4i Apps Consumer Reviews This
blog takes you through the steps to configure agents to trigger a mail
from Analytics Page with content of Analysis or Dashboard. This is a feature
that many customer will like or generally ask for.
Configure
Email Settings
Step1
Login
to fusion Middleware Control Enterprise manager using Admin user credentials.
Step 2
Navigate
to Mail tab
(Business
intelligence > Core Application > Deployment > Mail)
Click
Lock and Edit configuration to changes to be made.
Step 3
Complete
the Element with the following information.
1.SMTP
Server – SMTP Server of your email.
2.Port
– Port of the SMTP Server.
3.Display
Name of the Sender – Any Name.
4.Email
Address of the Sender – Sender’s email Address.
5.User
Name – Same as the senders email Address
6.Password
– Password of Your email.
7.Confirm
Password – Confirm the password as above.
8.Number
of retries upon failure – any Number.
9.Maximum
recipients.
10.Addressing
Method To,Blind copy Recipient (Bcc) – If you want to receive a Bcc
Select
it.
11.Click
Apply then activate Changes.
·
Restart the Services.
Creating An
Agent to Send Mails
Step1
Login
to OBIEE Analytics Page.
Step 2
Click
new in the Global Header and then select Agent in the Actionable Intelligence.
Step 3
In
the Schedule tab and then select once in the Frequency list box.
Step 4
In
the Content tab select the content you want to deliver by clicking the browsebutton.
And
choose the format you want from the list.
Step 5
In
the Recipients tab, add emails whom do you want to receive a mail with delivery
content.
Step 6
If
it runs successfully recipients will get a mail with the delivery content in
the Format you chosen.
Issues Faced
:
[nQSError:
75027] Failed to open connection to SMTP Server
Solution :
Make
sure that the server IP and host entries are configured correctly in both Mail
server and BI server.
[nQSError:
75005] Failed to send AUTH command.
Solution :
If
the user name and password are specified in the scheduler configuration, log in
to
Enterprise
Manager and navigate to: Weblogic Domain
Right
click on bifoundation_domain > Security > Credentials
Expandoracle.bi.enterprise
Remove
the mail.server Key from the list .
Restart
the services.
