Configuring e-mail settings

You can configure the server to send e-mail notifications to work item owners and subscribers to inform them of changes. You can also configure the server to send e-mail messages that invite users to join teams. This capability is disabled by default.

Before you begin

You must be logged in to the Admin Web UI and be a member of the JazzAdmins group.

About this task

To configure the server to send e-mail notifications:

Procedure

  1. In the Admin Web UI, click the Server tab.
  2. In the Configuration pane, click E-mail Settings.
  3. On the Configuration page, complete the following fields:
    • In the SMTP Server field, type the server name. For example, smtp.yourcompany.com.
    • In the SMTP Username field, type the user name for SMTP authentication.
    • In the SMTP Password field, type the password for SMTP authentication.
    • In the Enable Mail Notification field, select true from the list.
    • In the SMTP Server Port field, type the port to use on the server.
  4. Optional: To restrict e-mail notifications to a specified list of users:
    1. In the Restrict to Whitelist field, select true from the list.
    2. In the Whitelist field, type the e-mail addresses that can receive notifications. You can use wildcard characters to specify patterns in which an asterisk (*) matches any number of characters and a question mark (?) matches a single character. For example, *@??.ibm.com matches user1@ca.ibm.com and user2@de.ibm.com, but does not match user1@usa.ibm.com.
  5. Provide a current value for the following fields:
    • In the E-mail From Address field, type the sender e-mail address for e-mail notifications.
    • In the E-mail From Name field, type the sender user name for e-mail notifications.
    • In the E-mail Notification Send Interval field, type the number of seconds to elapse between the end of a notification and start of the next one.
    • In the SMTP Reply Address field, type the address that receives e-mail notification replies.
  6. Click Save.

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