How to configure email for batch completion in Webstatistica
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Article ID: KB0083506
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Products
Versions
Spotfire Statistica
13.3,13.2,13.1,13.0,12.7,12.6,12.5,12.0A
Description
Webstatistica can be configured to send an email on completion of scheduled task by a WebStatistica administrator.
Prerequisites : The user performing configuring this operation must be part of SWS_ADMIN group and must have Enterprise permissions to login to WebStatistica. SMTP Host information is necessary before hand.
Issue/Introduction
This article details how to configure webstatistica to email on batch completion.
Environment
Windows
Resolution
This is a two-step process : 1. Setting SMTP information 2. Enabling Webstatistica notification on batch completion
1. Setting SMTP information : There are two ways to enter the SMTP information.
Option 1: Needs access to Webstatistica Server. a. Logon to the Webstatistica server and launch All Programs->WebSTATISTICA->Administration and navigate to Settings | Email b. Configure the below settings and click ok:
smtphost: out-going email server name, e.g. mail.server.com.
smtpsender: email address to use as source. e.g. webstat@abc.com
phphost: URL to WebSTATISTICA server. This will appear as a link in the body of the email. Example: http://ServerName (fqdn) /webstatistica/main.php
Option 2: User making the change must be part of SWS_ADMIN
a. Login to Webstatistica and navigate to Tools| For Administrators |System Configurations and select the Email tab
b. Enter below information
smtphost: out-going email server name, e.g. mail.server.com.
smtpsender: email address to use as source. e.g. webstat@abc.com
phphost: URL to WebStatistica server. This will appear as a link in the body of the email. Example: http://ServerName (fqdn) /webstatistica/main.php
c. Click on OK
2. Enabling Webstatistica notification on batch completion :
a.Log in to WebStatistica as an administrator (member of SWS_ADMIN), and navigate to Tools | Administrator Tools | Global Options. b.Select the “Batch” tab and select True for the option : "Notify by email when Batch job is completed" and specify the email address that is to be notified. c.Then click “Apply”.
Note : The above mentioned Options in Step 2 can be configured differently (different email addresses) for each WebStatistica User by clicking on Edit User Options.
Once configured, users will be notified of batch job completion with a link to the batch job results.