Connecting to Other Messaging Systems

Specify an Import Filter

You can set options for filtering GroupWise directory entries during import when importing user data from Exchange to GroupWise. When you filter addresses, you can specify domains, post offices, or individual recipients that you want to include or exclude from the import container. You specify a filter using the same form as a GroupWise address. For example, GroupWise_domain.Post_office.Object_ID.

In the filter, you can use the wildcard characters: an asterisk (*) and question mark (?), where an asterisk denotes any number of characters of any value, and a question mark denotes one character of any value.

The following table shows examples of filters that you might configure.

Import filter Description
NewYork01.PO1.* Imports only the recipients at post office PO1 in the NewYork01 domain.
*.PO1.* Import all recipients in any PO1 post office in any GroupWise domain.
*.PO?.* Import all recipients in any GroupWise post office that has a three-character name, where the first two characters are "PO."

To specify an import filter:

  1. Start System Manager
    On the Start menu, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Exchange, and then click System Manager.
  2. In the console tree, double-click Connectors.
  3. Right-click Connector for Novell GroupWise (server_name), and then click Properties.
  4. On the Import Container tab, under Filtering, select one of the following options.

    Import all directory entries

    Import all directory entries from GroupWise to Exchange. This is the default.

    Only import directory entries of these formats

    Import GroupWise addresses that correspond to the specified formats. For example, to import addresses exclusively from GroupWise post office PO1, type *.PO1.*, using the wildcard character asterisk (*).

    Do not import directory entries of these formats

    Exclude GroupWise addresses that correspond to the specified formats. For example, to exclude addresses exclusively from the GroupWise post office PO1, type *.PO1.*, using the wildcard character asterisk (*).

    New

    Specify an address format to include or exclude during directory synchronization.

    Edit

    Modify an address format to include or exclude during directory synchronization.

    Remove

    Delete an address format.