Sending e-mail to a group alias after uploading the response data to an FTP server

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This requires performing the steps outlined in the following sections.

Create a custom I*E task for sending e-mail after uploadingthe response data

◦ Create a copy of the file

<Windchill>/tasks/com/ptc/windchill/esi/export/ExportToFTP.xml in

<Windchill>/tasks/com/ptc/windchill/esi/export/ExportToFTPEx.xml.

◦ Open the file in your preferred editor and make changes to it as outlined below:

▪ Open the file in your preferred editor and make changes to it as outlined below:

▪ Add the following code snippet before invoking the Send-Mail webject:

<%
WTProperties properties = WTProperties.getLocalProperties(); setParam("MAIL_SERVER", properties.getProperty("wt.mail.mailhost"));
%>

▪ Add the following after the Write-To-Ftp webject invocation:

<ie:webject name="Send-Mail" type="MSG">
<ie:param name="MAIL_SERVER" data="${@FORM[]MAIL_SERVER[0]}" />
<ie:param name="TO" data="[email protected]" />
<ie:param name="FROM" data="${@FORM[]MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS[0]}"/>
<ie:param name="SUBJECT" data="Upload is successful for transaction
${@FORM[]TransactionID[0]}" />
<ie:param name="CONTENT" data="The ESI response data in XML form for transaction ${@FORM[]TransactionID[0]} was uploaded to the FTP server successfully."/>
<ie:param name="GROUP_OUT" data="${@FORM[]group_out[0]}" default="output"
/>
</ie:webject>

Define an FTP type distribution target to send e-mail to

◦ Use the Manage Distribution UI to create a distribution target

▪ Select FTP as the type of target.

▪ Specify values for the Number, Name, Description and other required attributes of the target.

▪ Change the value of the taskURI attribute to com/ptc/windchill/esi/export/ExportToFTPEx.xml

▪ Click Finish to save the distribution target.

◦ Associate the above created distribution target to a business object (such as a part) and release it. This will result in an e-mail being sent to the specified address ([email protected]) soon after the response data is uploaded to the FTP server

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