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If a more complex configuration is needed, disable all four notifications and implement your notifications in a Workflow Post Step Logic.

Disable Attachments

If you prefer, for security reasons, not to attach documents to workflow emails, you can disable it. Documents attached to Quotes, Agreements/Promotions and Rebate Agreements will be available in the application but not sent with the notification emails.

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You can pass the comment to a message template but you have to add it to the data map in the workflow logic:

workflow.dataMap.submitReason = workflow.getSubmitReason()

In the message template, you reference it in the following way:

<b>Submitter Comment:</b> $workflowHistory.dataMap.submitReason$

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