Enable/configure the WCM workflow notification email capability-(Custom WCM Workflow Notification Email)-Part2

To use the email workflow action you must configure Web Content Manager to use your SMTP server.

a)      Log in to the WebSphere Integrated Solutions Console.

b)      Click Resources -> Resource Environment -> Resource Environment Providers -> WCM WCMConfigService -> Custom properties.

c)      Specify connect.connector.mailconnect properties to use your SMTP server.
Add the following properties:

Default SMTP server

a.      Property name: connect.connector.mailconnector.defaultsmtpserver

b.      Value: mail.yourmailserver.com

Default email address for "from" field

c.      Property name: connect.connector.mailconnector.defaultfromaddress

d.      Value: admin@yourmailserver.com

Default email address for "reply-to" field

e.      Property name: connect.connector.mailconnector.defaultreplytoaddress

f.       Value: admin@yourmailserver.com

d)      If you use a secured SMTP server, you will also need to specify a user name and password to access the SMTP server:
Add the following properties:

Default user name

a.      Property name: connect.connector.mailconnector.defaultusername

b.      Value: username

Default password

c.      Property name: connect.connector.mailconnector.defaultpassword

d.      Value: password

e)      Some customer's run their mail servers at other than the default port of 25.  The code changes in this fix add a new configuration parameter to allow for the customer to use a port other than 25

a.      connect.connector.mailconnector.defaultsmtpport

f)       Save your changes.

g)      Restart the portal for the new settings to take effect.

Sample

connect.connector.mailconnector.defaultsmtpserver=smtp.sivavaka.com

connect.connector.mailconnector.defaultfromaddress=admin@mail.sivavaka.com 

connect.connector.mailconnector.defaultreplytoaddress=admin@mail.sivavaka.com

connect.connector.mailconnector.defaultusername=admin@mail.sivavaka.com

connect.connector.mailconnector.defaultpassword=******

You may need set the below if you are using the username and password

connect.connector.mailconnector=defaultsmtpserver,defaultfromaddress,defaultreplytoaddress,defaultusername,defaultpassword  

Resources: 

1. http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/portalwiki.nsf/xpDocViewer.xsp?lookupName=IBM+Web+Content+Manager+7+Product+Documentation#action=openDocument&res_title=Enabling_email_wcm7&content=pdcontent
2. http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK95107