Email configuration for sending email by mail task?

[vikash_patel]

I found that by placing email properties in engine.properties file

engine.email.enabled=true
engine.email.host=smtp.gmail.com
engine.email.port=465
engine.email.useCredentials=true
engine.email.username=***@gmail.com
engine.email.password=***
engine.email.ssl=true
engine.email.tls=true

and while I am starting a process to sent a mail I am getting error Could not send e-mail in execution 1705

SEVERE: Terminal error:
com.vaadin.event.ListenerMethod$MethodException: Invocation of method buttonClick in org.activiti.explorer.ui.process.listener.StartProcessInstanceClickListener failed.
 at com.vaadin.event.ListenerMethod.receiveEvent(ListenerMethod.java:530)
 at com.vaadin.event.EventRouter.fireEvent(EventRouter.java:164)
 at com.vaadin.ui.AbstractComponent.fireEvent(AbstractComponent.java:1219)
 at com.vaadin.ui.Button.fireClick(Button.java:567)
 at com.vaadin.ui.Button.changeVariables(Button.java:223)
 at com.vaadin.terminal.gwt.server.AbstractCommunicationManager.changeVariables(AbstractCommunicationManager.java:1460)
 at com.vaadin.terminal.gwt.server.AbstractCommunicationManager.handleVariableBurst(AbstractCommunicationManager.java:1404)
 at com.vaadin.terminal.gwt.server.AbstractCommunicationManager.handleVariables(AbstractCommunicationManager.java:1329)
 at com.vaadin.terminal.gwt.server.AbstractCommunicationManager.doHandleUidlRequest(AbstractCommunicationManager.java:761)
 at com.vaadin.terminal.gwt.server.CommunicationManager.handleUidlRequest(CommunicationManager.java:325)
 at com.vaadin.terminal.gwt.server.AbstractApplicationServlet.service(AbstractApplicationServlet.java:501)
 at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:731)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:303)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:208)
 at org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:52)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:241)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:208)
 at org.activiti.explorer.filter.ExplorerFilter.doFilter(ExplorerFilter.java:53)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:241)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:208)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:218)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:122)
 at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:505)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:169)
 at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:103)
 at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(AccessLogValve.java:956)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:116)
 at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:442)
 at org.apache.coyote.http11.AbstractHttp11Processor.process(AbstractHttp11Processor.java:1083)
 at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$AbstractConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:640)
 at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(JIoEndpoint.java:318)
 at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142)
 at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617)
 at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:61)
 at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)
Caused by: org.activiti.engine.ActivitiException: Could not send e-mail in execution 1705
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.bpmn.behavior.MailActivityBehavior.handleException(MailActivityBehavior.java:411)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.bpmn.behavior.MailActivityBehavior.execute(MailActivityBehavior.java:107)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AtomicOperationActivityExecute.execute(AtomicOperationActivityExecute.java:60)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContext.performOperation(CommandContext.java:97)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperationSync(ExecutionEntity.java:650)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperation(ExecutionEntity.java:643)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AtomicOperationTransitionNotifyListenerStart.eventNotificationsCompleted(AtomicOperationTransitionNotifyListenerStart.java:52)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AbstractEventAtomicOperation.execute(AbstractEventAtomicOperation.java:56)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContext.performOperation(CommandContext.java:97)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperationSync(ExecutionEntity.java:650)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperation(ExecutionEntity.java:643)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AbstractEventAtomicOperation.execute(AbstractEventAtomicOperation.java:49)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContext.performOperation(CommandContext.java:97)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperationSync(ExecutionEntity.java:650)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperation(ExecutionEntity.java:643)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AtomicOperationTransitionCreateScope.execute(AtomicOperationTransitionCreateScope.java:49)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContext.performOperation(CommandContext.java:97)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperationSync(ExecutionEntity.java:650)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperation(ExecutionEntity.java:643)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AtomicOperationTransitionNotifyListenerTake.execute(AtomicOperationTransitionNotifyListenerTake.java:80)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContext.performOperation(CommandContext.java:97)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperationSync(ExecutionEntity.java:650)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperation(ExecutionEntity.java:643)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AtomicOperationTransitionDestroyScope.execute(AtomicOperationTransitionDestroyScope.java:116)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContext.performOperation(CommandContext.java:97)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperationSync(ExecutionEntity.java:650)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperation(ExecutionEntity.java:643)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AtomicOperationTransitionNotifyListenerEnd.eventNotificationsCompleted(AtomicOperationTransitionNotifyListenerEnd.java:35)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AbstractEventAtomicOperation.execute(AbstractEventAtomicOperation.java:56)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContext.performOperation(CommandContext.java:97)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperationSync(ExecutionEntity.java:650)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperation(ExecutionEntity.java:643)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AbstractEventAtomicOperation.execute(AbstractEventAtomicOperation.java:49)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContext.performOperation(CommandContext.java:97)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperationSync(ExecutionEntity.java:650)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperation(ExecutionEntity.java:643)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.take(ExecutionEntity.java:460)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.take(ExecutionEntity.java:438)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.bpmn.behavior.BpmnActivityBehavior.performOutgoingBehavior(BpmnActivityBehavior.java:140)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.bpmn.behavior.BpmnActivityBehavior.performDefaultOutgoingBehavior(BpmnActivityBehavior.java:66)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.bpmn.behavior.FlowNodeActivityBehavior.leave(FlowNodeActivityBehavior.java:44)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.bpmn.behavior.FlowNodeActivityBehavior.execute(FlowNodeActivityBehavior.java:36)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AtomicOperationActivityExecute.execute(AtomicOperationActivityExecute.java:60)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContext.performOperation(CommandContext.java:97)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperationSync(ExecutionEntity.java:650)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperation(ExecutionEntity.java:643)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AtomicOperationProcessStartInitial.eventNotificationsCompleted(AtomicOperationProcessStartInitial.java:45)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AbstractEventAtomicOperation.execute(AbstractEventAtomicOperation.java:56)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContext.performOperation(CommandContext.java:97)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperationSync(ExecutionEntity.java:650)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperation(ExecutionEntity.java:643)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AtomicOperationProcessStart.eventNotificationsCompleted(AtomicOperationProcessStart.java:64)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AbstractEventAtomicOperation.execute(AbstractEventAtomicOperation.java:56)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContext.performOperation(CommandContext.java:97)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperationSync(ExecutionEntity.java:650)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperation(ExecutionEntity.java:643)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.start(ExecutionEntity.java:388)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.cmd.StartProcessInstanceCmd.execute(StartProcessInstanceCmd.java:110)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.cmd.StartProcessInstanceCmd.execute(StartProcessInstanceCmd.java:37)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandInvoker.execute(CommandInvoker.java:24)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContextInterceptor.execute(CommandContextInterceptor.java:57)
 at org.activiti.spring.SpringTransactionInterceptor$1.doInTransaction(SpringTransactionInterceptor.java:47)
 at org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionTemplate.execute(TransactionTemplate.java:133)
 at org.activiti.spring.SpringTransactionInterceptor.execute(SpringTransactionInterceptor.java:45)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.LogInterceptor.execute(LogInterceptor.java:31)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.cfg.CommandExecutorImpl.execute(CommandExecutorImpl.java:40)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.cfg.CommandExecutorImpl.execute(CommandExecutorImpl.java:35)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.RuntimeServiceImpl.startProcessInstanceById(RuntimeServiceImpl.java:106)
 at org.activiti.explorer.ui.process.listener.StartProcessInstanceClickListener.buttonClick(StartProcessInstanceClickListener.java:71)
 at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
 at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
 at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
 at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
 at com.vaadin.event.ListenerMethod.receiveEvent(ListenerMethod.java:510)
 ... 34 more
Caused by: org.apache.commons.mail.EmailException: Sending the email to the following server failed : smtp.gmail.com:465
 at org.apache.commons.mail.Email.sendMimeMessage(Email.java:1421)
 at org.apache.commons.mail.Email.send(Email.java:1448)
 at org.activiti.engine.impl.bpmn.behavior.MailActivityBehavior.execute(MailActivityBehavior.java:102)
 ... 106 more
Caused by: javax.mail.MessagingException: Could not connect to SMTP host: smtp.gmail.com, port: 465, response: -1
 at com.sun.mail.smtp.SMTPTransport.openServer(SMTPTransport.java:2041)
 at com.sun.mail.smtp.SMTPTransport.protocolConnect(SMTPTransport.java:697)
 at javax.mail.Service.connect(Service.java:386)
 at javax.mail.Service.connect(Service.java:245)
 at javax.mail.Service.connect(Service.java:194)
 at javax.mail.Transport.send0(Transport.java:253)
 at javax.mail.Transport.send(Transport.java:124)
 at org.apache.commons.mail.Email.sendMimeMessage(Email.java:1411)
 ... 108 more‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

how can I send email by using these propeties??

please help.

[cjose]

Try SSL & 465 OR TLS & 587 as explained in Use SMTP settings to send mail from a printer, scanner, or app - G Suite Administrator Help 

[vikash_patel]

Thanks for your help,

I will try and update you soon.

[amruta_w]

Even I am getting the same error. try helping to solve this problem..

[cjose]

Can you share your configuration? Make sure you remove any sensitive information such as user/pw before sharing.

[amruta_w]

email.enabled=true
email.host=smtp.gmail.com
email.port=465
email.useCredentials=false
email.username=my@email.com
email.password=password
email.protocol=smtps
email.smtps.starttls.enable=true
email.smtps.auth=true

# The base url that will be used to create urls in emails.
email.base.url=http://localhost:8080/activiti-app

email.from.default=my@email.com
email.from.default.name=Activiti
email.feedback.default=my@email.com

[cjose · Accepted solution]

That's a big list of properties! For valid properties please refer Email Server configuration | Alfresco Documentation 

A working email config from my computer looks like this

#
# EMAIL
#
email.enabled=true
email.host=smtp.gmail.com
email.port=587

email.tls=true
email.useCredentials=true
email.username=mygmail@gmail.com
email.password=mygmailpw

# The base url that will be used to create urls in emails.
email.base.url=http://localhost:8888

email.from.default=no-reply@activiti.alfresco.com
email.from.default.name=Activiti
email.feedback.default=aps@alfresco.com

[amruta_w]

Thank you, it got worked form me..

[Divya]

Hi,

Im new to alfresco process services, in my process i have implemented mail task . for that gmail configurations working but now im trying to use outlook mail configurations,getting below error

issue

i have listed below outlook mail configurations

email.enabled=true
email.host=smtp.office365.com
email.port=587
email.useCredentials=true
email.username=xxxxx@cmsedge.com
email.password=xxxxxxxxx
#
## The base url that will be used to create urls in emails.
email.base.url=http://localhost:8888
#
email.from.default=no-reply@activiti.alfresco.com
email.from.default.name=Activiti
email.feedback.default=activiti@alfresco.com
#

Please help me in that.

Thank you.

[debananda90]

Hi Ciju

getting couldnt send mail 

Where can I check the configuration . I am using activiti explorer 5

activiti-standalone-context looks like 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:context="http://www.springframework.org/schema/context"
xmlns:tx="http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx" xmlns:jee="http://www.springframework.org/schema/jee"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans-3.1.xsd
http://www.springframework.org/schema/context http://www.springframework.org/schema/context/spring-context-3.1.xsd
http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx/spring-tx-3.1.xsd
http://www.springframework.org/schema/jee http://www.springframework.org/schema/jee/spring-jee-3.1.xsd">

<!-- This Spring config file is NOT used in Alfresco, as the Activiti engine is wired in a different way there -->

<bean id="demoDataGenerator" class="org.activiti.explorer.demo.DemoDataGenerator" init-method="init">
<property name="processEngine" ref="processEngine" />

<!-- Set following properties to false if certain demo data is not wanted -->
<property name="createDemoUsersAndGroups" value="true" />
<property name="createDemoProcessDefinitions" value="true" />
<property name="createDemoModels" value="true" />
<property name="generateReportData" value="true" />
</bean>

<bean id="dbProperties" class="org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer">
<property name="location" value="classpath:db.properties" />
<!-- Allow other PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer to run as well -->
<property name="ignoreUnresolvablePlaceholders" value="true" />
</bean>

<bean id="dataSource" class="org.apache.commons.dbcp.BasicDataSource">
<property name="driverClassName" value="${jdbc.driver}" />
<property name="url" value="${jdbc.url}" />
<property name="username" value="${jdbc.username}" />
<property name="password" value="${jdbc.password}" />
<property name="defaultAutoCommit" value="false" />
</bean>

<bean id="transactionManager" class="org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.DataSourceTransactionManager">
<property name="dataSource" ref="dataSource" />
</bean>

<bean id="processEngineConfiguration" class="org.activiti.spring.SpringProcessEngineConfiguration">
<property name="dataSource" ref="dataSource" />
<property name="transactionManager" ref="transactionManager" />
<property name="databaseSchemaUpdate" value="true" />
<property name="jobExecutorActivate" value="true" />
<property name="customFormTypes">
<list>
<bean class="org.activiti.explorer.form.UserFormType"/>
<bean class="org.activiti.explorer.form.ProcessDefinitionFormType"/>
<bean class="org.activiti.explorer.form.MonthFormType"/>
</list>
</property>
</bean>

<bean id="processEngine" class="org.activiti.spring.ProcessEngineFactoryBean" destroy-method="destroy">
<property name="processEngineConfiguration" ref="processEngineConfiguration" />
</bean>

<bean id="repositoryService" factory-bean="processEngine" factory-method="getRepositoryService" />
<bean id="runtimeService" factory-bean="processEngine" factory-method="getRuntimeService" />
<bean id="taskService" factory-bean="processEngine" factory-method="getTaskService" />
<bean id="historyService" factory-bean="processEngine" factory-method="getHistoryService" />
<bean id="managementService" factory-bean="processEngine" factory-method="getManagementService" />
<bean id="identityService" factory-bean="processEngine" factory-method="getIdentityService" />

<bean id="activitiLoginHandler" class="org.activiti.explorer.ui.login.DefaultLoginHandler">
<property name="identityService" ref="identityService" />
</bean>

</beans>