Email Trigger after error

Question

Hi,
I created an abap program to calculate the size of a file and raise an error if it was not within a certain threshold size.  I use the program in a process chain and upon an error, I have it send an email.  The problem is, that the email is only sent when I check the log to see how the process chain ended, it comes out with the dialog, "Status Change of Process ABAP1 ZD_FILE_SIZE_CHK, Save Status and Trigger Events if Appropriate".  Only if I say Yes to that message, does it send the email.  I want it to automatically send it without me having to check the log.
Is that possible?  By the way, I had to create my own Process Chain type for an ABAP program because the original ABAP Program process chain did not have a success or fail completion statuses, it only had a completion status.
Thanks,

Answer 1

Ok, this is what I did:
1.  Create your process chain.
2.  Right-click the process in the chain you want to have en email message sent for, and select Create Message.
3.  A pop-up will appear asking you to create a message for either errors, successes, or always (This depends on the process type, if you want an ABAP program to send messages on errors, you need to create a new process type which mimics the standard ABAP process type)
      - To create a new process type, go to Settings->Maintain Process Types.
      - This screen looks similar to the Variables maintenance in 2.X versions.  You can click on New Entries to create a new one, OR copy an existing one and modify it.  If you're creating an ABAP process type for errors and successes, please use copy.
      - Once on the process type information screen, go to possible events, and change it to: Process ends "successful" or "incorrect".
      - Save it.
      - You can now see the new process type on your left side in your process type tab.
4.  Once you select either success, error, or always, it will bring you to the documents screen.
5.  Fill in the name and description fields.
6.  You can tell it to who this message will go to by clicking on manage recipients list.
7.  You can edit the message going to these recipients by clicking on edit document.
8.  After you have done all you needed, save it.
9.  Now you have to go into RSPCM so that a job is scheduled to check the logs of this process chain and will automatically let it know to continue with the after-events when your program dumps (THIS IS ONLY NECESSARY IF YOU HAVE AN ABAP PROGRAM WHICH RAISES AN EXCEPTION, CAUSING AN ABAP DUMP).  The other process chain types should be able to send an email message even upon error, but this is only my guess, I have only tried it with ABAP program errors/dumps.
     - Once you go to RSPCM, You need to add your process chain to it's log monitoring list.  Click on the blank page icon.
     - Select your process chain.
     - Click on the Job Icon in green to schedule this job.
     - Set it run every 5-10 minutes, or at whatever schedule you wish, depending on when you are expecting your process chain to dump.  So that it checks the logs and continues to process the chain and the email.
This is what I did on my side, if you have anything to add, or maybe an easier way to do this, please post it here.  Thanks,