EmailPlusSiteConfig record type

The EmailPlusSiteConfig record type defines information about the SMTP and HCL Compass web servers at each site in an HCL Compass MultiSite installation, or about the single site in a non-replicated environment.

There must be at least one EmailPlusSiteConfig record. In a non-replicated environment, only one EmailPlusSiteConfig record is required. In a HCL Compass MultiSite environment, you can have one record per replica.

SMTP Config tab

Use the SMTP Config tab to specify SMTP mail server details.
  • Use the Site list to select the name of the replica to which the configuration applies. If you have a nonreplicated HCL Compass installation, select <local>. You can also select the <default> site, in which the default definitions apply if a specific record does not exist for a given site.
  • Use the Email Transport Type list to select the transport type to be used at the site. Features that EmailPlus offers, such as the support for rich text in email, vary depending on the transport type that you select. To learn more about the various transport types, see Email transport types.
  • Use the Post Office Mastership Site list only in PostOffice Relay mode. The list identifies the site name of the MultiSite replica where the post office deliveries are undertaken for this site. This list is required because the records can be deleted only on the site where they are mastered. Having a remote site delivery delays emails by up to one replication cycle period. If immediate delivery time is required, configure all post office deliveries to be performed locally. Run a relay service at each replica that you require. In non-MultiSite environments, select <local>.
  • Use the SMTP Server Name field and SMTP Port field to enter the address that email clients use to respond to generated email messages. Each site can have a different reply-to address.
    Note: Although a reply to address can be specified, it is supported only by the transport types that are not based on the HCL Compass mail object. Custom transport types might support this feature.
  • Use the Authentication area to enter custom solutions. EmailPlus uses information in this area directly, but the fields are available to any custom transport type that is defined.

CQWeb Config tab

Use the CQWeb Config tab to define information about the HCL Compass web server. The credentials on the CQWeb Config tab are used to construct links in the email message body that take the email recipient to a specific record, chart, query, or report.
  • Use the Web Server field to identify the HCL Compass Web server name. If a server name is not specified, it is assumed that there is no HCL Compass Web server at this site.
  • Use the Web Server Port field to identify the HCL Compass Web server port number. The port number can be left blank if you are using the default port number.
  • Use the Web Server Protocol list to select the protocol that you use to communicate with your HCL Compass Web server, either http:// or https://. If you select https://, your HCL Compass web server must be configured to use the HTTPS protocol.
  • Use the Web User ID and Web Password fields to enter a HCL Compass login ID and a password so that the generated URLs take the user directly to the appropriate item.
    Attention: Using this facility is a potential security risk because the user ID and password are displayed as plain text in each URL, and the user can perform whatever actions are permitted by that HCL Compass ID. If you leave these fields blank, users who click the link must provide their own HCL Compass credentials, if they do not already have an active HCL Compass web session.