Select one or more entities. Click the Send by E-mail arrow and choose one of the following options:

• Send by E-mail. Sends email to recipients selected from a list.

• Send by E-mail to <specific recipient >. Sends email to a specific recipient. For example, in the Requirements module, choose Send by E-mail to Author to send the email to the user who wrote the requirement.

• The following are automatically included in the email:

  • Link to the entity

  • Summary of the entity

  • Sender comments (specified using the Additional Comments user interface element)

  • Details

  To include additional items, see the Include UI element.

• By default, after clicking Send, the email is queued to be sent (asynchronously) and you can continue working. If the send operation fails, you receive an email indicating undeliverable mail.

  To send mail synchronously (meaning, the send operation is attempted immediately and, when completed, you can continue working), edit the ASYNC_MAIL_ENABLED parameter in the Site Configuration tab in Site Administration. For details, see Set configuration parameters.

• By default, ALM sends emails in HTML format. To send emails as plain text instead, edit the MAIL_FORMAT parameter in the Site Configuration tab in Site Administration. For details, see Set configuration parameters.

• By default, the link to the entity that is included in the email message contains the path using the default mail server host name and port number. To modify the link's path to a different mail server, edit the ENTITY_LINK_HOST and ENTITY_LINK_PORT parameters in the Site Configuration tab in Site Administration. For details, see Set configuration parameters.

• By default, the maximum email attachment size is limited. If the attachment size is greater than the specified value, the email is sent without the attachment. To modify the attachment size limit, edit the ATTACH_MAX_SIZE parameter in the Site Configuration tab in Site Administration. For details, see Set configuration parameters.

Check Spelling. Checks the spelling for the selected word or text box.

Thesaurus. Displays a synonym, antonym, or related word for the selected word.

Spelling Options. Enables you to configure the way ALM checks spelling.

Custom. Opens the Select Fields dialog box, enabling you to determine which fields to display in the email. For details, see Select Columns/Select Fields Dialog Box.

Indicates a valid email address or user name. Alternatively, click the To button or CC button to select users. The Select Recipients dialog box opens. Select the users or user groups to which you want to send the email.

The subject for the email.

Default value: The domain, project, entity ID (if applicable), and entity name are displayed.

Enables you to send yourself a copy of the email.

The entity name.

Enables you to include the following:

• Activities. Only available from the Business Models module.

• Attachments.

• Design Steps. Only available from the Test Plan module.

• Design Steps Attachments. Only available from the Test Plan module, if the Design Steps is selected.

• History.

• Linkage. Only available from the Business Models module.

• Paths. Only available from the Business Models module.

• Snapshot. Only available from the Business Components module.

• Test Coverage. Only available from the Requirements module.

• Traced Requirements. Only available from the Requirements module.

• Run Steps. Only available from:

  • The Test Lab module.

  • If the run is linked to a defect, the Linked Entities tab in the Defects module.

• Runs. Only available from:

  • The Test Lab module for test instances.

  • If the test instance is linked to a defect, the Linked Entities tab in the Defects module.

Enables you to add comments about the email.

Click in the text box to display a toolbar for formatting and spell checking the text.

Sends the email to the specified distribution list.