Configuring a Send Notification Action

You can add a Send Notification action to an existing event handler, or you can create a new event handler and add the Send Notification action to it.

Note:

You must create at least one notification before you can create a send notification action. For more information, see Creating a Notification.

1. Open the CAF Events Editor as described in Creating a Custom CAF Event.

2. In the CAF Events Editor, click the Handlers tab, then click the handler you want to work with.

3. In the Handler Actions area, ensure that List of Simple Actions is selected as an action type, and then click Add.

4. In the Action Selection dialog box, click the Send Notification action

7. In the Recipient Picker dialog box, select a recipient type:

Email Address. Type the recipient's e-mail address in the User text box, or click

, and then select an applicable data field that provides an email address.

Folder. Type the My webMethods Server folder alias in the Folder text box, or click

, and select the applicable folder from the My webMethods Server taxonomy. You must publish the application to My webMethods Server to be able to see the available folders. Specifying an alias provides portability.

Folder ID. Type the folder ID in the Folder ID text box, or click

, and select an applicable data field that provides a folder ID.

Group UID. Type the group ID in the Group UID text box, or click

, and select an applicable data field that provides a group ID.

Note:

When the recipient is Group UID, the application sends an email message to the email alias assigned to the group rather than to each member in the group.

Role. Click

and select the applicable My webMethods Server role.

Note:

When the recipient is role, the application sends an e-mail message to the email alias assigned to the role rather than to each member in the role.

Role UID. Type the role ID In the Role UID text box, or click

and select an applicable data field that provides a role UID.

Note:

When the recipient is Role UID, the application sends an e-mail message to the e-mail alias assigned to the role rather than to each member in the role.

User UID. Type the user ID in the User UID text box, or click

and select an applicable data field that provides a role UID.

8. Repeat steps 6 - 7 if you want to add additional recipients for the notification.

9. After you finish selecting and configuring recipient types, click OK.