External System Synchronization

The External System Synchronization tool lets you automatically synchronize information (domain, post offices, users, resources, and distribution lists) between your system and an external GroupWise system connected to your system. This simplifies message addressing for your users by enabling them to use the Address Book to select recipients from the other system. Otherwise, they are required to enter the recipient's full address (userID.post_office.domain or user@host).

Synchronization of information between your local GroupWise system and an external GroupWise system can be set up so that each side controls what information is sent to the other system and what information is accepted from the other system.

External synchronization must be set up in both GroupWise systems before it works properly. After External System Synchronization is configured in both GroupWise systems, the two systems exchange information. After the initial synchronization, any time domain, post office, user, resource, or distribution list information in one system changes, the new information is sent to the other system (provided that information is flagged to be sent).

External GroupWise Systems
This list displays all external GroupWise systems with which your GroupWise system is synchronizing information.

Add
Click Add to set up synchronization with an external GroupWise system.

Edit
Select an external system, then click Edit to change the synchronization you have previously defined.

Delete
Select an external system, then click Delete to stop synchronization between the local and external system.

Request
Select an external system, then click Request to initiate a request for information from the external system. This is only necessary if you want to immediately synchronize information from the other system.

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