Group Manager
Web Services has improved the process for adding people to groups within the Group Manager. Now when users add large numbers of people to groups either by pasting them in or uploading a file they are queued up for insertion. A report is emailed to the person uploading the people once they have been added. The report will describe how many valid and invalid emails were processed. The report will also list all of the invalid email addresses. If you are sending out an email to a group you just populated make sure the group is fully built prior to pressing the send button.
Email Plus and Ecards
Web Services also changed how salutations work for Email Plus and Ecards. In the past users had to upload a file of first and last names for people when using a salutation. Now if the person's email address ends with @illinois.edu and there is no first or last name, Web Services will look the person up from the data we receive from DMI. If we find the person we will add their first and last name automatically.
If you have any questions feel free to contact Web Services through our "contact us" link found at the top of any Toolbox web page.
Thanks,
Lance Campbell
Software Architect
Web Services at Public Affairs
