ECS/ie System Settings

The ECS/ie System settings panel is used to configure the primary system information required by ECS/ie.

This panel is automatically presented if ECS/ie has not been configured for the associated PC.

The following panel can also be displayed by selected "Settings" from the main ECS/ie panel and then selecting "ECS/ie System Settings" from the drop down menu.

• Select the type of email client you wish to integrate with.

Select the "MAPI" option for Microsoft Outlook, Exchange, Outlook Express or any other MAPI compliant email client.

Select the "Lotus Notes" option if you wish to integrate to a Lotus Notes email client Version 4.5 or higher

Select the option for "Novell GroupWise" if you wish to integrate with a Novell GroupWise email client Version 5.5 or higher.

• The fields "email Profile" and "Profile Password" only need to be completed for MAPI compliant email applications.  An "email Profile" is not mandatory, but if not entered then ECS/ie will require the relevant email client to be active.  ECS/ie will ignore entries in these two fields if either Lotus Notes or Novell GroupWise is being used.

If you are unsure what your email profile is then replicate the settings you enter in your email client when you log on or open Outlook or Exchange, select "options" from the "tools" menu and then click on the "General" tab. The required details can be found in the "Startup" settings.

• ECS/ie will automatically default the value "email Prefix" to "SMTP:".  The "email Prefix" field is used to send email via MAPI compliant email clients by adding the prefix to the front of the email address.

• The "Support email Address" is for entering the email address where undeliverable email notifications and ECS/ie system error messages should be sent. Note: it is possible to have multiple email addresses when using a MAPI compliant email client. To enter multiple email addresses separate each email address with a semi-colon ";". eg.  Admin@client.com

• The entry for ODBC Data Source Name (DSN) should be the name given to the ODBC driver in the Database Set up, normally "ECSIE"

• The AS/400 Host IP Address entry must contain the TCP/IP address of the AS/400. This will be checked prior to any attempts to connect to the database

• Loop duration is the amount of time that passes before ECS/ie will check again for unsent email. Setting this value to "0" (Zero) will disable repetitive looping and cause ECS/ie to terminate after one transaction cycle.

• Autostart determines if ECS/ie will automatically become active and begin checking for unsent email when the program ECSie.exe is executed.

• Suspension time. ECS/ie can be disabled at a certain time of the day to free up resources to allow AS/400 maintenance functions or backups to be performed. Enter the time from which you wish ECS/ie to stop checking for unsent email. Note: ECS/ie will ignore a suspension time of 0000, enter this if you do not want to suspend ECS/ie.

• Suspension length is the amount of time you wish ECS/ie to suspend checking for unsent email. (Seconds)

• ECS/ie will automatically purge sent email from the ECS/ie transaction History files following the number of days entered in the "Purge Days" entry. Enter "0" (Zero) to disable the auto purge functionality.

• The ECS/ie Maintenance options can be password protected. If you wish to password protect all or selected options then check the box and a configuration panel will be presented.

• ECS/ie can be configured to execute the AS/400 Server functions as a batch job rather than executed within the Client/Server job. Checking the "Submit Server Jobs to Batch" check box will present you with a panel to configure the Submit Job (SBMJOB) settings.  Note: If you your Client/Server connectivity is slower than 100mps it is advised to execute the Server jobs using the Batch mode.

• Enter the AS/400 User Id and Password that ECS/ie should use to sign on to the AS/400.

Note: This user must be enrolled in the AS/400 System Directory. The User profile must also have authority to the ECSIE library/objects and the commands ADDRPYLE & RMVRPYLE.

• "Active Days of Week" allows you to define the normal working days, of no action is required at weekends, or of the system is powered down then those specific days can be disabled.

• Click "OK" to continue.

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