Sending emails through Appraisd

Appraisd provides a simple way of emailing all your staff with its mail merge function.

You might use this to:

First, navigate to Administration Centre > People.

• Select the recipients

Click on any row to select or deselect recipients or select all by selecting the box at the top of the list. You can also use the filter to select a group or specific employee.

Once you are happy with your selection, click Bulk actions > Send emails.

• Draft your email

First enter a subject, such as "Welcome to Appraisd".

Then, enter the content for the email. Emails will always start with "Hi {firstname}" so you don't need to say hello. They will also contain a footer with the text you have specified in Configuration > Emails > Help message and contact details.

If you're launching Appraisd to your staff, you might like to use a variation of this wording:

Welcome to Appraisd!

Your account is now set up and ready for you to use. Please use the following link to log in:

{registrationordefaulturl}

Thank you.

• Send a test email

At this point, you should send the emails to yourself as a test. You will receive 5 emails addressed to your real employees, but don't worry, they haven't been sent for real.

IMPORTANT: If sending welcome emails, do not click on the registration link in these emails. If you do, the recipient may need to reset their password when they try to log in.

• Send the emails for real

If you're happy with the test, click the button to send the emails for real. Emails are typically sent immediately.