Enable outbound e-mail notification messages

E-mail messages can be configured in the Administration Console.

  1. Open the Administration Console and select Site on the Administration Console Site/Store Selection page.

  2. From the Configuration menu, select Message Types. The Message Type Configuration page displays.

  3. Click New. The Message Transport Assignment page opens.

    1. On the Message Type drop-down list select the appropriate type from the list of Outbound messages. For example, enable the following subset of messages:

      • Notification message for an authorized order.

      • Notification message for a canceled order.

      • Notification message for password reset.

      • Notification message to the customer of an order release manifestation.

      • Notification message for a received order.

      • Notification message for a changed order.

      • A broadcast message.

    2. On the Message Severity field specify 0 0.

    3. From the Transport drop-down list, select E-mail.

    4. From the Device Format drop-down list, select Standard Device Format.

    5. Optional, to archive sent messages check .

  4. Click Next. The Message Transport Assignment parameter page displays.

  5. In the Host field, type the fully qualified name of your mail server.

  6. In the Protocol field, type smtp.

  7. In the Port field, type the port number of the host. For example, 25.

  8. In the Send Partial field specify a value:

    True

    The e-mail will be sent to valid addresses in the Recipient field, even if the SMTP server detected a problem with one or more addresses.

    False

    The e-mail will not be sent until all errors detected by the SMTP server are resolved. If member IDs, are included on the target recipient list only those members that have a primary e-mail address will be included.

  9. In the Retry Duration field, type the time in hours within which WebSphere Commerce can try to reconnect to a SMTP host when the server is down.

  10. In the User Name field, type the user name to logon to the SMTP server.

    Once the user name is specified, the secure connection to the SMTP server is required.

  11. In the Password field, type the assigned password to authenticate SMTP server usage.

  12. In the Recipient field, specify the e-mail addresses to which message is being sent. If multiple recipients are specified, separate recipient names with commas.

  13. In the CC field, type in the e-mail addresses that you want copies of the message sent to.

  14. In the BCC field, type in the e-mail addresses that you want private copies of the message sent to.

  15. In the Sender field, specify the sender of the message. This text appears in the Sender field of the e-mail message.

  16. In the Subject field, specify the subject of the message. This text appears in the Subject field of the e-mail message. You can specify one subject per locale.

  17. In the Reply To field, type in the e-mail address all replies should be sent to.

  18. Click Finish.

 

Related Reference


Outbound messages