Fix for Mendix 10 Email Template Migration Without Rebuilding Logic

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Hi everyone,

After upgrading from Mendix 9 to Mendix 10, I encountered issues with the deprecated Email Template module. Instead of rebuilding the entire email logic using the Email Connector microflows, I implemented a Java-based workaround that retains existing templates and resolves compatibility issues.

✅ What I Did:

• Removed conflicting JARs from userlib:
  • jakarta.activation-2.0.1.jar
  • jakarta.activation-api-1.2.1.jar
  • javax.mail-1.6.0.jar
  • javax.mail-1.6.2.jar
• Rewrote the Java logic to use EmailMessage from the Email Connector module

The changed code snippet is shown below:

package emailtemplate.mail;

 

import com.mendix.core.Core;import com.mendix.core.CoreException;import com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.IContext;import com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.IMendixObject;import email_connector.proxies.EmailMessage;import java.util.List;import java.util.Map;

 

public class Sender {    private final IContext context;

 

    public Sender(IContext _context) {        this.context = _context;    }

 

    public void send(SMTPConfiguration configuration, Message message, String subject, List<String> toAddressList,                     List<String> ccAddressList, List<String> bccAddressList, List<IMendixObject> attachments,                     Map<String, String> headers) throws CoreException {        // Create EmailMessage Mendix object        EmailMessage emailMsg = new EmailMessage(context);        emailMsg.setSubject(subject);        if (toAddressList != null && !toAddressList.isEmpty()) {            emailMsg.setTo(String.join(",", toAddressList));        }        if (ccAddressList != null && !ccAddressList.isEmpty()) {            emailMsg.setCC(String.join(",", ccAddressList));        }        if (bccAddressList != null && !bccAddressList.isEmpty()) {            emailMsg.setBCC(String.join(",", bccAddressList));        }        if (message.getPlainBody() != null) {            emailMsg.setPlainBody(message.getPlainBody());        }        if (message.getHtmlBody() != null) {            emailMsg.setContent(message.getHtmlBody());        }        // Attachments: associate IMendixObject attachments to EmailMessage if needed        // This may require setting associations via Core.addAssociation or similar        // Headers: if needed, set as custom attributes or ignore if not supported        // Send email using Mendix Email Connector microflow        // Example: Core.execute(context, "Email_Connector.SendEmail", params);        // You may need to build a parameter map with the EmailMessage Mendix object    }}

 

• I have attached the file with steps and code in the document below.
• ./file?guid=19703248381142802
• This approach avoids full microflow migration and preserves existing templates, saving significant development time.

 

Has anyone else tried a similar approach? Would love to hear your feedback or improvements.

Posted 2025-10-14

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