Create GroupWise Library

A GroupWise^® library is a Document Management Services (DMS) document repository.

Library Name
The library name must be unique within the post office and cannot be changed. Do not use extended characters, such as a double-byte character, or spaces. They can cause problems with ODMA-compatible products that access documents from the GroupWise data store. Do not use any invalid characters in your library name.

If there are multiple post offices in the domain, it could be useful to include within the library name some indication about the post office to which it is assigned.

GroupWise Post Office
This field is displayed only if you are creating the library through the Novell^® eDirectory^TM Console View instead of the GroupWise View. Select the post office you want the library assigned to. A library can be assigned to only one post office; however, a post office can have multiple libraries assigned to it.

Container
This field is displayed only if you are creating the library through the GroupWise View instead of the Console View. Select the eDirectory container in which you want the Library object to be created.

Document Storage Area
Documents can be stored at the post office or in one or more storage areas. Storage areas can also be added after the library has been created.

Create Storage Area
A library cannot use a document storage area that is assigned to another library. Therefore, before you can finish creating the library, you must either define a document storage area for the library, or select to store documents at the post office. You can create more than one document storage area for a library.

Historical Note: In GroupWise 5.5 and above, document storage areas are assigned to a specific library, whereas in GroupWise 5.2 they were defined at the post office level and could be shared by all libraries of that post office.

Store Documents at Post Office
Once this option is selected, the Create Storage Area box becomes dim and is no longer available for selection. Library documents stored at the post office are placed in the post_office\gwdms\library\docs directory and cannot be moved. This is recommended only for very small systems, or it can be used as a temporary document storage location.

Define Additional Properties
After the library object has been created, if you select this option the library's dialog box is immediately displayed with the Information page visible. This is optional.

Create Another Library
If you will be creating more than one library, click this box and the Create GroupWise Library dialog box will be displayed again.

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