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Error - 'No Desktop Application is Configured' (Access Hosted Client) when trying to email

Updated over 2 months ago

Hosted customers will be using SMTP. Check the user in Dimension is set up to use SMTP as follows:

Ribbon style menus:

  1. Log in to Dimensions as a user with admin rights

  2. Click on System

  3. Within Security click on User Records

  4. Choose the relevant user record that is getting the error

  5. Click on Options

  6. Click Edit

  7. Change the email setting to SMTP

  8. Click Save

  9. Close the Options window and then click on the E-Mail icon

  10. Enter the user's e-mail address in the E-mail field

  11. Enter the user's name in the E-mail name field

  12. Tick the Copy E-mail to box and enter the user's email address again (so they are sent a copy)

  13. Select the server in the SMTP Server field (the SMTP User field should then be filled in by default)

  14. Click Save

Classic/Module Menu style menus:

  1. Log in to Dimensions as a user with admin rights

  2. Select on System Control from the navigation bar

  3. Select Users, User Records

  4. Choose the relevant user record that is getting the error

  5. Click on Options

  6. Click Edit

  7. Change the email setting to SMTP

  8. Click Save

  9. Close the Options window and then click on the E-Mail icon

  10. Enter the user's e-mail address in the E-mail field

  11. Enter the user's name in the E-mail name field

  12. Tick the Copy E-mail to box and enter the user's email address again (so they are sent a copy)

  13. Select the server in the SMTP Server field (the SMTP User field should then be filled in by default)

  14. Click Save

The user will need to log out and back in to Dimensions to pick up the new setting and then should be able to send emails without the error.

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