The Two Way tab in the ReportCaster Server Configuration tool only appears if you have installed the optional Two-Way Email product. It contains the following folders (in bold) and settings.
Note: The Self-Service Two-Way Email API is not supported. However, Two-Way Email accessed from Managed Reporting is supported.
|
Setting |
Optional or Required/Default Value |
Descriptions and Possible Values |
|---|---|---|
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Two Way | ||
|
>Two Way Default | ||
|
Two Way Server Name |
Required. Default value is EDASERVE. |
Default WebFOCUS Reporting Server for Two-Way Email requests. Two-Way Email does not support multiple WebFOCUS Reporting Servers. Two-Way Email requests run against one dedicated server. |
|
Two Way User |
Required. |
Default Execution ID and password. This ID is used when a Two-Way Email subscriber selects the default check box for WebFOCUS credentials during a subscription. |
|
>Two Way | ||
|
Account |
No default. |
Full e-mail address used as the sender and reply address for the Two-Way Email listener. Should be equivalent to MAILUSER@MAILSERVER. |
|
Default Two Way Reply Account |
No default. |
Enables you to override and provide a different Reply Address than the e-mail address specified in the Account setting. |
|
Error Account |
No default. |
An e-mail box to which all unknown e-mails (for example, e-mails lacking a proper Two-Way Email tag) will be forwarded. |
|
Event Log |
Default value is ON. |
Controls what Two-Way Email inbox events should be logged. ON displays all events. ERROR displays only errors. OFF turns off the Event Log. Nothing displays. |
|
Install |
No default. Depends on license code. |
YES (if license code for Two-Way Email and Managed Reporting was entered). Activates the Two-Way Email listener. NO (if non-Two-Way Email license code was entered). Disables the Two-Way Email listener. SELF (if license code for Two-Way Email only was entered). This is for self-service (non-Managed Reporting) applications. |
|
Mail Frequency |
Any integer. Default value is 60 seconds. |
Frequency to poll the inbox (n seconds between each poll). |
|
Mail Server |
Required. |
POP3 or IMAP mail server. You can also specify a port for the Mail Server using hostname:port. If you do not specify a port or the port you specify is not present, the default port is used. |
|
Mail User |
Any alphanumeric string. Default value is blank. |
Two-Way inbox logon user ID and password. |
|
Protocol |
Default value is POP3. |
Controls the post-office protocol to connect to the Two-Way Email inbox. Set to either POP3 or IMAP. For z/OS platforms, only IMAP is supported. |
|
Two Way Report Type |
Default value is Inline. |
Controls the type of report delivered by Two-Way Email. Other options are:
Note: In order to use the Active HTML Attachment option, you must be licensed to run Active HTML reports. |
| WebFOCUS |