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  1. CiviCRM
  2. CRM-3553

Rename the activity type for a CiviMail mailing to "Bulk Email"

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    • Type: Improvement
    • Status: Done/Fixed
    • Priority: Trivial
    • Resolution: Fixed/Completed
    • Affects Version/s: 2.2.0
    • Fix Version/s: 3.0
    • Component/s: CiviMail
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      Description

      We should use a consistent terminology - and we use the term "Bulk Email" when marking the email which should be used for CiviMail mailings.
      Approach :-
      1. Since CiviMail send the mailing in "batches", so check an activity record has already been inserted for any mailing
      a] if false, insert activity and activity_target.
      b] if true, only insert activity_target using retrieved activity.id.

      2. UI Changes

      2.1 Activity Selector

      a] "With" column : lets use the string '(recipients)' if activity type = Bulk Email.

      b] If the user has access CiviMail permission, then make this string a link to the Mailing Report for that mailing
      and include title="

      {ts}

      View Mailing Report

      {/ts}

      " in the <a> tag so users get a tooltip on mouseover.

      c] if permissions, add "Mailing Report" as an action link in the selector row when activity type = Bulk Email, in addition to the "View" action.

      2.2 View Activity (Bulk Email)

      a] With: field (label) - show link -> "» Mailing Report" if permissions allow. Else just the string "(recipients)"

      b] Replace the currently empty "Details" field with a display of the body_text and body_html values (from civicrm_mailing).

      — original post from Xavier-----
      Hi,

      Sending a manual email or an emailing (CiviMail) both result in a new "Email" activity.

      It would be convenient to be able to easily distinguish between "one to one" emails and mail blastings on the list of activity.

      I'd suggest to create a new type of activity Emailing, only used for CiviMail and keep Email for the manual emails.

      X+

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            • Assignee:
              neha.saraph Neha Kulkarni
              Reporter:
              xavier xavier dutoit
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