How to create profile name for sending mail sqlserver
To create a profile name for sending mail using SQL Server, you'll need to create a SQL Server Agent job that uses a mail profile. Here are the steps:
Step 1: Create a new SQL Server Agent job
- Open SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) and connect to your SQL Server instance.
- In the Object Explorer, expand the "SQL Server Agent" node, right-click on "Jobs", and select "New Job...".
- In the "New Job" dialog box, enter a name and description for your job, and click "OK".
Step 2: Configure the job to use a mail profile
- In the "Job Properties" dialog box, click on the "Steps" tab.
- Click on the "New" button to create a new step.
- In the "New Job Step" dialog box, enter a name and description for the step, and select "Transact-SQL script (T-SQL)" as the step type.
- In the "Command" field, enter the following script:
EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_send_dbmail @profile_name='Your_Profile_Name', @recipients='[email protected]', @subject='Test Email', @body='This is a test email.'
Replace
Your_Profile_Name
with the name you want to give your mail profile,[email protected]
with the email address of the recipient, andTest Email
andThis is a test email.
with the subject and body of the email, respectively.
Step 3: Create the mail profile
- In the "Job Properties" dialog box, click on the "Advanced" tab.
- In the "Advanced" dialog box, click on the "Mail Profile" button.
- In the "Mail Profile" dialog box, enter the name and description for your mail profile, and click "OK".
Step 4: Configure the mail profile
- In the "Mail Profile" dialog box, click on the "Edit" button.
- In the "Edit Mail Profile" dialog box, enter the following information:
- "From" email address: the email address that will be used as the sender's email address.
- "To" email address: the email address of the recipient.
- "Subject" field: the subject of the email.
- "Body" field: the body of the email.
- "SMTP Server" field: the name of the SMTP server that will be used to send the email.
- "Port" field: the port number that will be used to send the email.
- Click "OK" to save the changes.
Step 5: Save and schedule the job
- Click "OK" to save the job.
- In the "Job Properties" dialog box, click on the "Schedules" tab.
- Click on the "New" button to create a new schedule.
- In the "New Job Schedule" dialog box, enter a name and description for the schedule, and select the frequency and start date for the schedule.
- Click "OK" to save the schedule.
That's it! Your SQL Server Agent job should now be configured to send an email using the mail profile you created.