The Email Communications system settings link FlexDeploy to your email server to enable outbound event notifications, and optional inbound reply processing for approval responses.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| SMTP Host Name | Host name of the SMTP server for event notifications. |
| SMTP Host Port | Host port of the SMTP server for event notifications. |
| IMAP Host Name | Host name of the IMAP server for inbound email processing. Required if email approvals are enabled. |
| IMAP Host Port | Host port of the IMAP server for inbound email processing. Required if email approvals are enabled. |
| Enable TLS | Identifies if the communication channel requires Transport Layer Security (TLS). |
| Email From Address | Outbound email address for sending event notifications. |
| Email User | User for the SMTP/IMAP server authentication. |
| Email Password | Password for the SMTP/IMAP server user authentication. |
| Enable Email Approval | Enable users to reply with response for approval event notifications. Important The emails are read and processed from the Email User account, which must be a dedicated inbox and not used for any other purpose. All emails from this inbox will be deleted after processing. |
| Email Reply Folder | The email folder to process replies from. Defaults to INBOX if not specified. All inbound emails will be sent to default inbox folder, but rules can generally be configured on mail servers to move them to other folders if desired. Warning All emails from the this folder will be deleted after processing. Do not use an email account which is used for any other purpose since the emails will be deleted. |
| Email Reply Process Interval | Frequency in which FlexDeploy processes inbound messages from the Email . Required if email approvals are enabled. Default value is 5 minutes. Any change requires a restart of the FlexDeploy server for changes to take effect. |
| Email Reply Process Count | Number of email messages which are read and processed each interval. The limit prevents Spam or DoS attacks from impacting the performance of the FlexDeploy server. Required if email approvals are enabled. Default value is 30 messages. |
Once the configuration is complete, you can click on the Send Test Email button to send a test email to validate the SMTP related settings.