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Invitation Email Sent to Non-Registered Users in WebCenter Portal is Missing the "Add Member Message" (Doc ID 2444604.1)

Last updated on APRIL 19, 2021

Applies to:

Oracle WebCenter Portal - Version 12.2.1.0.0 to 12.2.1.3.0
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Invitation email sent to non-registered users in WebCenter Portal is missing the "Add Member Message".

 

STEPS

Issue can be reproduced with the following steps:

 

  1. Enable Shared Email in WebCenter Portal.
     
    See:

    Fusion Middleware Administering Oracle WebCenter Portal
    12 Managing Mail
    12.10 Configuring Send Mail Notifications for WebCenter Portal
    12.10.1 Enabling Shared Mail Connections for Send Mail Notifications

     

  2. Configure Self-Registration By Invitation in WebCenter Portal.

    See:

    Fusion Middleware Administering Oracle WebCenter Portal
    26 Configuring the Policy and Credential Store
    26.6 Configuring Self-Registration By Invitation in WebCenter Portal

     

  3. Enable Self-Registration By Invitation-Only in WebCenter Portal.

    See:

    Fusion Middleware Administering Oracle WebCenter Portal
    38 Configuring Global Defaults Across Portals
    38.10 Enabling Self-Registration
    38.10.3 Enabling Self-Registration By Invitation-Only


  4. Create a Portal.
    e.g.: TestPortal1


  5. Configure the shared connection for the portal.

    See:

    Fusion Middleware Building Portals with Oracle WebCenter Portal
    50 Adding Mail to a Portal
    50.2.1 Configuring a Shared Mail Connection for a Portal


    • Go to: Manage -> All Settings in the Portal.

    • Click Settings.

    • On the Settings page, scroll down to the Attributes section, 

      then click Add Attribute..

    • d. Add the following attributes:

      collab.mail.compose.sharedConnectionName = SharedMailConnection
      notifications.use.mail.composer = true
    • Click Save.

  6. Invite a Non-Registered User.

    See:


    Fusion Middleware Building Portals with Oracle WebCenter Portal
    31 Managing Members and Assigning Roles in a Portal
    31.5 Adding Members to a Portal
    31.5.4 Inviting a Non-Registered User


    • Go to: Manage -> All Settings in the Portal.

    • Then click the Security Icon and then the Members Tab.

    • Click Options.

    • Edit the greeting messages as desired and click Save.
      e.g.:
      Add Member Message: Welcome to TestPortal1
      Invite Non-Registered Users Message: Please join my TestPortal1

    • Click Invite People, then select Invite Non-Registered Users.

    • Enter an email address for one or more prospective members.
      Then select a role for the perspective member (e.g. Participant) 

      and click Invite.

    • You will get a Pop-Up message saying:

      Invitation sent successfully to ...


  7. Check the email for the invited user.


    • You will see an email from GroupSpaceMailer with the following in the message body:
      Please click on the URL given below to register yourself.
      Register yourself..

    • Note the email invitation is missing the greeting message.
      In this case: Please join my TestPortal1
       

 

Cause

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