In this chapter, you will get familiar with the process of creating a custom notification gateway and using it on your site. The general description is supplied by code examples of a sample e-mail notification gateway.

 

General steps

 

Here is a general overview of the steps that need to be taken when implementing a custom notification gateway:

 

1.Create a custom notification gateway form with your custom inner control(s) for entering the target where the notification messages should be sent.

2.Create a custom notification gateway class which handles loading of correct notification gateway form and sending notification messages.

3.Register the custom notification gateway in Site Manager -> Development -> Notifications and create a template for notification messages.

4.Use the gateway with the Content subscription web part on the live site.