Using GMAIL as SMTP Server in PeopleSoft

In this post we will see, how can we use gmail as SMTP Server in PeopleSoft.

Login to your gmail account.

Click on My Account

Click on Sign In and Security

Turn it On

Go back to you mails and on the browser url click on the Green icon.

These snapshots are from chrome browser.

If your chrome version is 56 then –

Press Ctrl + Shift + I

Click on Security

NOTE: If earlier than version 56 then, Click on the green icon → Connection → Certificate Information

Click on View Certificate

Now, we will export the intermediate certificate.

Navigate to PeopleTools → Security → Security Objects → Digital Certificates

Add a New Row

Click on the Refresh button

Click on Add Root link for the newly added row.

Paste the contents for georoot.cer

Click OK

Now, add one more row

Click on the Import link and paste the contents of GoogleInternetAutority.cer into it.

Click OK

Now, encrypt the password of the gmail account using pscipher.bat

Open command prompt and navigate to <PS_CFG_HOME>/webserv/<Domain Name>/piabin

Note down the encrypted password.

Open the app server configuration file and make the following changes under [SMTP Settings]

[SMTP Settings]

;=========================================================================

; Settings for SMTP mail

; Allow Dynamic Changes under [Domain Settings] has no effect on these controls

;=========================================================================

; Dynamic change allowed for SMTPServer

;Start - Modified by Deepak Ray 12/02/2017

;SMTPServer=

SMTPServer=smtp.gmail.com

;End - Modified by Deepak Ray 12/02/2017

; Dynamic change allowed for SMTPPort

SMTPPort=25

; Dynamic change allowed for SMTPServer1

SMTPServer1=

; Dynamic change allowed for SMTPPort1

SMTPPort1=0

; Dynamic change allowed for SMTPSender

SMTPSender=PeopleSoft@peoplesoft.com

; Dynamic change allowed for SMTPBlackberryReplyTo

SMTPBlackberryReplyTo=

; Dynamic change allowed for SMTPSourceMachine

SMTPSourceMachine=

; Dynamic change allowed for SMTPCharacterSet

SMTPCharacterSet=UTF-8

; Dynamic change allowed for SMTPEncodingDLL

SMTPEncodingDLL=

SMTPGuaranteed=0

SMTPTrace=0

SMTPSendTime=0

;Start - Added by Deepak Ray 12/02/2017

SMTPUserName=deepakpeoplesofttests@gmail.com

SMTPUserPassword=<Enter encrypted password here>

;End - Added by Deepak Ray 12/02/1017

;Start - Modified by Deepak Ray 12/02/2017

;SMTPUseSSL=N

SMTPUseSSL=Y

;End - Modified by Deepak Ray 12/02/2017

SMTPSSLPort=465

SMTPClientCertAlias=

SMTPUseSSL1=N

SMTPSSLPort1=465

SMTPClientCertAlias1=

Now, Test the settings

Open any page in PeopleSoft application having “Notify” button

Example – PeopleTools → Workflow → Notifications → Notification Templates

Click on Apply button and check your mailbox

You can now make the same changes to process scheduler config file to send mails from batch processes.