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PostalMethodsprovidesemailtopostfunctionalityforSAPR/3andenablespostfulfillment
fromSAP.Thisisstep1ofourHowToAutomatePostalMailFromSAPguide.

ThefollowingstepsarerequiredinordertoallowSAPR/3tosendemailmessages.

Step1.1:SettheInstanceProfile(RZ10transaction)toallowSAPto
connecttoexternalSMTPservers:
Tosettherequiredparameterinyourinstanceprofile:

1.AccesstheRZ10transaction,andselectInstanceProfile

2.Lookforaparameternamedicm/server_port_2.Ifitdoesnotexist,createit

3.Settheicm/server_port_2parametervaluetothefollowing:PROT=SMTP,PORT=1080,
TIMEOUT=180

4.Ifyoucreatedtheparameterorchangedthevalue,restarttheinstancetoupdatethenew
value

Step1.2:ActivateandConfiguretheSMTPnodeinSAPConnect
Administration
ToactivateandconfigureSMTPnode:

1.AccesstheSCOTtransaction(SAPconnectAdministration)

2.FromtheSettingsmenu,selectDefineDomain.TheInternetMailAddressesdialogis
displayed

3.IntheDefaultdomainfield,typeyourcompany'semaildomain(forexample,
mycompany.com)andclicktheconfirmationbutton

4.InSAPconnectAdministration,ensureyouareinnodeview,andselecttheSMTPnode

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TheSAPconnect:Generalnodedatadialogisdisplayed:

5.IntheGeneralnodedatadialog,ensurethat:
Nodeinuseisselected

TheMailhostfieldcontainsyourSMTP(outgoingmail)provider.Forexample,
smtp.provider.com

TheMailportfieldcontainsthecorrectportusedtoconnecttoyourSMTPserver

6.UnderSupportedaddresstypes,clicktheSetbuttonnexttotheInternetcheckbox.The
Addresstypefornodedialogisdisplayed.

7.IncasetheAddressareaboxdoesnotcontainanasterisk(*,meaningthatalladdressesare
permitted),ensurethattheemailaddress"send@letter.postalmethods.com"ispermittedfor

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outgoingemails

8.UnderOutputFormatsforSAPDocuments,fromtheSAPscript/SmartFormsdropdown
menu,selectPDF

9.Clicktheconfirmationbutton.InSAPconnect:Generalnodedata,clicktheconfirmation
buttonagain

Step1.3:ScheduleanemailsendingjobintheSAPConnectAdministration
ToscheduleajobthatsendsoutgoingemailsinSAPconnectAdministration:

1.AccesstheSCOTtransaction(SAPconnectAdministration)

2.FromtheViewmenu,selectJobs.Ifthereisanexistingjobofthevariant
SAP&CONNECTALL,ajobisalreadyscheduledforsendingoutgoingemails.Skipitems3and
4andmoveforwardtoStep1.4

3.IncasethevariantSAP&CONNECTALLisNOTdefinedyet:fromtheJobmenu,selectCreate

4.Definethefollowingoptionsforthenewjob:
Typeanameforthejob

SelecttheSAP&CONNECTALLjobvariant

SelecttheoptionSchedulePeriodically

Specifyareasonablyshorttimeinterval(forexample,10minutes).Userswillneedtowaitfor
thistimeintervalbeforetheirlettersaresent

Step1.4:AssignemailaddressestoSAPusers
TodefineinternalemailaddressesforuserswhoneedtosendlettersviaPostalMethods:
IdentifywhichSAPuserswillneedtousePostalMethodsfromSAPR/3

AccesstheSU01transaction

Ifanyoftherelevantusersdonothaveaninternalemailaddress,createanaddressforeachof
them.Whencreatingeachnewaddress,ensurethatComm.MethodissettoINTEMail

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