Sending reminders at specified times — use the Rules module? [#497782]

Hi,

It would be fantastic if this module could be configured to send out reminder emails based on the same set of user subscriptions, a x days before multiple cck fields.

i.e. two cck date fields in a node booking deadline and event date-time, and being able to send out reminders 5 days before a booking deadline and another one 1 day before the event date.

Maybe this is an idea for another module.? (but one that uses the subscriptions UI and can use the same subscription lists.)

Rich

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Comment #1

salvis

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commented 27 April 2010 at 18:54

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» Sending reminders at specified times — use the Rules module?

I've learned a little something about the Rules module in the meantime.

Subscriptions doesn't do any scheduling, but Rules can do it. My first try would be to have Rules re-save the node at the desired date and check whether Subscriptions catches the saving as an update and produces an update notification.

Comment #2

thadwheeler commented 3 September 2010 at 13:24

Salvis, are you still looking at this. I am looking to do something very similar. Or maybe see if what I am trying to do is possible. I posted here as well #876672: Rules integration. The gist of what I am trying to do is here. Thanks

I have a site where I need to send periodic reminders and updates to users that are subscribed to specific "statuses" of content ( i.e. This content has not been updated for 10 days and is in the "Draft" workflow state)
I think rules integration is what I am looking for to trigger the sending of my notifications.

My thought was to set a taxon field on each node to one of my statuses wiith a rule. So if node is published, in pre-draft workflow state, 4 days since creation set Notification Level to "Item not yet promoted to Draft - 4 days"
Users subscribe to specific taxonomy terms like this based on what they need to see.

Then I am hoping subscriptions will take care of sending..