Configuring email notifications
To receive notifications for a task, for example, when you create or delete a team space, project, or when a user requests to join a project, you must configure a Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server to send email notifications.
Before you begin
You must have a working SMTP server to receive notifications for tasks.
About this task
The configuration works for emails that are supported by the SMTP server. To use this capability, you must enable IBM® Rational® Test Automation Server to connect to the SMTP server to send email notifications.
As a server administrator, you can configure email notifications so that other users can receive information about actions on the server projects.
Procedure
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Log in to Rational® Test Automation
Server.
The Projects page of the Initial Team Space is displayed.
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Click the admin icon
from the menu bar.
The Notifications page is displayed.
- Click SMTP to configure notifications.
- Click Add Configuration.
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Provide the following details to configure the SMTP server:
- A name to the configuration.
- The host name and port number of the SMTP server.Note: The default configuration uses a local SMTP server that listens to the default port 25. This SMTP server does not require any authentication.
- The email address of the sender. The email address is displayed in email notifications. The email notifications are sent to the users based on the notification settings.
- The encryption type for secure communications when the SMTP server is on
an external network. You can enable either
STARTTLS or SSL/TLS.
Note: The SMTP server for the secure communication listens to the default port 465.
- Login credentials are required if the SMTP server requires authentication.
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Click Save.
Note: The SMTP configuration is added after a valid connection is established with the SMTP server.