63.1 Manually Creating a Nickname for a User

To create a nickname for a user:

  1. In the GroupWise Administration Console, browse to and click the user name, click the Objects tab, click Nicknames, and then click New.

  2. Fill in the following fields:

    Nickname: Specify a unique user name. Do not use any of the characters listed in Invalid Characters in GroupWise Object Names and Email Addresses in the GroupWise Installation Guide.

    First Name: (Optional) Specify the user’s first name or given name.

    Last Name: (Optional) Specify the user’s last name or surname.

    Post Office: Select the post office that you want to own the nickname. This can be any post office in your GroupWise system; it does not need to be the user’s post office.

    Visibility: Select the Address Book visibility for the nickname. This determines where the nickname is available (system, domain, post office, or none). However, nicknames are not displayed in the Address Book unless you filter for them. In order to address a message to a nickname, a user must specify the nickname address, and the nickname must be available in the user’s post office.

    Expiration Date: If you want the nickname to expire on a certain date, select Expiration Date, and then select the desired date. To remove the expired nickname, go to System > Expired Records and manually delete the expired nickname.

    For more information, see Managing Expired or Expiring GroupWise Accounts.

  3. Click OK to add the nickname to the list.

  4. Click Save, and then click Close to return to the main Administration Console window.