Notificator Service

Use

This service is used by KM applications and services to create and send notifications to users. It is used, for example, by the subscription service and by the inbox service.

The notificator service uses the publishing pipeline to generate notifications. The XML templates and XSL stylesheets used for this purpose are located in the notifications directory of the /etc repository. For more information about e-mail notifications, navigate to Start of the navigation path SAP Developer Network (SDN) Next navigation step SAP NetWeaver Capabilities Information Management Content Management Knowledge Management Articles Customizable Subject Line for Notifications End of the navigation path .

Prerequisites

The communication channels and channel originators are configured correctly.

Features

The following parameters pertain to the notificator service.

Parameter	Required	Description
`Templates Directory`	Yes	Path to the directory containing the notification templates. The path `/etc/notifications` is predefined.
`Channels`	Yes	Specifies the communication channels. Default: `EMAIL` Select `NULL` so that users creating a subscription can dictate that notifications be sent only to the universal worklist.
`Originators`	Yes	Specifies the channel originators. Default: `notificator.EMAIL`
`Inbox Channel`	Yes	Specifies the communication channel for incoming notifications. Default: `INBOX`

Activities

The notificator service is preconfigured and active in the standard delivery.

To call up the configuration for the notificator service, choose Start of the navigation path Content Management Next navigation step Global Service Notificator Service End of the navigation path .