# 6 Media types

#### Overview

In the *Administration → Media types* section users can configure and
maintain media type information.

Media type information contains general instructions for using a medium
as delivery channel for notifications. Specific details, such as the
individual e-mail addresses to send a notification to are kept with
individual users.

A listing of existing media types with their details is displayed.

![](../../../../../assets/en/manual/web_interface/media_types2.png){width="600"}

Displayed data:

|Column|Description|
|------|-----------|
|*Name*|Name of the media type. Clicking on the name opens the media type [configuration form](/manual/config/notifications/media/email#configuration).|
|*Type*|Type of the media (e-mail, SMS, etc) is displayed.|
|*Status*|Media type status is displayed - *Enabled* or *Disabled*.<br>By clicking on the status you can change it.|
|*Used in actions*|All actions where the media type is used directly (selected in the *Send only to* dropdown) are displayed. Clicking on the action name opens the action configuration form.|
|*Details*|Detailed information of the media type is displayed.|
|*Action*|The following action is available:<br>**Test** - click to open a testing form where you can enter a recipient address and send a test message with message body and optional subject to verify that the configured media type works.<br>See also: [Testing media types](#testing_media_types)|

To configure a new media type, click on the *Create media type* button
in the top right-hand corner.

##### Mass editing options

Buttons below the list offer some mass-editing options:

-   *Enable* - change the media type status to *Enabled*
-   *Disable* - change the media type status to *Disabled*
-   *Delete* - delete the media types

To use these options, mark the checkboxes before the respective media
types, then click on the required button.

##### Filter

As the list may contain a number of media types, it may be needed to
filter out the ones you really need.

The *Filter* link is available above the list of media types. If you
click on it, a filter becomes available where you can filter media types
by name and status.

![](../../../../../assets/en/manual/web_interface/media_types_filter1.png){width="600"}

#### Testing media types

It is possible to test if a configured media type works. To do that in
the media type list, click on *Test* in the last column. A testing
window will open where you can enter a *Send to* recipient address and
send a test message with body and optional subject by clicking on
*Test*.

![](../../../../../assets/en/manual/web_interface/media_type_test.png){width="600"}

Test success or failure message will be displayed in the same window.