How to use DFC to realize Email function

I am new with Documentum and now writing an application with Documentum Composer. The purpose of this application is to import files,which were generated by another third party application, into Documentum Content server. After the import process, an email should be sent to some users to imform them if the import process was sucessful or not. I can use the standard Java-API to implement the email function. But I also read from some articles that I can use Documentum Facility to do this. Two articles from Internet I have found:

1. Using SMTP for Documentum Email

http://www.bluefishgroup.com/library/2002/using-smtp-for-documentum-email/

2. Configuring and customizing documentum email facilities

http://www.bluefishgroup.com/library/2005/configuring-and-customizing-documentum-email-facilities/

In both articles, Docbasic Scripts are mentioned to achieve this function. But it seems that Docbasic is suitable for the old Documentum version 5.x. I am not sure if in the new version 6.x DFC has replaced Docbasic. Does anyone know how to use DFC to realize the email function? Is there some article about it?

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bacham2

The simplest way is to use the IDfSysObject.queue method to queue the document to the user's inbox. If your Content Server is setup that way, it will send an e-mail to notify the user that something arrived in his inbox.

Apart from that, DFC has no facilities for sending e-mails directly. You should use the standard Java classes or something else.

Haroon_A

If your Content Server is setup that way, it will send an e-mail to notify the user that something arrived in his inbox.

Can you elaborate, please how does th CS need to be setup to send an email, upon receiving an item in dctm inbox?

bacham2

There's many different ways and EMC seems to change the way email notification works for each Content Server release.

Anyway, the simplest is to specify an SMTP server when you configure the docbase. If you didn't, you can set it via the dm_server_config.smtp_server attribute. Also, your users must have a valid e-mail address specified in their dm_user object.

Haroon_A

Thanks for the info.

So, so long as the smtp host is specified in dm_server_config, and my dm_user.user_address has a valid email address, and upon recieving an inbox notification (i.e. IDfSysObjec.queue...) I should be able to recieve an email?

also, does the email address specified in dm_user.user_address has to be in the domain where smpt for the CS is specified?

bacham2

There's a bit more to it than that but it should work out-of-the box. And no, the email address does not have to be in the same domain as long as your SMTP server can handle it.

Juewei

Thanks for your helpful information.

Do I need to modify the "dm_event_sender.ebs" file?

bacham2

Juewei

I have anothoer question. The content server is installed on an Unix system. Unix has its own SMTP Server running. Do I still need to configure the dm_server_config.smtp_server attribute?

bacham2

What does that mean "Unix has its own SMTP server running"? It doesn't if you haven't set it up as an SMTP server. If you did, then set dm_server_config.smtp_server to localhost. Why don't you just try it ?