How to Perform Mail Configuration in SAP

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How to perform mail configuration in SAP?

This article answers the following queries:

How to perform mail configuration in SAP? How is the tcode for mail configuration in SAP? What are the steps involved in mail configuration in SAP? What profile parameters to be defined to enable mailconfiguration in SAP?

How to perform SMTP configuration in SAP? How to activate SMTP server host in SAP? How to schedule SAPCONNECT mail send job in SAP?-----------------------------------------------------------

The kernel of the SAP Web Application server supports SMTP (Simple Mail

Transfer Protocol). This protocol enables email exchange between SAP

system and each SMTP mail server, without having to use additional

external components.

The SAP system sends the outbound emails to a separate mail server,

whilst the mails in the inbound direction can be received by any number

of mail servers.

To use the SMTP functionality, below mentioned profile parameters are

to be maintained, in the application servers of SAP using RZ10

transaction.

icm/server/port_ = PROT=, PORT=

In the above line protocol can be any one of SMTP, HTTP or HTTPs. For

web dispatchers, there is an additional protocol named ROUTER

For Example, this parameter may look like one of these below:

icm/server/port_0 = PROT=SMTP, PORT=3

icm/server/port_1 = PROT=HTTP, PORT=1086

icm/server/port_2 = PROT=HTTPS, PORT=1444

Optionally, we can also set TIME_OUT parameter to define maximum

waiting time (in seconds) to be applied for a mail server to respond.

This parameter icm/server/port_, opens a TCP/IP port for receivingmails through the SMTP plugin. describes the port that is to be


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used. If no mails are to be received in a given SAP system, then please

maintain the port number as 0.

Please find below screenshot, which gives an idea on how to maintain

this parameter in RZ10 profile of SAP application server

Please make sure RZ10 parameter rdisp/start_icman is set to true asshown below. This setting ensures that ICM(Internet Communicationmanager) is started so that application server can directly processall external protocols like HTTP
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Another profile parameter to be maintained is :is/SMTP/virt_host_ = :,,...;

Example values will look as shown below:

is/SMTP/virt_host_0 = *.25010;

is/SMTP/virt_host_1 = *:25011;

This parameter defines a virtual mail host for receiving mails. If all

incoming mails are to be received and processed by one single client of

the sap system, then this parameter is not required to be set. In this

scenario, is/SMTP/virt_host_0=*.* will be used by default.

If multiple clients are to be used as recipients, a virtual host to be

created for each of these clients. indicates the name of the host to which the incoming mails are

addressed. If mails are to be sent independent of the host being

addressed, * can be entered.

describes the number of the port to which the incoming mails are

addressed.

Please find below screenshot which helps you in understanding how to

set this parameter in sap system
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In the above example, value * is set for both host and port

Creation of Service User

After maintaining these parameters, a service user to be created using

SU01 transaction. S_A.SCON profile need to be assigned to this user.

This service user can be used for processing incoming mails in every

SAP system client

Assigning Email address to Users

After this, every user who is supposed to receive emails in an sap

system should require an email id. This email id should be maintained

in Email section of address tab in SU01 transaction

Activation of SMTP Node in SICF Transaction

Every SAP system that is to receive and process incoming mails must

have a SMTP server. One SMTP server has already been created in SICF

and is delivered by default in every SAP system. Please use this to

create the first client and create another SMTP server for each

additional client.

Goto transaction SICF and provide SAPCONNECT in the Virtual Host field

as shown below and execute
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It displays the below screen
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Double click on SAPconnect entry highlighted above which displaysbelow screen

In the above screen, in the host data tab, please maintain the

the sequence number of parameter is/SMTP/virt_host_# from the profile.If you have created only one client, enter 0.

After this navigate to Logon Data tab in the above screen. It

results in below screen
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In the above screen, please maintain client, language and user/password

details. The user to be maintained here is nothing but service user

created by you for incoming mails.

After this, navigate to Handler list tab of the above

screen, which will be similar to below screen


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Please maintain CL_SMTP_EXT_SAPCONNECT in handler list as shown

in the above screen.

Also, please note that each SMTP server must be activated afterbeing created or changed. To activate, please goto tcode SICF and

navigate as shown below. Please note inactive servers are grayed out
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SAPCONNECT Administration using SCOTWe have to configure SAPconnect settings for every client of sap

system that is used for send process

Domain Configuration:

First of all, domain configuration to be done. To perform that,

please goto SCOT transaction and navigate as shown below ( Settings ->

Default domain)
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It results in below screen and system prompts you to provide your

organizations domain name. Please provide the same and click on tick

mark to confirm
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Once you the provide the same, please navigate to SCOT

transaction again and double click on SMTP node which was

highlighted in green below in the below screen
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Once you double click on SMTP, it results in below screen
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In the above screen, please maintain Mail host details. After

that under Supported address types section, click on Set

pushbutton, which is next to Internet. It results in below screen
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In the above screen, in the address area, which make sure your

organisations domain address details are maintained.

For example: if your company name is XYZ345. It will be like

XYZ345.COMLeave all other default settings unchanged.

Scheduling Email-Send JobThe emails that are sent by SAP are stored in a queue. A periodicalbackground job gets the email from this queue and sends them overthe internet. To schedule this job, goto transaction SCOT andnavigate to menu View -> Jobs as shown in below screen


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It results it screen similar to below.

If no other job is scheduled, choose Job -> Create. Please providejob name and confirm it

Select the variant SAP&CONNECTALL by positioning the cursor on

it. Choose schedule job periodically. Select the desired interval like

every 15mins. Choose create and complete the job schedule.

This completes the mail/SMTP configuration in an SAP system
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How to Perform Mail Configuration in SAP