How Web Alert Works

The following explains how Web Alert email works.

1. Content is published.

2. Ektron CMS400.NET checks the This is a staging server checkbox on the Settings > Configuration > Setup screen. If it is unchecked, proceed to the next step. If the box is checked, no Web alerts will be issued for this server.

3. Ektron CMS400.NET checks to see if any subscriptions are assigned to the folder or content. (Subscriptions can be assigned at the folder or content level.)

If no subscriptions are assigned, the Web Alerts tab does not appear when editing content.

4. If any subscription is assigned, Ektron CMS400.NET checks to see if an email should be created for this content. The settings appear under Web Alerts tab.

For example, some content only triggers an email when it is first published, while other items always generate an email.

5. If an email should be generated, Ektron CMS400.NET builds the email content by retrieving information from fields on the Folder Properties screen. These are identified under the Web Alert Contents section of the Web Alerts tab.

6. Ektron CMS400.NET determines which subscription lists should receive the email. These are identified on the Available Web Alerts area of the Web Alerts tab. Each list contains the email address of every subscribed user.