CFv6 questions about e-mail action

Configure the ChronoForms v6 email action correctly.

Overview

The user is confused about the differences between the general body and auto-template, the auto-add fields feature, field order, and why emails with empty bodies or {AUTO_FIELDS} placeholders fail to send.
Use the general body tab for a custom email template. Ensure the body is not empty to prevent the mailer from blocking the email. Note that the auto-add fields order cannot be changed and the {AUTO_FIELDS} placeholder may not function as expected in this version.

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ChronoForms v6
Tj TjerkH 18 Apr, 2018
I'm on Joomla 3.8 and Chronoforms V6.017 and trying to understand tne new e-mail action. Would appreciate some guidance as I can't find the solutions neither in the manual nor on this forum. So here are some questions:
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- What is the difference between the body in the general tab and the autotemplate tab?
- Is my assumption correct that if the switch "auto add fields data" is switched on the body in the autotemplate is activated?
- Can I change the order of the fields when using the auto add feature? (For some strange reason the order is now field# 1,2,3,6,7,8,4,5)
- If the body on the general tab is empty, the e-mail isn't send?
- When inserting {AUTO_FIELDS} in the body it's returned as text in the e-mail, what do I do wrong?
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Thanks in advance for some guidance,
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Tjerk
Gr GreyHead 19 Apr, 2018
Answer
Hi Tjerk,
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+ I believe that the Body box lets you set a Custom template; the Auto Template tab lets you customise the Auto Template
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+ I don't think that is correct
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+ Not as far as I know
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+ If there is no content in the body when the email is sent the Mailer service will block it.
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+ I don't know the answer :-(
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Bob
Tj TjerkH 19 Apr, 2018
Thank you Bob, for being so kind answering my questions.
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