WebSphere Extended Deployment, Version 6.0.x
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Runtime task custom properties

You can use runtime task custom properties to customize the e-mails that contain runtime task information.

Requirement: To apply these custom properties, you must install the appropriate fix pack for yourWebSphere® Extended Deployment andWebSphere Application Server Network Deployment release:
Table 1. Required interim fixes to customize e-mail notification
WebSphere Extended Deployment Version WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Version Required interim fixes
6.0.2.1 6.0.2.x PK55085
6.0.2.1 6.1.0.11 or 6.1.0.13 PK54881 and PK55085
6.0.2.1 6.1.0.15 or later PK55085
6.0.2.7 6.0.2.35 No interim fix is required
6.0.2.7 6.0.2.37 No interim fix is required
6.1.0.0 6.1.0.11 or 6.1.0.13 PK54881 and PK55085
6.1.0.0 6.1.0.15 or later PK55085
6.1.0.1 6.1.0.11 or 6.1.0.13 PK54881
6.1.0.1 6.1.0.15 or later No interim fix is required
terminated.task.remove.timeout

You can use the terminated.task.remove.timeout custom property to change the time that expired task entries or actioned tasks stay in the runtime task list, which is 24 hours by default. The value is expressed in milliseconds. For example, 600000 milliseconds = 10 minutes.

Table 2. terminated.task.remove.timeout custom property values
Scope Cell
Valid values milliseconds
Default 24 hours
task.email.global.sender.id

You can use the task.email.global.sender.id custom property to change the e-mail address from which e-mail notifications are sent. Set the value to the specific user ID that you want to use to sent e-mails.

Table 3. task.email.global.sender.id custom property values
Scope Cell
Valid values User ID
Default wasxd
task.email.custom.body

You can use the task.email.custom.body custom property to customize the details of task notifications in the generated runtime task e-mails.

Table 4. task.email.custom.body custom property values
Scope Cell
Valid values

false: Deactivated. Customized information for task notifications is not provided in the generated runtime task e-mails.

true: Enabled. The default value is overridden by a detailed list of task attributes. The attributes and formatting cannot be configured.

custom_value: Customized override. The default is overridden by a customized list of task attributes that you provide. If predefined variables exist within the custom string, the variables are replaced with actual task values. The following list contains the predefined variables:
  • {TASK_ID}: The unique ID of the task
  • {TASK_TARGETS}: The targets of the task
  • {CELL_NAME}: The cell from which the task was generated
  • {TASK_REASON}: The reason the task was generated
  • {TASK_SUBMITTER}: The name of the entity that submitted the task
  • {TASK_SEVERITY}: The severity of the task
  • {EMPTY_STRING}: An empty string used for an empty subject or body to be defined
Default false
task.email.custom.subject

You can use the task.email.custom.subject custom property to enable a custom subject line for generated runtime task e-mails.

When enabled, the e-mail subjects are displayed in the following format:
[target name, target name, ...] - submitter - originated time - severity
Table 5. task.email.custom.subject custom property values
Scope Cell
Valid values

false: Deactivated. A custom subject for task notifications is not provided.

true: Enabled. The default value is overridden by a detailed list of task attributes. The attributes and formatting cannot be configured.

custom_value: Customized override. The default is overridden by a customized list of task attributes that you provide. If predefined variables exist within the custom string, the variables are replaced with actual task values. The following list contains the predefined variables:
  • {TASK_ID}: The unique ID of the task
  • {TASK_TARGETS}: The targets of the task
  • {CELL_NAME}: The cell from which the task was generated
  • {TASK_REASON}: The reason the task was generated
  • {TASK_SUBMITTER}: The name of the entity that submitted the task
  • {TASK_SEVERITY}: The severity of the task
  • {EMPTY_STRING}: An empty string used for an empty subject or body to be defined
Default false



Related concepts
Task management
Related tasks
Defining e-mail notification
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