Share via email

Note

To configure Content Hub, you must either be a superuser or have the necessary permissions granted to you through user group policies.

The Share via email operation lets you send an email to recipients that includes an easy-to-use Download button, which downloads a ZIP file of the assets, as well as public links to the assets. This can be useful, for example, when a marketer wants to send assets to vendors, agencies, or internal users. By default, this component is configured for the page components on following pages but you can add the Share via email operation on any page that manipulates assets:

Page

Page component

Assets

Selection

Asset details

Entity operation

Collections

Entity operation

Download orders

Search

Project asset details

Entity-operation

Note

On the Share via email (Assets) modal page, the Entity details component is nested under the Tabs component.

To enable the Share via email operation, Sitecore Content Hub creates the following items:

  • The entity definition M.MailConfiguration.

  • The member group MailConfigurationToAsset for M.Asset entities.

  • The members Recipients, Subject, Comment, Expiration, SentOn, Status, Order, Collection, and Mailing Template.

  • The pages Share via email (Collection), Share via email (Download), Share via email (Assets), and Share via email (Asset).

  • The permission ShareViaEmail.

  • The email templates Someone shared a file with you and Someone shared a collection with you.

Each time you share assets using email, Content Hub automatically creates a public link and a download order. You can track the progress of the Email job on theBackground processes page and view information such as the sender ID, recipient's email address, expiration date of the download order.

The number of custom configurations for the share via email feature is limited. This section provides information on the default configurations and the available modifications.

Default pages for Share via email operation

When you add a Share via email operation to a page, the relevant Share via email page is linked to the operation. This page is used in the email sent to recipients.

Page

Description

Share via email (Asset)

Used for pages where manipulating single assets.

Share via email (Assets)

Used for pages manipulating sets and selections of assets.

Share via email (Download)

Used for pages manipulating download orders.

Share via email (Collection)

Used for pages manipulating collections.

To change the fields contained in the default page, modify M.MailConfiguration in the schema. By default, the page associated with emails contains the following fields: Recipients, Comment, and Expiration. Expiration is the public link expiration date.

Note

You can extend the M.MailConfiguration entity definition by adding members, but its custom members cannot be used in the email template.

To modify the default page for the Share via email operation:

  1. On the menu bar, click Manage cog icon.

  2. On the Manage page, click Pages.

  3. On the Pages page, select the default page you want to modify.

  4. On the Layout tab, click the Entity details component to open its details page.

  5. In the Visible members section, turn on the switch next to the members you want to display in the email.

  6. Click Save.

Note

While, you can create a new tab for the operation modal, the Share via email operation cannot process its custom input fields.

Email template

You can modify the default email template:

  1. On the menu bar, click Manage .

  2. On the Manage page, click Email templates.

  3. On the Email templates page, next to the Someone shared a file with you or Someone shared a collection with you template, click Edit .

  4. On the Info tab, click in the Subject field and modify as required.

  5. On the Email body tab, modify the content of the email.

  6. Click Save.

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