SharePoint Alert Reminder Boost

As a software review, SharePoint2007's "Alert Me" feature is useful in sending email notifications when there are changes in list item content. However, it falls short when used in a more complex enterprise environment. For instance, if you want to notify assignees in a task list about their assignment, you need to add "Alert Me" on each task item, and modify the settings each time there is an assignment change.

Fortunately, the SharePoint Alert Reminder Boost addresses this problem by allowing user/group field columns as sending targets. This means that aside from emailing specific SharePoint users/groups, you can also send emails to user/group field columns such as "Created By" or "Modified By" and other user/group columns like "Manager". Additionally, the sending targets can also be email addresses, email columns, and AD users/groups that are not on the SharePoint site.

For example, with the SharePoint Alert Boost workflow, you can configure the sending targets in a customer issue list to include the "Customer Email" column so that the customer can receive an email once their issue is resolved.

The SharePoint Reminder Boost is also a useful feature that allows users to send reminder emails for upcoming deadlines, overdue items, or changes in item status. This functionality is not available in the SharePoint "Alert Me" feature.

Furthermore, the sending condition capability of the SharePoint Alert Reminder Boost is much more robust. It supports expressions using functions, operators, and columns of the list, allowing for more powerful and customizable notification triggers.

Lastly, the SharePoint Alert Reminder Boost also enables users to customize email contents and subject lines with their own text and column placeholders. Overall, the SharePoint Alert Reminder Boost is a valuable addition to the SharePoint platform for enterprise environments that require more flexibility in email notifications.