Suppose i want to upload 1000 tasks via the data loader and i want that the owner of those tasks should receive a notification mail about the tasks assigned to them. How can i achieve this?
Note: I do not want to use a trigger.
If i had to do this via the UI, i could simply check the "Send Notification Email" checkbox on the task page layout.
But how do i achieve this when i upload tasks via the data loader? I could not find any field representing "Send Notification Email" checkbox.
Which field represents(API Name) the "Send Notification Email" checkbox present on the Task page layout?
Also is it possible to override "Send Notification Email" checkbox?
Best Answer
There is no such field in API available as of now. Also you will not be able to achieve this with the help of workflows since for the TASK object even in workflow the email alert option is not available.
The probable approach according to me is to write down a trigger on the task object to send an email to the assigned user.
refer to this link for sending an email using apex
http://www.salesforce.com/us/developer/docs/apexcode/Content/apex_classes_email_outbound.htm
Refer to the Email section in the below link
http://www.salesforce.com/us/developer/docs/apexcode/Content/apex_gov_limits.htm