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, see sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/developersguide ® SAP NetWeaver 7.0 (2004s) Edition  ® IT-Scenario-Driven Enhancements to Applications ® Enterprise Knowledge Management and then in the paragraph More to Read you can choose the Customizable Subject Line for Subscription Notifications and Approval Workflow Mails article.

Prerequisites

The communication channels and channel originators are configured correctly.

Features

The following parameters pertain to the notificator service.

 

Parameters of 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 Content Management ® Global Services ® Notificator Service.