This is a new (as of June 2022) GZ SuperAdmin only setting; it is not visible to customers.
The old way:
GZ takes the email to be delivered, pulls the merge fields and populates them, looks at the email list(s) being used and pulls any dupes, etc, and then sends to SendGrid; SendGrid sends the emails out in 1000 email "chunks".
The new way:
GZ takes the email to be delivered, grabs data for merge fields but does not populate, sends emails + data to SendGrid and SendGrid populates the data in chunks of 250 (Dev will be testing larger batches to test latency/SendGrid's ability to batch via payload).
Additional info: In SendGrid, there is a special code in email visible via SendGrid under Delivery ➝ More Details ➝ ("Unique Args": if "DM - Batching" is displayed the email was sent using the new code; if "DM - Legacy" is displayed the tenant is using the current code). This is not a refactor of our existing email sending code, the Batching option is all new code!
What it Does:
Batching emails in this way contributes to both performance and reliability. Having multiple smaller batches to process will help handle possible failure retry logic and can potentially allow GrowthZone to process sending emails in parallel.
How to enable:
The new setting is found in Setup ➝ Email ➝ Email Settings ➝ SendGrid Settings ➝ Enable Batching Multiple Emails
- When enabled, when an email is sent and uses the Send Email screen, that's when the batching is implemented. This includes emails sent:
- From the Standard Email Editor/the "Send Email" window
- From Email Designer
- Directly to a list/committee (Lists/Committees ➝ (list) ➝ Send Email)
- Is NOT used for automated emails (event confirmations, Marketing Automation workflows) or billing (via Pending Delivery ➝ Email Invoices, or Sales/Invoices ➝ Email Invoices/Statements or Email Grouped Statements due to PDF attachment)
This setting could be beneficial to larger customers who experience significant delays in sending large amounts of emails. Please reach out to Julie Rayhorn if you have any customers that would be a good fit!