Allows you to send out Email/SMS communications to a group of recipients. M v5.0 C v15.0 This block is relatively simple to use, but it requires a decent understanding of Communications in Rock. Setup For this block to work correctly, you must pass in a valid EntitySetGuid page parameter. This will populate the list of recipients that receive the communication. The EntitySetType should be of Person. You can generate these EntitySetGuid parameters auto-magically, using the Group Member List block. Settings SettingDescription Enable EmailEnable 'Email' as a communication transport. Enable SMSEnable 'SMS' as a communication transport. Show From NameShow the 'From Name' field for the email communication transport. Show Reply ToShow the 'Reply To' field for the email communication transport. Show Parent Communication ToggleShow the toggle that enables/disables parent communication. You can use this in accordance with the 'ForceSendToParents' parameter. Is BulkWhether or not the communication should be flagged as bulk. Allowed SMS NumbersThe system phone numbers that are available to use as the 'From Number' for SMS communication. If none are supplied, all of the numbers in the list are available. Show Only Personal SMS NumberOnly SMS numbers tied to the current individual will be shown. Those with ADMIN rights will see all SMS numbers. Hide Personal SMS NumberOnly SMS numbers that are not tied to an individual will be shown. Person Profile PageThis page is navigated to from the list of recipients that the communication failed to send to. The page is pushed to with a PersonGuid and a GroupMemberGuid parameter, of the person that the communication failed to deliver to. SMS Character LimitThe amount of characters to limit an SMS message to. Show Additional Email RecipientsWhether or not the field should be enabled to show additional email recipients. Page Parameters This block supports many query strings that can be used to override the block settings. This allows you to set a default, then customize the experience for each individual based on something like the group role or other data from Rock. NameTypeDescription EntitySetGuidGuidThe EntitySet that sets the recipients for the communication. EnableSmsboolTakes precedence over the 'Enable Sms' block setting. Use this to enable/disable the sending of an SMS communication. EnableEmailboolTakes precedence over the 'Enable Email' block setting. Use this to enable/disable the sending of an Email communication. FromEmailstringThe email to send the communication from. If none are supplied, the block will assume the email of the current person. FromNumberGuidGuidThe Guid of the System Phone Number to set this block to use. Note, that this number must be available to the block. You can see more information in the configuring phone numbers section. MaxRecipientsintThis doesn't limit the number of email recipients but is the maximum number before approval is required. The confirmation message on the final page will change to say the message has been submitted for approval. ForceSendToParentsboolIf parent communication is enabled, this will force any communication to also be sent to the parents of any children in the recipients. ShowFromNameboolWhether or not to show the 'From Name' Email field. ShowReplyToboolWhether or not to show the 'Reply To' Email field. IsBulkboolTakes precedence over the 'Is Bulk' block setting. Whether or not to set the communication as bulk or not. ReplyTostringWhen provided (and Show Reply To is enabled), the "Reply To" value for an Email communication will be hard-coded to the provide value. FromNumberGuidGuidThe Guid of the system phone number to limit the SMS communication to (From Number). Note that this number must be available to the block. Security (Approving Communications) This block uses a unique security verb, named Approve. This security role determines if someone is allowed to instantly queue a communication, or if it must be submitted for approval beforehand. It is highly recommended to configure the security on this block, to ensure not anyone can send a communication to a large number of people. Here is the security action configured to behave exactly the same as the web block: