File Uploaded Event with User Details

Suppose you want to be sent an e-mail each time any user uploads a file to EFT, and you want to include information about the user account that uploaded the file.

Refer to EventRuleExamples.pdf for another example of defining an Event Rule using the File Uploaded Event.

To define the Event Rule

  1. Create a File Uploaded Event Rule.

  2. Add an E-mail Notification Action.

  3. In the Message of the e-mail, add the desired user variables, such as %USER.LOGIN%, %USER.EMAIL%, and %USER.PHONE%. For example:

  4. Click Apply.

With this very simple Rule, an e-mail is sent whenever any user uploads a file to EFT. You can further customize the Rule to suit your needs:

Defining the E-Mail with User Details

The default e-mail body contains a table. If you can edit HTML and if the account that the e-mail is sent to accepts HTML e-mails, you can format the e-mail to suit your needs. Review your tags carefully, however, since no HTML code verification is performed by EFT.

Using the example code above, when a user with the username jbite uploads a file, the following e-mail might be sent:

This message was sent to you automatically by EFT on the following Event: File Uploaded.

Server Local Time: 12/5/2007 14:00:00
E-mail Address: jbite@mycompany.com
Account Expiration Date: 12/1/2008 11:59:59
File Name: file.txt
Folder: C:\InetPub\EFTRoot\Standard\Usr\jbite