7 Configure E-mail

The Argus Safety Service and the Interchange Service use SMTP for e-mail transmission if it has been enabled and configured in Argus using Argus Console > System Configuration > SMTP Configuration. Case Letters are also sent using SMTP.

7.1 Configure SMTP

Use the SMTP Configuration utility to send e-mails through the SMTP protocol from the Argus Safety Service to the e-mail server.

  1. Navigate to Argus Safety Console > System Configuration > SMTP configuration.

  2. When the SMTP Configuration dialog box appears, enter the following parameters:

    • SMTP server IP address or name

    • Port number

    • User name

  3. Check Enable SMTP checkbox.

  4. Click OK.

Table 7-1 SMTP Configuration dialog box—Field Description

Field Name Description

Enable SMTP?

Check this checkbox to make sure that the AG Service uses SMTP to send e-mail messages.

Server IP or Name

Enter the SMTP server IP address or name.

Port

Enter the port number. Default value: 25.

Authentication

Select the authentication type.

  • No Authentication—Disables the Username and Password

  • Basic Authentication—Enter the Username and Password (Default)

  • NTLM Authentication—Disables the Username and Password because the authentication of the OS user logged into the system is automatically passed.

Custom SMTP Header

Check this checkbox to pass a custom header into the SMTP Header when sending e-mails. This is used if you have a SMTP Solution that is depending on specific header information for routing.

Custom SMTP Header Textbox

Enter the customer Header to insert into the SMTP Header.


7.2 Functions Affected by SMTP

7.2.1 Bulk Report Transmit E-mail

  1. Navigate to Argus Console > Code Lists > Argus.

  2. Select Reporting Destination.

  3. Enter the e-mail address in the E-mail Address text box under Agency Information.

    The Bulk Report Transmit e-mail is sent to this e-mail address.

7.2.2 Autosignal E-mail

  1. Navigate to Argus Console > Code Lists.

  2. Select Autosignals.

  3. Enter the e-mail address in the Send E-mail Notification To: text box.

    The autosignal e-mail is sent to the specified e-mail address.

7.2.3 Fax E-mail

The Failure E-mail field or the Notify E-mail field in the Argus Safety Service Process screen indicates the e-mail address of the person receiving the e-mail message.

  1. On the system where the Argus Safety Service is installed, select Start > All Programs > Oracle > Argus Safety Service Configuration.

    The Argus Safety Service dialog box appears.

  2. Double-click E-mail process.

  3. Enter an e-mail address for Failure E-mail or Notify E-mail.

7.2.4 Fax Status E-mail

  1. On the system where the Argus Safety Service is installed, select Start > All Programs > Oracle > Argus Safety Service Configuration.

    The Argus Safety Service dialog box appears.

  2. Double-click E-mail Status process.

  3. Enter an e-mail address for Failure E-mail or Notify E-mail.

7.2.5 Priority E-mail

From the Argus Console, navigate to Access Management > Argus > Groups.

The E-mail field on the Group Information dialog box contains the e-mail address of the person receiving the e-mail message

7.2.6 Dossier Notification E-mail

For Dossier notification, the E-mail Address on the Groups and Users screen field contains both the sender e-mail address and the receiver e-mail address.

  • Sender e-mail address represents the normal AG user.

  • Receiver e-mail address is the owner of the Dossier template.

    To configure the owner of the Dossier template, navigate to

    Argus Web > Reports > ICH PSUR Reports > Configuration Screen > Template tab.

7.2.7 E-mail Sent by Interchange Service

  1. Log in to ESM Mapping.

  2. Select Administrator > Setup INI File.

  3. For e-mail sent by Interchange Service, the IT E-mail, Business E-mail, and User E-mail fields in the Service INI File Setup window contains the e-mail addresses of those receiving the e-mail message.

    Sender E-mail is the e-mail address that the Argus Interchange Service displays as the 'From' address in the e-mails that it sends.

Note:

Interchange Service sends e-mail messages to IT, Business, or User e-mail addresses depending on the type of alert, error, warning, or information the system encounters.