Email Notify Tab

One way to stay abreast of your directory sync status is to configure Email Notifications to send status reports after each sync is performed. Using this option you can email an administrator a notification on every run of the software (regardless of connection) or if there are problems with a sync. In addition the log files can be sent as attachments.

You already know about global notifications via the Global SMTP button in the TopRow. You can also set up different notifications per connection. If you use the Email Notify tab within your connection, both global and specific connection notifications will be sent.

Email Notification Settings

To enable UnitySync Email Notifications either globally or per connection, Select Global SMTP from the TopRow. You must specify an SMTP Server and Reply Address to enable Email Notifications in general and in order to utilize connection specific emails via the Email Notify tab.

If you enter one or more email addresses in the Email Notification’s Summary and Error parameters, then an email will be sent to these recipients upon the completion of every sync by default. Alternatively, you may elect to set recipients on a per connection basis (see below). Or, you may use a combination of both global and per connection notifications. If you do not elect to set global recipients, you must still specify the global SMTP Server and Reply Address in this Global SMTP area in order to set recipients on a per connection basis.

You also have the option for Summary Email Notifications to check Add/Mod/Del Only. Normally, if Summary notification is enabled, an email notification for every Discovery/Sim/Sync is sent. Selecting Add/Mod/Del Only enhances the Summary notification option; an email notification is never sent for Discovery and will only be sent on Simulation/Synchronization if an Add, Mod, or Delete occurs on the run.

In essence, when this this option is selected, no news is good news as you will not receive a notification if no changes are logged during the Simulation or Synchronization.

SMTP Server Settings - Global SMTP

These settings are required to enable email notifications.

SMTP Server

TCP/IP address (or host name) of a SMTP server. This is required information. If left blank, all SMTP notifications will be disabled.

Reply Address

This is a standard SMTP address such as: support@dirwiz.com. This address is included in the message sent from UnitySync.

Email Notification - Global SMTP and Email Notify tab

These values are optional. The recipients may be defined globally via Global SMTP (described here), or they may be set within each individual connection on the Email Notify tab.

Summary

On every run of UnitySync a summary report of the sync results will be sent to this address as a low priority message. Multiple addresses can be separated by a comma. If this field is left blank or the configuration parameter is missing, no summary E-Mails will be sent by default.

Recipients entered on a per connection basis will still receive notifications.

Add/Mod/Del Only

Normally, when you select Send Log (below), a summary email is sent for each action, whether or not anything happens during the Simulation or Synchronization runs. When you select this option instead, an email notification is never sent for Discovery and will only be sent on Sim/Sync if an Add/Mod/Delete occurs on the run.

Error Email

If UnitySync encounters a synchronization error a summary report of the sync results will be sent to this address as a high priority mail. Multiple addresses can be separated by a comma. If this field is left blank or the configuration parameter is mission, no E-Mails will be sent by default. Recipients entered on a per connection basis will still receive notifications.

Send Log

Check this box to attach a copy of the log file to the email notification. Log Files generated at default level 2-Lowest should send without issue, but be aware that logs produced at level 3- Detailed may be too large for most mail systems.

Email Notification box

This box on the Email Notify tab of each connection allows you to fine tune recipients per connection. Recipients specified via Global SMTP will receive ALL notifications, but if you want to specifically send only certain notifications per connection, enter email addresses here, on the Email Notify tab.