username of the user requesting the password reset

^PASSWORD_RESET_URL^ 

Complete URL for resetting the password

^CLOUDURL^ 

Server URL 

Note

The following predefined templates are not visible in the FileCloud admin portal and cannot be customized:

Admin Version

  • Change Account Status Workflow Email Template

  • Delete Account Workflow Email Template

  • Disable Account Workflow Email Template

  • Generate Report Workflow Email Template

User Version

  • Change Account Status Workflow Email Template

  • Delete Account Workflow Email Template

  • Disable Account Workflow Email Template