Application Administration > Configuring Teamcenter mail and instant messaging
Configuring Teamcenter mail
Administrators can configure Teamcenter mail to: Specify the mail gateway server, port, and character set used to send mail. Configure email servers requiring authentication. Allow e-mail addresses to exceed 32 characters in length. Notify users of important schedule dates, milestones, and task completion. Enable and disable the capability to send operating system e-mail from within Teamcenter. Specify the interval at which Teamcenter checks for new mail. Work with external e-mail for subscription notices. Receive email notifications when there is a new discussion activity within Teamcenter. Change email server authentication settings Email server authentication settings are initially configured using Teamcenter Environment Manager manager. Run Teamcenter Environment Manager from your Teamcenter home directory. Select Configuration Manager and choose to perform maintenance on your existing Teamcenter Foundation configuration. On the Foundation Settings panel, choose the Email server settings tab and specify a new password and change related security settings. Configure external e-mail for subscription and workflow notification To use external (operating system) e-mail for subscription and workflow notification, you must: Set mail gateway preferences: TC_subscription=ON to enable display and use of the Tools→Subscribe menu command. Mail_server_name=a_valid_SMTP_mail_server Mail_OSMail_activated=true to enable operating system email from Teamcenter. To view notification e-mail sending records, set TC_audit_manager=ON, TC_audit_manager_version=3, and SCM_notification_history=true. For the person objects associated to users to be notified, ensure the E_Mail address fields are set correctly in the Organization application. Start the subscriptionmgrd subscription monitor process daemon. Configure email notifications for discussion activities To receive email notifications for discussion activities, you must: Set the email preferences at your site. Set Ac0EnableEmailDiscussionNotifications to true. This preference is set to false by default. Ensure that your users have their email IDs specified.
Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/documentation/external/PL20251212545240207/en-US/tc_help/AWAdmin/gdr3897369475591/ofm1737238536196/configure_tc_mail.html · retrieved Fri Jul 31 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)