10 Steps to Configure Email – Websphere Commerce Server

10 Steps to Configure Email – Websphere Commerce Server

Websphere Commerce Server – Configure Email

Follow 10 steps for configuring email in Websphere Commerce Server

Step 1: Create a JSP ( eg:- AbcEmailNotify.jsp)

Create a JSP, lets name it AbcEmailNotify.jsp
AbcEmailNotify.jsp will be used for displaying contents of email to recipient.

Note: Currently keep AbcEmailNotify.jsp as blank (without any code)

Step 2: Create View ( eg- AbcEmailNotifyView)

Make an Entry in Struts-Config.xml file for AbcEmailNotify.jsp as below

< action path=’/AbcEmailNotifyView’ type=’com.ibm.commerce.struts.BaseAction’>
< set-property property =’authenticate’ value =’10101:1′/>
< set-property property =’https’ value =’10101:1′/>
< /action>

< forward name=”AbcEmailNotifyView /10101/-3″ path=”/< location of JSP file >/AbcEmailNotify.jsp” className=”com.ibm.commerce.struts.ECActionForward”>
< set-property property=”implClassName” value=”com.ibm.commerce.messaging.viewcommands.MessagingViewCommandImpl”/>
< set-property property=”interfaceName” value=”com.ibm.commerce.messaging.viewcommands.MessagingViewCommand”/>
< /forward>

Step 3: Entry ViewName (AbcEmailNotifyView) in MSGTYPE table

Execute below SQL

INSERT INTO MSGTYPES(MSGTYPE_ID , MSGTDIR , NAME , VIEWNAME, DESCRIPTION)
VALUES((SELECT MAX(MSGTYPE_ID)+1) FROM MSGTYPE) , 1, ‘< Name of MSG>’, ‘< View Name of JSP>’, ”)

Example
INSERT INTO MSGTYPES(MSGTYPE_ID , MSGTDIR , NAME , VIEWNAME, DESCRIPTION)
VALUES((SELECT MAX(MSGTYPE_ID)+1) FROM MSGTYPE) , 1, ‘AbcEmailNotify’, ”AbcEmailNotifyView’, Testing Email ‘)

Step 4: Create ACPLoad file for AbcEmailNotifyView

< Policies>
< Action Name=”AbcEmailNotifyView” CommandName=”AbcEmailNotifyView”>
< /Action>
< ActionGroup Name=”AllSiteUsersViews” OwnerID=”RootOrganization”>
< ActionGroupAction Name=”AbcEmailNotifyView”/>
< /Policies>

Step 5: Run ACPLaod for AbcEmailNotifyView

Step 6: Configure Email Transport Type
Open WCS Administrative Console
Site -> Configuration -> Transport
select “Email”
Click Active (if it is inactive)
Now again select Email
Click on Configure
Enter Host ( Contact admin team )
Enter protocol (by default smtp, leave as it is)
Enter port ( by default 25, leave as it is)
Click “Ok”
Step 7: Entry in PROFILE Table
Open WCS Administrative Console
Site -> Configuration -> Message Type ->New
Select Message Type from Drop Down (Display entries of MSGTYPE table )
Transport Type – Email ( from Drop Down)
Device Format — Standard Device Format
Click Next
Finish

Note:- This will do an entry in PROFILE table corresponding to MSGTYPE_ID which we entered in MSGTYPE table.

Step 8: Create a method to send email

public void sendEmail() throws ECException {
SendMsgCmd sendMsgCmd;
try {
sendMsgCmd = (SendMsgCmd) CommandFactory.createCommand(SendMsgCmd.NAME, getCommandContext().getStoreId());
//’AbcEmailNotify’ – entry in MSGTYPE table
sendMsgCmd.setMsgType(“AbcEmailNotify”);

sendMsgCmd.setStoreID(getCommandContext().getStoreId());
sendMsgCmd.setCommandContext(getCommandContext());
sendMsgCmd.setConfigData(“subject”, “This is test email”);

//abc@abc.com – email to whom you want to send email
sendMsgCmd.setConfigData(“recipient”, “abc@abc.com”);
sendMsgCmd.setConfigData(“contentType”, “text/html”);

//Set parameter which you want todisplay recipient
final TypedProperty property = new TypedProperty();
property.put(“FirstName”,”Shailendra”);
property.put(“LastName”,”Mishra”);
property.put(“Address”,”Shahdol”);

sendMsgCmd.compose(“AbcEmailNotifyView”, getCommandContext(), property);
sendMsgCmd.sendImmediate();
sendMsgCmd.execute();
} catch (Exception exception) {}
}

Step 9 : Call sendEmail() method for sending email

Call sendEmail() for triggering email, this method can be called at any place of your controller command whereever you want to send email.
Example:- Let say if you want to trigger a email to user who has place an order. Please see code sample for same

Class ExOrderProcessCmdImpl extends OrderProcessCmdImpl{
Public void performExecute(){
Super.performExecute();
sendEmail();
}
}


Note: – In this case sendEmail() method should defined in ExOrderProcessCmdImpl. In other words, method sendEmail() mentioned above in step 8 should present in class ExOrderProcessCmdImpl

Step 10: Content of AbcEmailNotify.jsp

Modify your AbcEmailNotify.jsp as per you requirement and template, otherwise email will be sent to customer without any body/content, but subject line will be there which you have written in step 8.

sendMsgCmd.setConfigData(“subject”, “This is test email”);