Managing Email Notification Rules

Note You need the Email notification rules and systemwide triggers security privilege to add, edit, or delete email notification rules.

Adding, editing, & deleting email notification rules

Procedure To add, edit, or delete an email notification rule:

1    Go to Configuration/Notification Rules.

 

2    Based on the task you wish to perform, proceed as outlined below:

If you want to

Then

Add a rule

Click the Add Rule button. The New Notification Rule dialog is displayed. Proceed with step 3.

Edit a pre-defined rule

Predefined rules cannot be edited.

Delete a pre-defined rule

Predefined rules cannot be deleted.

Edit a rule you’ve created

Click the Edit icon (in the Actions column) of the rule you wish to edit. Proceed as explained in step 3.

Delete a rule you’ve created

Click the Delete icon (in the Actions column) of the rule you wish to delete. Click OK on the confirmation dialog to execute the deletion.

3    Specify or modify the following properties on the New Notification Rule dialog:

   Rule Name  Required unique name, up to 30 characters. Make the name as descriptive as possible, as users assign rules by name.

   Description  Optional description of the triggering event, up to 250 characters.

   WHERE clause  Required SQL WHERE clause that specifies the triggering event, up to 250 characters. Do not type the WHERE keyword.

4    Click OK to save your settings, or Click Cancel to exit without saving.

What to do after defining rules

Once you have defined rules, make sure that you:

   Specify email addresses for all users - To make use of email notification, a user must have a valid email address specified in his or her user account. For information about editing user accounts, see “Setting Up User Accounts”.

   Have your database administrator enable email notification - Once the feature is enabled, the Notifications tab appears on the Issue Details page.

   Educate your users - Inform your users as to the rules that are available, and what each rule accomplishes. Users can view the rules by selecting Configuration/Notification Rules.