Mailbox Definition

A mailbox is a logical entity within Entire Operations and serves to notify users of pending input conditions.

A mailbox can be specified for an input condition and for a user.

When the input condition is not fulfilled for a job, Entire Operations sends a message to the mailbox. The user associated with the mailbox is notified and can perform the prerequisite task and set the condition manually.

This document covers the following topics:

Related Topics:


Listing Mailboxes defined to Entire Operations

Start of instruction set To list mailboxes

  1. In the object workspace, select the Mailbox Definition metanode.

  2. Open the context menu and choose List or press F8.

    A Mailbox Definition List window similar to the example below opens:

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    The window contains a list of mailboxes defined to Entire Operations (the list is empty if no mailboxes are defined).

The columns of the Mailbox Definition List are described in the following table:

Column Meaning
Mailbox Name  User-defined name of the mailbox.
Description  Short descriptive text.

Available Functions: Mailbox Definition

Start of instruction setTo list all available functions for the Mailbox Definition metanode

Start of instruction setTo list all available functions for a Mailbox Definition instance

Adding and Modifying Mailbox Definitions

Start of instruction setTo add a mailbox definition

  1. In the object workspace, select the Mailbox Definition metanode.

  2. Open the context menu and choose New, or press CTRL+N.

    A Create new Mailbox Definition window similar to the following example opens.

  3. Define the mailbox as required: see Fields: Mailbox Definition.

  4. Choose OK.

    The changes are saved.

Start of instruction setTo modify a mailbox description

  1. In the object workspace, select a Mailbox Definition instance.

  2. Open the context menu and choose Open, or press CTRL+O.

    A Maintenance Mailbox Definition window similar to the example below opens:

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  3. Change the description of the mailbox as required: see Fields: Mailbox Definition.

    (You cannot modify the mailbox name.)

  4. Choose OK.

    The changes are saved.

Fields: Mailbox Definition

The fields contained in the Maintenance/Create new Mailbox Definition window are explained in the following table:

Field Meaning
Mailbox Name  User-defined name of the mailbox.
Description  Short descriptive text.

Deleting a Mailbox Definition

Start of instruction set To delete a mailbox

  1. In the object workspace, select the Mailbox Definition instance you want to delete.

  2. Open the context menu and choose Delete, or press DELETE.

    A confirmation window opens.

  3. Choose Yes to confirm the deletion or No to cancel the action.

Note:
You cannot delete a mailbox that is still linked to a user. In this case, an appropriate error occurs and you have remove the respective user from the Mailboxes field in the user's profile (see Definition and Profile Settings) before you can delete the mailbox.