. How to Configure email in SAP

Use:

If you want to distribute business intelligence content using e-mail, you have to set up the mail server in the SAP Web Application Server.

Procedure:

1. In the BW system, choose the transaction SAPconnect: Administration (system status) (transaction SCOT).

2. Check the status of the node SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol):

3. The node SMTP does not exist:

4. To create the node, in the menu, choose Node ® Create. Specify a node ID and a description.

5. The node SMTP is not active:

6. To activate the node, in the menu, choose Node ® Change. Select the field Node in Operation.

7. In the menu, choose Node ® Change. The screen SAPconnect: General Node Data opens. Ensure that the following values are defined:

8. Mail Host: for example, mailto.wdf.sap.corp (localhost is generally not a valid mail host because both a mail server and SAP Application Server are generally not installed on a PC at the same time)

a. Mail Port: Standard value for SMTP is 25

b. Code page: Standard values are 1100 or 1140

c. Supported address types

9. Select the Internet field and choose Setup. The screen SAPconnect: Address Type for Node opens. Enter * in the address area.

10. To maintain the standard domain, in the menu, choose Settings ® Default Domain and enter the appropriate value (for example, sap.com for e-mail addresses, such as @sap.com).

See also:

SAPconnect (BC-SRV-COM)

Monitoring the Sending of E-mails

Error: Status of the messages is showing as "In transit"

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