Creating and Managing Libraries

When you first set up a new GroupWise^® system, a basic library is automatically created for the first post office. A basic library is adequate when:

• Document management is not a primary activity of your GroupWise users.
• The library will store documents created and used by members of the post office that owns the library, or, if you do not need one basic library per post office, by all users within a domain.
• All documents will be stored at the post office or in a single document storage area external to the post office that owns the library.

If your anticipated document management needs are more demanding than those listed above, you can set up one or more full-service libraries, where you can implement the full range of document management capabilities offered by GroupWise Document Management Services (DMS).

NOTE:  The Linux version of ConsoleOne allows you to create libraries, but it does not allow you to set document properties as described in Organizing Documents. As you plan for libraries on Linux, keep in mind that the Cross-Platform client has only basic document management capabilities when compared with the Windows client, as described in "Working with Documents" in the GroupWise 6.5 Cross-Platform Client User Guide.

To use one or more libraries as part of your GroupWise system, perform the following tasks as needed:

• Planning a Basic Library
• Setting Up a Basic Library
• Planning Full-Service Libraries
• Setting Up a Full-Service Library
• Managing Libraries
• Library Worksheets

IMPORTANT:  If you are creating a new library in a clustered GroupWise system, see the appropriate section of the GroupWise 6.5 Interoperability Guide before you create the library

   - "Planning a New Library for a Clustered Post Office" in "Novell Cluster Services"

   - "Planning a Library for a New Clustered Post Office" in "Microsoft Clustering Services"