Configure the email notification task
To configure the email notification task, go to the task configuration page in the Services Framework user interface and select the New Task Configuration link.
The following table shows the information that is needed to configure the email notification task.
| Field | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Task | This field displays a list of all of the registered tasks. Select the name of the email notification task that was entered during registration. | Email Notification Task |
| Configuration | Descriptive name for the configuration. This name is also used in any Transaction Server events for this task configuration. This field is required and can contain up to 60 characters. | Transaction Server email notification task |
| Description | A detailed description that explains what the configuration does. This field is optional. If entered, it must be 512 characters or less. | Task that sends emails to users when Transaction Server log messages occur |
| Activate task | Identifies whether the configuration is active. When it is active, the task is available to send emails. | Yes, No |
| Process end of day | Run the task when Services Framework is notified to run end of day. | No |
| Process cleanup | Set this value to no because it doesn't apply to the email notification task. Configure the email notification task to be run on a scheduled basis. | No |
| Delete on complete | Identifies whether the activity for this task is deleted when it is complete. If set to
yes, the activity for this task is deleted when it successfully completes and is not deleted when it has
errors or warnings. If set to no, the activity for this task is not deleted when it completes. Note: Deleted
task activities do not appear on the task activity screen.
|
Yes, No |
| Allow Monitor | Identifies whether Services Framework is to collect performance data for this task configuration. | Yes |
| Maximum Age of Alert | Email notifications are not sent for alerts that are older than this maximum age. This parameter is specified in minutes. | 60 |
| From User ID | The user ID of the user who is the sender of the email. The email address of this user is placed in the from field of the notification emails sent by this task. | fxhadmin |
| Send Test Email | Setting this field to Y causes a test email to be sent to the address in the from user ID field. The email is sent when the configuration is saved. If it is set to N, no test email is sent. | Y |
| Email Session JNDI | The name of the WebSphere® Application Server email session JNDI to use as the sending interface for email. This name must be a valid, existing email session or the configuration cannot be saved. | mail/CPSMailSession |