Workflow alerts allow you to build notifications according to your action in salesforce. When a particular workflow rule is triggered, a template email will be sent to the relevant person or people in the end user organization.

Remember that you can associate a maximum of 5 alerts to each action (Instant and Time-Based Actions).

Workflow is the automation of the following types of actions based on your organization’s processes: Tasks – Assign a new task to a user, role, or record owner.

Email Alerts – Send an email to one or more recipients you specify.
Field Updates – Update the value of a field on a record.

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