Working With Date Notifications; Specifying An E-Mail Server; Configuring Default Settings - Novell ZENWORKS 10 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SP3 - REFERENCE 10.3 30-03-2010 Reference Manual

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Contracts include many dates that can be important to track. For example, you might want to know
when a contract is about to expire or when leased hardware is scheduled for delivery. To automate
this tracking process, you can enable e-mail notifications for important dates.
The following sections provide information to help you create and manage date notifications:
Section 24.1, "Specifying an E-Mail Server," on page 155
Section 24.2, "Configuring Default Settings," on page 155
Section 24.3, "Adding Date Notifications to a Contract," on page 156
Section 24.4, "Viewing the Date Notifications List," on page 158
Section 24.5, "Filtering the Date Notifications List," on page 158
Section 24.6, "Creating Date Notification Folders," on page 159
Section 24.7, "Moving a Date Notification," on page 159
Section 24.8, "Deleting a Date Notification," on page 160

24.1 Specifying an E-Mail Server

For date notifications to be sent, your ZENworks
its e-mail server. You configure the e-mail server on the Configuration > Management Zone Settings
> Event and Messaging > SMTP Settings page.

24.2 Configuring Default Settings

Before you can create a notification for a contract date, you must configure the default date
notification settings. When you create a date notification, the notification is populated with the
default settings. You can then customize the settings as necessary.
1 In ZENworks Control Center, click Asset Management > Contract Management > Date
Notifications.
2 Click Action > Default Date Notification Settings.
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