PDM tasks can fail for several reasons (license problem, problem accessing certain files, problem with settings...)



To check a task it is necessary to open the task list from the PDM administration:




With the tool PDMMessage of the tool suite myPDMtoolsit is possible to be automatically notified when a task in a tool myPDMtools fails or even when it has succeeded.



The setting of PDMMessage is simple. Just select PDMMessage in myPDMtoolsand then create a new message template.



The message templates are fully configurable:



The list of message recipients is fully customizable.

For example, it is possible to retrieve the recipient in a PDM variable of the processed file, depending on conditions or the location of the processed files, or simply use a fixed recipient in order, for example, to notify an administrator :





The content of the message can also be set, just add an introduction :



A table can also be defined :



The columns of the table can also include PDM variables:



Finally, a conclusion can be added at the end of the mail.

The text can also include PDM variables, for example, PDM user names:





To activate PDMMessage, simply open a PDM task.

For example, we will open our conversion task DocPublication :



In the section PDMMessageIf you want to use the tool, activate the tool and select the model to be used in case of success or failure:



The tool PDMMessage can also be activated independently and in the same way to notify a user of a status change.

Simply create a task PDMMessage :



Select the message template to be used :



Finally, by modifying the PDM workflow, you can execute an action PDMMessage during your transitions: