Email notification (Was: [Apc-aa-coders] Changes in AA CVS - 2006/02/28)

[Norbert B. <br...@ch...>]

Honza Malik wrote:
  >> Is it possible to use email notification of new discussion comments 
also
>> for items added to the standard slice (we use standard slice instead of 
>> AA's discussions to store and show comments).
> 
> So you are using normal items for the comments? In that case we have
> "Slice Admin -> Email Notification". However - you need to set it
> manually through admin interface - there is not automatic subscription
> like in new discussions.

I think that Alerts would be perfect for that purpose if I could define 
filter conditions on the fly (now I can't).

User could store articles he wants to watch discussions into its (reader 
management) profile and alerts will grab conditions from there, create 
content and send to user.

Another problem with filter conditions is that I have to define it 
manually. We use Alerts for sending action letters (or petition 
signatures) by email to the authorties. With each new 
campaign/actionletter/petition (an item in normal slice) I have to edit 
alerts selection set view and create new condition with id of that item. 
Moreover I have to go do Alerts' slice, add new selection into alerts' 
choices and then update selections available to users in reader 
management slice.

Do you think that this could be somehow (easily) improved?



>     {item:{@relation........:-}:_HEADLINE:, }

Thanks, exactly what I wanted!


n.