JD Edwards has the ability to handle emailing to users directly from it programs, inbuilt into the runtime module. It does this by use of a predefined system function available to the developers during program development. Unfortunately this function does allow for the sending of attachments that may be located in different locations within the network. This utility is a business function that allows for up to five attachments, in any locations (provided they are accessible by the client running the program), to be emailed to recipients from within a UBE or application. The utility makes use of the settings in the jde.ini file to ensure that email messages are routed through the appropriate SMTP server. The utility can send to more than one recipient, with a user defined message text and subject and can send attachments of different file types (e.g. .pdf with .xls) at the same time.