Test an Email Notification

You can test an email notification from Patch My PC (PMPC) Cloud both at the time it is created and afterward.

Applies to: Patch My PC Cloud

Testing an email notification at the time of creation

1. Follow the Create an Email Notification process.

2. Once you have entered and saved the relevant email addresses, click the small envelope beside any of the email addresses () to send a test message to that email address.

   

   The portal will send a test email and display the Success - Test email has been sent notification.

   

   If the email address is valid, the user will receive an email address with the following details: Sender: Patch My PC<[e-mail]> Subject: Test notification from Patch My PC Cloud

Tip

If the user does not receive the email, check the email is not in their junk email folder.

Testing an email notification after it has been created

1. Follow the Modify a Notification process and select the relevant Slack notification you want to test.

2. Click the small envelope beside any of the email addresses () to send a test message to that email address.

   

   The portal will send a test email and display the Success - Test email has been sent notification.

   

   If the email address is valid, the user will receive an email address with the following details: Sender: Patch My PC<[e-mail]> Subject: Test notification from Patch My PC Cloud

   

Tip

If the user does not receive the email, check the email is not in their junk email folder.