Hi, You can check the value for a particular user on FND_USER_PREFERENCES. Query the table for the user in question and see if he has something setup for the mail preference, I dont remember which key it is. This table also stores the system default value with a strange key that starts with # if I am not mistaken. Regards, Luis --- On Mon, 9/21/09, Shyam Kumar <shyam4558@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Shyam Kumar <shyam4558@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: RE: in wf_notifications mail status is null > To: "ora-apps dba" <ora-apps-dba@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: subodh_deshpande@xxxxxxxxx > Date: Monday, September 21, 2009, 11:25 AM > > > > #yiv682198593 .hmmessage P > { > margin:0px;padding:0px;} > #yiv682198593 { > font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;} > > > > Sorry for the late reply. > > > > You need to verify the user setup - who reported that he > can't get any emails. > > Login to OAM - Workflow Setup - Verify by sending a > test email to the user who reported the problem. You can > check the log in $APPLCSF/log/FND*.txt (Check for latest > timestamp, or grep the files with NID) - to see if the > emails are sent to the user or if they have wrong id > etc...(if you don't see any issues then go the user > preferences and verify his setup (navigation path - > from last email) > > > > Let us know > > > > > Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:59:40 -0400 > > From: oraapps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To: ora-apps-dba@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: RE: in wf_notifications mail status is null > > CC: shyam4558@xxxxxxxxxxx; subodh_deshpande@xxxxxxxxx > > > > Not sure what to verify. only could see this page as > sysadmn user > > and it says html mail with attachments. sysmin > doesn't have a e-mail account > > to work with our IMAP stuff. Not sure what > notifications sysadmin should get? > > > > Greg > > > > once looked at it said I' lanning a > > ---- Shyam Kumar <shyam4558@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > Many users will not get email, if they don't > have proper settings, > > > > > > Responsibility -> Preferences SSWA -> > Preferences -> Email Style (Notifications section) > > > > > > > > > Verify this... and also proper email (in order > FND_USER, PER_ALL_PEOPLE_F, WF_LOCAL_ROLES) > > > > > > > > > > > > Let us know > > > > > > > > > > > > Cheers! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:07:09 -0400 > > > > From: oraapps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > To: ora-apps-dba@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Subject: Re: in wf_notifications mail status > is null > > > > CC: subodh_deshpande@xxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > I've been reading your posts. > > > > I have frequent issues around our mailer > application.. and yes your blog and updates are usefull. > > > > > > > > I have a purchasing superuser that has her > notification preference set to query. She is the main > purchasing person and most all of my users forward their > PO's to her. Once she does the work they then go to the > controller or back to the suer for updates. Many users > complaine that they don't get their notifications and > I'm not sure if her having this setting is the problem. > > > > > > > > Appreciate the help. > > > > > > > > Greg > > > > > > > > > > > > ---- Subodh Deshpande > <subodh_deshpande@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > Thanks Yuri, Luis :) > > > > > > > > am going through your blog Yuri and will be > a regular visitor too :) > > > > > > > > I agree with notification mailer might be > updating 'null' status instead of 'SENT' for > some of the processed notifications. > > > > And what i found is, there are different > mail status like > 'SENT','ERROR','FAILED','MAIL', > 'SENT' and 'NULL' till date, then in which > case it updates to 'NULL'. > > > > > > > > yes, upto 27-AUG-09 there are some > notification ids who has got mail_status as NULL. > > > > on 27-AUG-09 for the last notification id > the notification mailer status in OAM became 'system > de-activated' and the staus is still as it is.. > > > > > > > > just wanted to know, can missing > notification ids cause notification mailer to go down, will > re-building wf_notification will help here. > > > > and what are the possible reason that makes > wf_notifications to go out of sync. > > > > can IMAP user password be an issue and am > sure nobody has tamperred with it.. > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > Subodh > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > > > From: Jurijs Velikanovs > <j.velikanovs@xxxxxxxxx> > > > > To: ora-apps-dba@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Sent: Tuesday, 15 September, 2009 18:00:04 > > > > Subject: Re: in wf_notifications mail status > is null > > > > > > > > Hi Suboh, > > > > > > > > I would go with Luis suggested direction. > > > > You might run the following query to find > out a user email and > > > > notification properties: > > > > > > > > SELECT u.user_name, > r.notification_preference, r.email_address > > > > FROM fnd_user u, wf_local_roles r > > > > WHERE r.name = u.user_name > > > > and u.user_name = > '<username>'; > > > > > > > > The notification_preference shouldn't be > in QUERY or DISABLED, > > > > email_address should point to the valid > email address. > > > > Notice that Mailer checks wf_local_roles for > an email address to be > > > > used (instead of FND_USER). > > > > > > > > The interesting bit from my memories is that > up to a certain patch > > > > level in 11i Notification mailer > wouldn't set MAIL_STATUS to SENT. > > > > Instead it just update it from MAIL to NULL > after sending a > > > > notification. Just wonder is the BEGIN_DATE > for your suspicious > > > > notification is long time back in history or > not? If it is far from > > > > today then it might be that this > notification has been processed by > > > > old version of the Mailer. > > > > > > > > BTW: I have posted a second part of > "Notification Mailer > > > > troubleshooting" articles > > > > > http://appsdbalife.wordpress.com/2009/09/10/notification-mailer-troubleshooting-part-ii/ > > > > I would really appreciate your feedback. ;) > If you do some question on > > > > how WF Mailer is working let discuss those > and I will continue posting > > > > on that topic based on our discussions. > > > > > > > > Yury. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 1:25 AM, Luis > Freitas <lfreitas34@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > Suboh, > > > > > > > > > > If this is happening for only some > user, then probably these users dont have e-mails on > WF_USERS. > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > Luis > > > > > > > > > > --- On Mon, 9/14/09, Subodh Deshpande > <subodh_deshpande@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > >> From: Subodh Deshpande > <subodh_deshpande@xxxxxxxxx> > > > > >> Subject: in wf_notifications mail > status is null > > > > >> To: ora-apps-dba@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > >> Date: Monday, September 14, 2009, > 10:09 AM > > > > >> hi, > > > > >> > > > > >> in wf_notifications i found that > one of > > > > >> notification_id has mail_status > null instead of > > > > >> ERROR,FAILED,MAIL,SENT. > > > > >> > > > > >> Just wanted to know what are the > possible causes that > > > > >> can make the mail_status as null. > > > > >> > > > > >> we have not applied any patches, > any changes to imap > > > > >> server,user, password and or any > > > > >> customisation.. > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> Thanks! > > > > >> Subodh > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Yury > > > > Oracle Certified Master > > > > Mobile number: +61 405728926 > > > > > ============================================ > > > > http://otn.oracle.com/ocm/jvelikanovs.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > News, views and inimitable perspectives – On > MSN India, you get an all-round view of things that matter. > > > http://in.msn.com > > > > > > One peek at MSN India brings you up to speed > with what’s hot in the world today Drag n’ drop >