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====== iMail Application Servers ======

Like the iMail server, the iMail application server distributes spooled files. The shortcoming with the iMail server that is overcome by the iMail application server is that the iMail application server enables the user to not only designate the recipient of the email, but also the copied recipients, the blind-copied recipients, the subject, and the message body.

To this end an iMail application maintenance program is provided to enable the user to define all of these delivery options within a single iMail application.
The Configure iMail Application Server menu appears below:

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 IMAIL                     iMail Menu  6.98 09.21.21                           
                                                                               
   Configure iMail Application Server                                          
     31. Work with iMail Applications                    WRKMAILAPP            
     32. Work with iMail Application Server              WRKAPPSSVR            
     33. Start iMail Application Server                  STRAPPSSVR            
     34. End iMail Application Server                    ENDAPPSSVR            
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
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 Selection                                                                     
                                                                               
                                                                               
 F1=Help   F3=Exit   F12=Cancel                                                
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===== Work with iMail Applications =====

Selecting option 31, Work with iMail Applications, evokes the maintenance program for iMail Applications.

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 9/21/21                            iMail                            IM1000C1  
12:05:31                  iMail Server Applications                  KKRAMER   
                                                                               
Type options, press Enter.                                                     
 1=Select   3=Copy   4=Delete   7=Rename                                       
                                                                               
                                                                               
                 Opt  Application Description                                  
                      IMAILAPP    iMail Sample Application                     
                      MYEMAILAPP  My First iMail Server App                    
                      TESTAPP     Test Application                             
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
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F3=Exit   F6=Add                                                               
Press enter to continue.                                                       
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From this point, entering the F6 key will create a new application. Doing so will display the following entry screen.

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  9/21/21                            iMail                          IM1000D7    
 12:37:24                   iMail Server Application                KKRAMER     
                                                                                
 Type choices, press Enter.                                                     
                                                                                
        Application                                                             
        Name         Description                                                
        IMAILAPP     iMail Sample Application                                   
                                                                                
From . . . : noreply@informdecisions.com                        F4=List         
                                                                                
To . . . . : tri@informdecisions.com                            F4=List F7=Group
                                                                                
CC . . . . : tritran82@yahoo.com                                F4=List F7=Group
                                                                                
Bc . . . . :                                                    F4=List F7=Group
                                                                                
Subject. . :                                                                    
                                                                                
Attach Type: *XLS     F4=List                                                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
  F3=Exit   F8=Message   F10=Save   F12=Cancel   F13=Previous                   
                                                                                
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Enter the application and description in the first entries, followed by the parameters for iMail. 
To and From can be prompted by F4 for a list of stored email addresses.

To make it quicker and simpler to use iMail as a report routing utility, there are also __two special keywords__ for email targets:\\
***USRPRF** This looks into the iMail address book for a user profile that matches the spool file owner, and then use the iMail address book email address as the target address. For the *USRPRF keyword, it uses the user ID of the spool file job for look up in iMail Group (item menu 4. Work with Groups), and if found then the group name will be used.
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***SMTPNAME** Takes the user profile of the spool file owner, retrieve the smtp address associated with that profile
in the system directory (the smtp name ), and use that email address as the target address.

Once completed, enter F10 to save the entries and continue. To specify a message use **F8=Message** and complete a detailed message in the screen below:

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 9/21/21                            iMail                          IM1000D8   
12:44:11                   iMail Server Application                KKRAMER    
                                                                              
                                 Message Text                                 
 This is a sample message generated from the iMail Application Server     
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
 F3=Exit   F10=Save   F12=Cancel  F13=Previous                                
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===== Work with iMail Application Server =====

Once the iMail applications have been created, these applications need to be incorporated in an iMail Application server. Selecting the next option, 32 enables data entry of these applications into an iMail Server.

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 4/16/24                                                             IM2000C1  
08:17:47                      Server Maintenance                     QSECOFR   
                                                                               
Type options, press Enter.                                                     
 1=Select   3=Copy   4=Delete   7=Rename   8=Start   9=End                     
                                                                               
                 Opt  Server      Description                                  
                      IMAPPSVR    iMail Applications Server                    
                      MYEMAILSVR  My Email Server                              
                      TESTSVR     Test                                         
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
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F3=Exit   F6=Add                                                               
Press enter to continue.                                                       
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After an existing application is selected with an option 1, or a new one is created with an F6 key the iMail Application Server configuration screen will appear accordingly.

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  4/16/24                                                             IM2000C3  
 08:19:13                      Server Maintenance                     QSECOFR   
                                                                                
 Server. . . . . . . . . . : IMAPPSVR     Archive Out Queue. . . . : ARCOUTQ    
 Description: iMail Applications Server   Library. . . . . . . . . : QGPL       
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
              Originating           Spool      Spool        iMail               
        Library      Out Queue    Attribute    Value        Application         
        QGPL         SRCOUTQ      *FORMTYPE    *STD         IMAILAPP            
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                        More... 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
 F3=Exit   F4=Prompt   F12=Previous  F17= Top  F18= Bottom                                           
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The following keywords for **Spool Attribute** are supported:

  * ***FORMTYPE**  tests the name of the form of the spool file.
  * ***JOBNAME**   tests the name of the job that created the spool file.
  * ***PRINTFILE** tests the name of the printer file.
  * ***USERDATA**  tests the user data of the spool file.
  * ***USERNAME**  retrieves the user profile from the spooled file. Once extracted the value is compared to a matching user record in the public distribution list sending the spooled file to the user profile’s email address.

Note that the spellings differ from usage elsewhere in the iDocs Suite.

The format of the iMail Application Server is nearly identical to the iMail Server with one notable exception. This server enables you to identify the iMail Application used to process the qualified spooled file. All of the email specifications associated with the iMail Application will be used to route the deliver the spooled file.


===== Start Applications Server =====

Option 33 (Or Option 8 from the Server Maintenance screen) enables a specific iMail Applications Server to be start through a specific job queue. Choosing this option renders the entry screen below:

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                    Start Applications Server (STRAPPSSVR)             
                                                                       
Type choices, press Enter.                                             
                                                                       
iMail Server . . . . . . . . . .                 Value, or F4 for list 
iMail Job Queue  . . . . . . . .   QBATCH        Character value 
Re-process RDY spool file  . . .   N             Y, N 




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F3=Exit   F4=Prompt   F5=Refresh   F12=Cancel   F13=How to use this display    
F24=More keys                                                                 
                                                                                  
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Enter the iMail Applications server, or prompt for a selection of available iMail Server Applications and select from the valid list. Next to the prompt for the iMail Job Queue, enter the specific job queue used to route the iMail Applications Server. \\
Enter a Y to re-process RDY spool files. Default is N. **Added on Revision iDOCS 8.0 04/09/24.**  \\
Benefits: If 'Y", after starting the engine, the administrator does not need to refresh the spool files alreading existing the the monitored output queue in *RDY status.


**Behavior when starting the iMail Server:**\\
When "Re-process RDY spool file" is set to 'Y'
  * The server will process spool files in RDY status already in the out queue being monitored.
When "Re-process RDY spool file" is set to 'N'
  * The server will only process spool files freshly introduced in *RDY status.

**NOTE:** To utilize this function in a job scheduled entry use the following command to run:\\
 CALL PGM(iMail-library/IMC3000) PARM('iMail-server-name' ‘Job queue name’) 

===== End iMail Applications Server =====


Option 34, allows a previously started iMail Application server to be ended. Selecting this item renders the screen below, prompting for the name of the server to end.


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                         End iMail Server (ENDAPPSSVR)                  
                                                                        
Type choices, press Enter.                                              
                                                                        
iMail Server . . . . . . . . . .                 Value, or F4 for list  
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**NOTE:** To utilize this function in a job scheduled entry use the following command to run:\\
 CALL PGM(iMail-library/IMR4000) PARM('Appl-server-name') 

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