PoliteMail 5.0
What is Appointment Measurement?
(This feature is formerly known as "Appointment Tracking")
PoliteMail’s Appointment Measurement allows users to use PoliteMail features in scheduling meetings in Outlook’s Calendar. Appointment Measurement is only available with Outlook 2016 and newer. In addition, all recipients must have trust with the sending server. Furthermore, the user must have the PoliteMail server selected under the Server Connection window when logging in. If you have Send through Outbox selected, the PoliteMail flag will not appear. With Appointment Measurement a user can:
• Measure Outlook Appointment items
• View reports on measured meetings
• Add PoliteMail Personalization to meeting invites
• Differentiate between appointments and messages in reports
• Show metrics for accepts, declines, and tentative responses in appointment reports
How to Measure a Meeting
1. Click on the Outlook calendar icon to access your calendar. Click New Meeting.
2. In the New Meeting window, you will see the PoliteMail flag appear in the upper left-hand corner. Click on the flag to turn Measurement on.
3. Fill out your meeting details like subject, location, and recipients. When you have finished, click Send.
You also have the option to add some of PoliteMail’s features, such as Personalization, Add Image, and Smart Attachments to your meetings. Click on the PoliteMail Tab in the Outlook Ribbon at the top to access the features.
Reading Appointment Measurement Metrics
Go to PoliteMail > Results > Messages to access your list of measured messages. You can use the pull-down menu to filter the list to display messages you have personally sent. You’ll notice that appointment measurement uses a different icon than message measurement. Double click on the message to access the metrics page.
Once you get to the metrics page, you’ll notice 4 new metrics at the top of the page. These metrics have measured those who have accepted, declined, replied tentatively, or who are pending.
If you’re using Individual Measurement Mode, you can click on the category of the metric to drill down to the individuals who have responded. With this information, you could send a follow up email, or export the recipients to a list.
PoliteMail 4.9
What is Appointment Tracking?
PoliteMail’s Appointment Tracking allows users to use PoliteMail features in scheduling meetings in Outlook’s Calendar. Appointment Tracking is only available with Outlook 2016 and newer. In addition, all recipients must have trust with the sending server. Furthermore, the user must have the PoliteMail server selected under the Server Connection window when logging in. If you have Send through Outbox selected, the PoliteMail flag will not appear. With Appointment Tracking a user can:
• Track Outlook Appointment items
• View reports on tracked meetings
• Add PoliteMail Personalization to meeting invites
• Differentiate between appointments and messages in reports
• Show metrics for accepts, declines, and tentative responses in appointment reports
Displaying the Number of Attendees
When entering in the attendee's names, by default, PoliteMail will expand any distribution under 50 and display the first 50 attendees by name. Recipient counts above 50 will show list names only. If you are adding a large amount of attendees and you don't want to see all the names displayed, you can change this default setting. If you are an Admin user and an On-Premise client, go to PoliteMail Management Console > Advanced and change the Recipient Display Limit App key. Giving it a larger number will display the list name only. Giving it a smaller number (like zero) will display all the attendees' names.
For Cloud customers, please use Request Support and ask a Server Technician to change this setting.
How to Track a Meeting
1. Click on the Outlook calendar icon to access your calendar. Click New Meeting.
2. In the New Meeting window, you will see the PoliteMail flag appear in the upper left-hand corner. Click on the flag to turn Tracking on.
3. Fill out your meeting details like subject, location, and recipients. When you have finished, click Send.
You also have the option to add some of PoliteMail’s features, such as Personalization, Add Image, and Smart Attachments to your meetings. Click on the PoliteMail Tab in the Outlook Ribbon at the top to access the features.
Reading Appointment Tracking Metrics
Go to PoliteMail > Results > Messages to access your list of tracked messages. You can use the pull-down menu to filter the list to display messages you have personally sent. You’ll notice that appointment tracking uses a different icon than message tracking. Double click on the message to access the metrics page.
Once you get to the metrics page, you’ll notice 4 new metrics at the top of the page. These metrics have tracked those who have accepted, declined, replied tentatively, or who are pending.
If you’re using Individual Tracking, you can click on the category of the metric to drill down to the individuals who have responded. With this information, you could send a follow up email, or export the recipients to a list.
Note: There is a bug when the user has the Embed All Images option turned on in Preferences. Appointment Tracked items will embed the image which means the size of the message will increase. The recipient will still see the referenced image. This is a known issue and will be fixed in the next release of PoliteMail.