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- An Email Task uses the Email connection to generate emails independent of tasks.
- An Email Notification uses the Email connection to generate notifications related to tasks.
- Agents, OMS Servers, and Cluster Nodes use the Email connection to generate email notifications.
- System Operations use Email connections to generate system notifications.
Email Connections can receive Email Notifications when:
- An Agent or OMS Server goes down or comes back up.
- A Cluster Node goes Offline or becomes Active.
- An Email Notification is associated with a task.
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Step 1 | From the Agents & Connections navigation pane, select System > Email Connections. The Email Connections list displays. |
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Step 2 | Enter / select Details for a new Email Connection, using the field descriptions below as a guide.
To display more of the Details fields on the screen, you can either:
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Step 3 | Click a Save button. The Email Connection is added to the database, and all buttons and tabs in the Email Connection Details are enabled. |
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Details | This section contains detailed information about the Email Connection. | ||||||||||||
Name |
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Version | System-supplied; version number of the current record, which is incremented by the Controller very time a user updates a record. Click the Versions tab to view previous versions. For details, see Record Versioning. | ||||||||||||
Description |
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Member of Business Services |
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Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) |
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SMTP Port |
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Incoming Mail Server (IMAP) |
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IMAP Port |
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Enable SSL | Enables SSL/TLS connectivity for your server. | ||||||||||||
Enable STARTTLS | Enables the use of the STARTTLS command (if supported by the server) to switch the connection to a TLS-protected connection before issuing any login commands. (An appropriate trust store must be configured so that the client will trust the server's certificate. ) | ||||||||||||
Email Address |
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| If Authentication Required is enabled; user name that the Controller will use to connect to the server. | ||||||||||||
| If Authentication Required is enabled; password that the Controller will use to connect to the server. | ||||||||||||
| If Type is Outgoing; Indicates whether or not this Email Connection is to be used for system notifications.
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| If Type is Incoming; Folder to use for deleted emails. | ||||||||||||
Metadata | This section contains Metadata information about this record. | ||||||||||||
UUID | Universally Unique Identifier of this record. | ||||||||||||
Updated By | Name of the user that last updated this record. | ||||||||||||
Updated | Date and time that this record was last updated. | ||||||||||||
Created By | Name of the user that created this record. | ||||||||||||
Created | Date and time that this record was created. | ||||||||||||
Buttons | This section identifies the buttons displayed above and below the Email Connection Details that let you perform various actions. | ||||||||||||
Save | Saves a new Email Connection record in the Controller database. | ||||||||||||
Save & New | Saves a new record in the Controller database and redisplays empty Details so that you can create another new record. | ||||||||||||
Save & View | Saves a new record in the Controller database and continues to display that record. | ||||||||||||
New | Displays empty (except for default values) Details for creating a new record. | ||||||||||||
Update |
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Copy | Creates a copy of this Email Connection, which you are prompted to rename. | ||||||||||||
Delete |
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Refresh | Refreshes any dynamic data displayed in the Details. | ||||||||||||
Close | For pop-up view only; closes the pop-up view of this Email Connection. | ||||||||||||
Tabs | This section identifies the tabs across the top of the Email Connection Details that provide access to additional information about the Email Connection.
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Email Templates |
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Tasks |
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