mail_to function in BODS : email client setup

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Hello Friends,

Below explanation was found in one of the old post, as how to use mail_to function in BODS script.

Here can anyone explain as what exactly is the “mail client” (is this a separate application etc) & how IT team can configure the same on the windows 2008 server.

Explanation -

You can use the functions in a Script or within Audit notifications as below:

mail_to(recipients_list, subject, message, number_of_trace_lines, number_of_error_lines)

To use this function, a Mail Client must be installed and running on the Job Server machine that calls the function. The login account for the mail client must have the same user name and password as the SAP BusinessObjects Data Services service.

The type of client varies by the operating system:
If the Job Server is on a computer running the Windows operating system, then the mail client must comply with MAPI (message application programming interface).

In addition, the mail client must be configured as the default mail client.
For example, Microsoft Outlook is a MAPI-based mail client.

Thanks.

Dvn (BOB member since 2012-11-24)

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Is there a reason you don’t want to use the smtp_to function?

This is less complicated IMHO, you only need an SMTP server which accepts relaying for the BODS jobserver. The SMTP server is configured in the Data Services Server Manager.

H. Westerhof :netherlands: (BOB member since 2010-03-26)

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Hello,

The IT team handling the installation don’t have much exp on BI installation & configuration.

We have migrated from BI3.1 to BI4.1 . In BI 3.1 the mail_to function is working however in the new BI4.1 (using windows 2008 server) the mail_to function is not working & its asking for mail client setup.

The previous BI3.1 installation was done by another vendor so we are not sure as how the mail client was setup.

We are fine using both mail_to as well as SMTP_to, however the IT team requires the detail steps as how this can be configured in BI 4.1.

IF you have any details then requesting you to share the same.

Thnx.

Dvn (BOB member since 2012-11-24)