686+674 | Trigger for In-Progress Email

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Issue Description

As a Veteran, I need to receive a "submission in-progress" email when I submit a combined 686+674 claim on VA.gov.

Resources

• VA Notify Platform Overview
• VA Notify GitHub
• VA Notify Playbook
• API docs
• Completing the "create trigger" tickets
• Forms Strike Team can assist with setting up a confirmation email trigger

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Tasks

• Build notification code to call the VA Notify API
  • Notification should trigger an email when a 686+674 claim is submitted on VA.gov
  • The default email address should be the email the user entered into the form. If no email exists within the form, use their MyVA profile email.
• Test notification by logging into staging with a test user, updating the profile ID to something that sends to you
• Determine alerting and error handling if email fails to deliver

Acceptance Criteria

• A notification trigger that sends an email to claimant when their 686+674 claim is submitted on VA.gov
• Logging and monitoring for failed sends
• Logging and monitoring for successful sends