How to setup Email Collaboration for Journal Approval in FMS 9.1 and FMS 9.2?
Part I: Integration Broker setup for Email Collaboration for Journal Approval
Part II: Enterprise Components setup for Email Collaboration for Journal Approval
Part III: Test Case for Email Collaboration for Journal Approval
Part I: Integration Broker setup for Email Collaboration for Journal Approval
Integration Broker Setup Gateway
Node
Service Operations
Queue
Gateway
GETMAILTARGET will be
later used by Node.
Status of PeopleSoft
Integration Gateway
Node Details :
Default Local Node, Local
Node, Active Node – should
be checked.
Ping Node and result
Email Node
PSFT_EMC_GETMAIL – this
would be used to retrieve
emails from email
repository.
Properties of the Node:
Specify the Repository Email
ID – PSFT_EMC_GETMAIL
would retrieve emails from
this repository.
1. Set MCF_AttServ =
[Link]
main_name>/PSAttachServle
t/ps/
Repository Email Id :
FINEXUser7@[Link]
.[Link]
2. Setup MCF_User --
Defines the user name for
the email account (mailbox)
being accessed.
3. Set MCF_Server -- Defines
the fully qualified host name
of the mail server.
4. MCF_Password = the
encrypted password from
the Password Encryption
Utility (enter password,
confirm password and press
Encrypt button)
Ping Node Result
Service Operation
JRNL_AF_EM_APPROVAL (GL
Actuals and Standard Budget
Journal Email Approval)
Service Operation has to be
“active”
Message Name:
JRNL_AF_EM_APPROVAL
Queue:
GL_EM_APPROVAL
Service Operation Security
Queue status is “Run”
Handler is “active”
Routing is “active”
Part II: Enterprise Components setup for Email Collaboration for Journal Approval
EMC Layout
EMC Form
Enterprise Component Transaction Registry
Setup Transaction Configuration
Approval Process Setup
EMC Layout for Message
JRNL_AF_EM_APPROVAL
Usage: Define the layout of
the email.
EMC Form for Message
JRNL_AF_EM_APPROVAL
Usage: Define metadata
used as system data when
you deliver email
collaboration.
Transaction Registry
GLJournalApproval
Check ‘Use Email Approvals’
Transaction Configuration
GLJournalApproval
Based upon you business
logic select ‘Send Email
Approvals to All’ or provide a
list of users. Delivery
Method ‘Inline – HTML
Email’
Approval Process Setup
Process ID
GLJournalApproval
Status should be “active”.
Approval Setup
Part III: Test Case for Email Collaboration for Journal Approval
Approval Method at
Installation Level.
Setup Approval at BU level.
Create a journal using ANALST
role. As per the approval
criteria, this would be routed
to SUPERVISOR.
Check the SUPERVISOR’s
email box.
This is how the email for
approval would look like.
Select the appropriate
“Action” i.e. Approve or
Deny.
When “Action” is DENY, you
may provide the comments
against “Enter Denial
Comments” text area.
Hit “Submit” to approve/deny
the journal from the email.
After submitting the action,
an email will be sent to the
repository email ID which was
provided on the Node
PSFT_EMC_GETMAIL
Email sitting in email
repository
Once the email has reached
email repository, run
EOAWEMC process to trigger
the “action”.
Verify the application
message status.
Open up the journal to see
the approval status of the
journal.