Workflow Notification Mailer Configuration Setup

Configuration for Workflow notification mailer setup in OracleApplications

1.Enable the SMTP and DEVECOT services

In order to configure Workflow notification mailer We need to enable the SMTP and DEVECOT services at the OS level.

Navigation to enable these services

SystemSetings–>ServerSettions–>Services

And then restart(Devecot) the services.

2.Check SMTP and IMAP services

Check weather SMTP and IMAP services are working or not by using following command

#telnet <domain_name> smtp

#telnet <domain_name> imap

1. 1. If the above commands doesn’t start then Goto the below location

$cd /etc/mail/

Edit the file sendmail.mc and change DAEMON_OPTIONS as below

DAEMON_OPTIONS(‘port=25,Addr=192.168.125.125,Name=MTA’)dnl

2.2 Now configure a Mailserver in the OS as follows

2.2.1 Navigation

Applications—>Internet —>Email

Specify fullname: eg :applmgr

Email address :applmgr@ceserp.computechcorp.net

2.2.2 In the Receiving mail setup window specify the

Hostname : ceserp.computechcorp.net

Username : applmgr

click Forward

2.2.3 In the sending mail setup window specify

Hostname : ceserp.computechcorp.net

click Forward

1. 1. 1. At last click on Apply to save the settings

3.Configuring WF_Mailer setup

Navigation:

Logon to Oracle Applications as System Adminstrator resposibility.

click on Workflow:Oracle Applications Manager : workflow manager

Note:Before configuring WorkflowNotification Mailer setup Make sure that we create two folders in our Mail account as

1.PROCESSED

2.DISCARD

If the WorkFlow MAILER is not configured in the the Oracle Applications then the following screen appears as Notification Mailers : Unavailable

–Start all the Concurrent Managers related to workflow..

/*Click on configuration components*/

Start all the available configuration service components

To Start all the available configuration service components

Go to Related Links –> Notification Mailers then start all services. Then click on

Notification Mailers : Unavailable

Then the following screen appears:

Click on edit.

Then there will be 8 steps to be complete the WF_MAIL configuration setup

1.DEFINE

Here nothing to do. Click on Next button.

2.DETAILS

Here based on the requirement change the values.For basic requirement no changes are needed.

Click on next.

3.EMail Servers

1. In General section.

Here no need to change the General section.

2. InBound EmailAccount section

specify

Inbound Protocol :IMAP

Inbound servername :ceserp.computechcorp.net

Username: applmgr

password : applmgr <password what we specified at OS level>.

3. Outbound MailAccount section

specify

Outbound Protocol : SMTP

Outbound servername: ceserp.computechcorp.net

Testaddress : bhanu.sanam@gmail.com

4. Email Processing secion

specify

Processed folder :PROCESSED

Discard folder : DISCARD

Then click on Next

4.MessageGeneration

From: u can specify u r own tag name

Reply-to Address :applmgr@ceserp.computechcorp.net

No need to change the rest of things

Click on Next.

5.schedule Events

Nothing to do Here .

Click on Next.

6.Tags

Nothing to do here .

Click on Next.

7.Test

Test the configuration by specifying the Recipient role:Application level User Name

(When Creating user we need to specify mail address field).Click on “send text message”.

click on Next

8.Review.

The above screens shows all the details what we configured till now.

Click on Finish to exit the setup.