WebAS 6.40 - sending external e-mails

[Former Member]

I've been trawling the internet and various other sources for hours trying to work out what it is I need to use to get SAP to send an e-mail to an external address for me. So far, I haven't managed it.

I've tried (and failed) with SO_OBJECT_SEND, SO_OBJECT_SEND_REMOTE, and I've gone through debugging SBWP but can't see where it actually sends the e-mail. We've got an external SMTP server which SAP connects to MS Exchange Server (not using the Exchange connector, just using SMTP, which is in the kernel for 6.40).

Has anyone managed to use this functionality successfully in WebAS 6.40 yet? If so, could anyone give any pointers as to what I need to do? I suppose what I'm really after is: what's the correct function module, and how do I use it?

[Former Member]

Hi Robert,

1. Use FM

SO_NEW_DOCUMENT_ATT_SEND_MAPI

2. It is quite tricky. Hence, also see the documentaion

and sample program in it.

3. Morever, for sending external emails,

ur basis team will require

to do some minor configuration

using SCOT.

Regards,

Amit M.

Message was edited by: Amit Mittal

[Former Member]

Robert,

If you are on 6.40, why don't you try using the classes provided. Following is the list of methods.

Class - CL_BCS

Methods - ADD_RECIPIENT

ASYNCHRONOUS

CHANGED_BY

CHANGE_DATE

CHANGE_TIME

CONSTRUCTOR

CREATE_LINK_TO_APP

CREATE_LINK

CREATE_PERSISTENT

CREATION_DATE

CREATION_TIME

DELETE

DEQUEUE

DOCUMENT

EDIT

ENCRYPT

ENQUEUE

FORWARD

GET_INSTANCE_BY_OID

IS_EDITABLE

NOTE

OID

ORIGINATOR

PRIORITY

RECIPIENTS

REPLY

REPLY_TO

SEND

SEND_WITHOUT_DIALOG

SENDER

SEND_SCREEN

SET_ASYNCHRONOUS

SET_DOCUMENT

SET_ENCRYPT

SET_EXPIRES_ON

SET_NOTE

SET_OWNER_APP

SET_PRIORITY

SET_REPLY_TO

SET_SENDER

SET_SIGN

SET_SIGNATURE_WORKFLOW

SET_STATUS_ATTRIBUTES

SET_STATUS_RECIPIENT

SET_TRACE

SHORT_MESSAGE

SIGN

SIGNATURE_WORKFLOW

STATE

STATUS_RECIPIENT

SET_SEND_IMMEDIATELY

SET_KEEP_MIME

RELEASE_LINKS_TO_APP

USER_SECURITY_DEFAULTS

SET_MESSAGE_SUBJECT

Regards,

Ravi

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[Former Member]

That function module doesn't exist in our system, I assume it must be part of the Exchange connector (which we don't use - we use SMTP). I'll have a look at that class and see if I can make any sense of it... if you've assigned points to an answer can you increase them later btw?

[athavanraja]

check out the excellent weblog on this subject by Thomas Jung which talks about starting from configuring SMTP node and the code sample for sending mail.

<a href="/people/thomas.jung3/blog/2004/09/08/sending-e-mail-from-abap--version-610-and-higher--bcs-interface">Sending E-Mail from ABAP - Version 610 and Higher - BCS Interface</a>

Regards

Raja

[Former Member]

Amit - the BASIS team is myself and two others. We do absolutely everything!

Durairaj - looks good so far, I'm just implementing all that now (whilst eating a large sandwich, which I have to say is very nice). I have actually already read that article's lesser sibling, but obviously got bored shortly after it said "4.6C" - I never got to the bit where it said there was more than one...

[Former Member]

Problem solved. Thanks everyone!

[athavanraja]

Glad to hear that.

Regards

Raja