Configure an Engine to Use Activity Notification E-mail

The following procedure documents how to send e-mail notifications for a process execution engine on WebLogic.

In the Process Administrator, configure the engine Network properties :

    1. In the left pane, click Engines.

    2. In the right pane, on the Engines page, click the engine Name.

    3. On the Engines | Edit Engine page, click the Networking tab.

    4. Configure the following properties and click Save.

 
Mail Session JNDI Name Should match the JNDI Name for the Mail Session in WebLogic.
Mail Server Name The mail server used by the engine when sending e-mail notifications.
Administrator Email Replies to messages sent by the engine are routed to this e-mail address (which also receives log messages as determined by the Log properties).
WorkSpace URL The URL for logging in to WorkSpace (usually http://host:port/WorkPortal/).

In the WebLogic Administration Console, configure a mail session:

    1. In the left pane, in the Change Center section, click Lock & Edit.

    2. In the left pane, under Domain Structure, click Services | Mail Session.

    3. On the Summary of Mail Sessions page, click New.

    4. On the Create a New Mail Session page, enter a Name for the mail session and click OK.

    5. On the Summary of Mail session page, click the mail session Name just created.

    6. On the Settings for Mail Session page, on the Configuration tab, enter the following properties:

 
JNDI Name Must match the Mail Session JNDI Name for the engine in the Process Administrator.
JavaMail Properties The mail server used by the engine in the Process Administrator, in the following format:
mail.host=servername.com

    1. Click the Target tab and select the server previously created in Configure a WebLogic Domain, and then click Save.

    2. In the Change Center section, click Activate Changes.

Note: In order for the activity notification e-mail to be sent to a participant in the ALI portal, the participant must have entered an e-mail address in their personal preferences for the Worklist Portlets or an administrator must have entered an e-mail address for the participant in the ALI portal user properties.