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    Hi All,
    I have a workflow which is performing all actions. The issue is - its not sending email notification when an user is selected [SharePoint 2010 designer workflow]
    1) sends email to hard code user email ID
    2) can not send email if its createdby
    3) can not send email if user is selected using 'People/Groups from SharePoint site..'
    4) can not send email if SharePoint group is selected using 'People/Groups from SharePoint site..'

    Other details
    1) SMTP server has been configured and tested successfully
    2) receiving alert emails
    3) The workflow gets "Completed" status even though I didn't actually receive a mail

    Any thoughts?
    Thanks,
    Sai

    Sai


    • Edited by Saikaka Monday, April 17, 2017 1:09 AM
    Monday, April 17, 2017 1:08 AM
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    Hi All,

    Thanks for your help. My issue is resolved. It was Web App User Profile issue. Ran PS - stsadm -o sync which fixed the issue.

    Thanks for your support!

    -Sai

    Sai

    • Marked as answer by Saikaka Friday, April 21, 2017 7:07 PM
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    Hi Sai,

    Would you ensure following areas

    • Check Outgoing email configuration are configure properly or not.
    • Network security token may prevent the process of workflow. Did you find anything related to this event viewer or SP logs.
    • User or email address have enough privileges to update list item or generating emails.
    • Try to include all steps in impersonation actions. 
    • Sometimes, its cause email body also. Remove Anchor tags and try if anything is there.
    • Check task Properties and make sure that, "Senddefaulttasknotification" is yes.

    Check this url. It may helps you.

    https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/sharepoint/en-US/3c76459c-01f5-4d75-be17-ee5b2ce1c1dd/sharepoint-designer-2013-workflow-not-sending-emails?forum=sharepointgeneral

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    Monday, April 17, 2017 2:13 AM
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    Alerts are normally run on SharePoint workflow foundation not workflow manager. The issue you're having is workflow manager unable to sending out emails. Check either ULS logs or event logs and tell us what you're getting :) 

    Monday, April 17, 2017 3:24 PM
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    Hi Saikaka, 

    Since you can sent alerts on SharePoint online, it indicates that the outgoing email is working in SharePoint 2016.

    Can you send email to SharePoint user/SharePoint group directly? Make sure the user/group has valid email address. 

    Please add the actions "log to history" after action "send mail" to check if the send mail action is performed.

    And you can also add "pause for a duration" before the "send mail" action, see if it could help.

    Best Regard, 

    Lisa Chen 

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    Tuesday, April 18, 2017 11:10 AM
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    Hi All,

    Thanks for inputs. Yes I have all settings correct as mentioned.
    Its SP2010 WF.

    I am able to update a field in the list, and send email to hard code email ID.
    When I add SharePoint User/ Group - no email is sent
    Workflow status moved to completed.
    No information in ULS logs
    Have included pause duration for testing - no positive results
    no hyper links included in body / subject line

    -Sai

    Sai

    Tuesday, April 18, 2017 6:52 PM
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    its really weird.

    Have you tested workflow starting manually by adding SP users? Have you checked SPAM or deleted mail box?

    Did you check event viewers in all WFE's? Because if you cant find ULS logs, then we may get in event viewers.

    Finally, if possible, delete existing one and try to create new one. ( This is not recommend option. But trying our luck).

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    Tuesday, April 18, 2017 7:25 PM
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    Hi All,

    when I run this thru PS, it displays true and I am receiving email. So my outgoing-email settings are correct. Tested with new webapp, to my surprise I am able to send email using created by. Cross checked 'site collection features' and 'manage site features'. This particular webapp contains 11 site collections with independent database. All these databases are upgraded from SP2013 - SP2016. During development migration - I did not face this issue. Its when I am performing production migration - I am facing this issue. Its same server and same webapp. Just content database have been restored from fresh backup files.

    Test email thru PS:

    $email = "test@test.com"
    $subject = "Test subject"
    $body = "Test body"
     
    $site = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.SPSite "http://test1:89/"
    $web = $site.OpenWeb()
    [Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities.SPUtility]::SendEmail($web,0,0,$email,$subject,$body)

    workflow history

     

    Thanks,

    Sai

    Sai


    • Edited by Saikaka Tuesday, April 18, 2017 8:03 PM
    Tuesday, April 18, 2017 8:00 PM
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    HI Team,

    One quick review with my workflow issue:

    User email ID is not displaying for users for one web application which was migrated from SP2013 - SP2016.

    If I create new web application - I can view user email ID.

    Server: User Profile Service application, when I select Manage User Profiles and search for a user - email ID is displayed.

    What's going wrong.

    Thanks,

    Sai

    Sai

    Friday, April 21, 2017 5:24 PM
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    Check if this bug is effecting your ability of email. https://thesharepointfarm.com/2017/03/sharepoint-server-2016-outgoing-email-exchange-receive-connectors/'

    In upcoming CU it will be fixed, dont know when.

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    Friday, April 21, 2017 5:36 PM
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    Hi All,

    Thanks for your help. My issue is resolved. It was Web App User Profile issue. Ran PS - stsadm -o sync which fixed the issue.

    Thanks for your support!

    -Sai

    Sai

    • Marked as answer by Saikaka Friday, April 21, 2017 7:07 PM
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    What exactly was the issue with the User Profile?

    Wednesday, July 12, 2017 7:44 PM
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    User Profile Mapping old domain user and new domain user had not updated sync correctly. Had to run  stsadm -o sync couple of times to delete old records.

    -Sai

    Sai

    Tuesday, August 08, 2017 8:06 PM
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