The Upload Address Maintenance function is used to select which addresses on your local Con-nect node will be uploaded to the central directory, which will be removed from the central directory and other general maintenance functions.
This document covers the following topics:
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Cabinet LS Upload Address Maintenance OLAP01
Cmd Addressee Name Type Mail ID Alias CD Name Status Version
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__ AB Priv.Cab AB D4S DAEFCOC Uploaded 1.1
__ ABBOTT Priv.Cab ABBOTT
__ Abbott,Rebecca Name ABBOTT D4Q DAEFCOC Uploaded 1.1
__ Adams,Sarah Name SA D4R DAEFCOC Uploaded 1.1
__ ADMIN Priv.Cab ADMIN Dnj DAEFCOC CentDel 1.1
__ AH Priv.Cab AH
__ BBH Priv.Cab BBH
__ Beechman,Andy Name AB New 1.1
__ BLI Priv.Cab BLI New 1.1
__ Burke,Martin Name MBU
__ CF Priv.Cab CF DjY DAEFCOC CentDel 1.1
__ CONFBULL Bulletin New 1.1
__ CONFEREN Publ.Cab CONFEREN New 1.1
Cmd: Addressee Type _ All Position to ____________________
TO Top DI Display ST Set UN Undo RM Remove HD Hold RL Release
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Help Menu Quit StAll UnAll RmAll Find + -- HdAll RlAll
Mark item(s) from the list above with a command or press a PF-key
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By default, all addresses on your local node are displayed. You can also display addresses of a specific addressee type.
- Addressee Name
The addressee's name which, depending upon the type of addressee, will be one of the following:
Name User's first and last name. Address Nickname of addressee or external address. Private Cabinet Name of private cabinet. Shared Cabinet Name of shared cabinet. Public Cabinet Name of public cabinet. Standalone Cabinet Name of standalone cabinet. Bulletin Board Name of bulletin board. External Address Name of external node, or the name of an external address. - Type
Type of addressee. The following abbreviations are used:
Name Addressee is a Con-nect user. Address Addressee is a nickname. PrivCab Addressee is a private cabinet. ShardCab Addressee is a shared cabinet. PubCab Addressee is a public cabinet. StandCab Addressee is a standalone cabinet. Bulletin Addressee is a bulletin board. External Addressee is an external node. - Mail ID
Identifies the addressee on your local node. Depending upon the type of addressee, the mail ID can be one of the following:
Name User's Con-nect ID. Address User ID of cabinet, user, nickname, bulletin board or, external address referenced by the nickname. Cabinet Name of shared, standalone, or public cabinet. Bulletin Board Name of bulletin board. External user Name of external node. - Alias
A unique ID which is assigned to each address uploaded to the central directory. If the address has not been uploaded to the central directory, this field is blank.
- CD Name
Name of the central directory to which the address has been uploaded. If an address has not been uploaded to the central directory, this field is blank.
- Status
Status of address. The following abbreviations apply:
" " Address has not been uploaded to the central directory. New Address is marked to be uploaded to the central directory. If, on the "Directory Synchronization Maintenance" screen, you have specified that an addressee type is to be automatically set for upload when it is created, the status for the new addressee remains blank " " until the upload function is performed, at which point the status is changed to uploaded. See Directory Synchronization Maintenance. Uploaded Address has been uploaded to the central directory. Modified Addressee's description, or last and/or first name has been modified. With the next upload, the central directory will be updated. When the name or description of an addressee that has been uploaded is modified, the address' status is automatically changed by Con-nect to Modified. Hold Address will be uploaded to the central directory, but other participating Con-nect nodes will not be allowed to download the address from the central directory until you release the address. Removed Address is marked to be removed from the central directory with the next upload. Once the upload is performed, the columns Alias, CD Name, Status and Version for that address are reset to blank. Once the upload function is performed, the status for the address is set to Removed in the central directory, however, if the address was downloaded and imported to another Con-nect node, the address is not removed from that Con-nect node until that Con-nect node performs a download. CentDel Address was deleted in the central directory. - Version
Version number of the directory synchronization programs which are used by your local Con-nect node.
- Addressee Type
You can select to display all addressee types on your Con-nect node, or a specific type. To change the addressee type displayed, enter one of the following abbreviations and press ENTER.
A Display all nicknames. B Display all bulletin boards. C Display all cabinets (private, shared, public, and standalone). E Display all external nodes and external addresses. N Display all Con-nect users. * Default - Display all addressee types. - Position to
You can enter one, or more characters to scroll down the list of addresses to a particular address. For example, if you enter JO the list will be restarted with the first address whose addressee name begins with JO.
To reposition the address list to a selected addressee, you can enter TO in the Cmd column for the addressee and press ENTER. As a result, the selected addressee is now displayed at the top of the list
To display the full address of an addressee, you can enter DI in the Cmd column for the addressee and press ENTER.
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Cabinet LS Address Maintenance - ESH OLAN06
Mail Nickname for
Last Name/Description Eshberry Initial X
First Name John
Company Walk America
Title
Department Public Relations Number
Location
Address 12004 Sunrise Valley Drive
City Reston
Postal Code 20001 Country USA
Phone 703-WAL-K000 Country Code 1
Extension 25
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The information that is displayed is identical to that which is displayed when a Con-nect user issues the "DISPLAY Address name" command.
If you display an external address (indicated as External in the Type column), you can press PF4 to display the external address information you provided when you created the external address.
Note:
If the addressee is not an external node or external address, this
PF-key is not available.
You can set addresses on an individual basis, or all addresses for upload to the central directory.
It is important to note that if you specify to list a particular addressee type and then specify to set all addresses for upload, only the addresses pertaining to the addressee type you previously specified will be set for upload.
To select addresses on an individual basis, you mark each address you want with ST in the Cmd column and press ENTER.
To select all addresses which have not been previously set for upload or currently uploaded, press PF4. As a result, a confirmation window is displayed; enter Y to confirm and press ENTER. When the set all function is completed, the total number of addresses set for upload is displayed.
In both cases, the status for each address you select is changed to New and, with the next upload, the addresses will be uploaded to the central directory.
You can undo all addresses or an individual address, so long as the status is New, Removed or CentDel. When you undo an address, the address will not be uploaded to the central directory with the next upload.
It is important to note that if you specify to list a particular addressee type and then specify to undo all addresses for upload, only the addresses pertaining to the addressee type you previously specified will be undone for upload.
To undo addresses on an individual basis, you mark each address you want with UN in the Cmd column and press ENTER.
To undo all addresses pending for the next upload, press PF5. As a result, a confirmation window is displayed; enter Y to confirm and press ENTER. When the undo all function is completed, the total number of addresses undone is displayed.
In both cases, the status for each address you select is changed to " " (blank).
You can remove addresses from the central directory on an individual basis, or all addresses, so long as the status is Uploaded.
It is important to note that if you specify to list a particular addressee type and then specify to remove all addresses from the central directory, only the addresses pertaining to the addressee type you previously specified will be removed.
Note:
Removing an address from the central directory will not delete the
address from your Con-nect system.
To remove addresses on an individual basis, you mark each address with RM in the Cmd column and press ENTER.
To remove all addresses from the central directory, press PF6. As a result, a confirmation window is displayed; enter Y and press ENTER. When the remove all function is completed, the total number of addresses marked is displayed.
In both cases, the status for each address is changed to Removed. With the next upload, the addresses will be marked in the central directory as Deleted and the columns Alias, CD Name, Status and Version on the "Upload Address Maintenance" screen will be blank for each address removed.
The address' record on the central directory is not completely deleted until the central directory administrator physically deletes the address.
So that other participating Con-nect nodes cannot download your local addresses from the central directory you can place a hold on them. You can place a hold on addresses on an individual basis, or on all local addresses.
It is important to note that if you specify to list a particular addressee type and then specify to hold all addresses from the central directory, only the addresses pertaining to the addressee type you previously specified will be placed on hold.
To hold addresses on an individual basis, you mark the address in question with HD in the Cmd column and press ENTER.
To hold all addresses, you press PF11. As a result, a confirmation window is displayed; enter Y and press ENTER. When the hold all function is completed, the total number of addresses marked is displayed.
In both cases, the status for each address is changed to Hold and, with the next upload to the central directory, the addresses will be marked in the central directory as such.
You can release addresses whose status is Hold on an individual basis, or all addresses. Releasing an address means that other Con-nect nodes can download that address from the central directory.
It is important to note that if you specify to list a particular addressee type and then specify to release all addresses from the central directory, only the addresses pertaining to the addressee type you previously specified will be released.
To release addresses on an individual basis, you mark the address you want with RL and press ENTER.
To release all addresses, you press PF12. As a result, a confirmation window is displayed; enter Y and press ENTER. When the release all function is completed, the total number of addresses released is displayed.
In both cases, the status for each address is changed to Modified and, with the next upload to the central directory, the addresses will be marked in the central directory as such.