Can I get an email from the Pentaho data sync process with success or failure information?

Question 

Can I receive an email when my Pentaho data synchronization process fails or completes?

Environment

• All versions of xMatters

Answer

You can add mail values to the Sync.properties file that will allow a recipient or distribution list to receive completion or failure messages from the Pentaho Data-Integration Transformation process.

To add an email address to the Pentaho configuration files:

1. In your Pentaho system, open the Standard_Sync_Process\Sync Data folder (or Sync_Data, depending on the naming convention in your system).
2. Open the Sync.properties file.
3. Locate the following variables:

mail.sender =
mail.destination = 
mail.server = 
mail.port = 
mail.authentication.user = 
mail.authentication.password =

4. Fill in the appropriate values for the person or list you want to receive the email.
5. Save and close the file.