Create GroupWise Dynamic Distribution Lists
Read this article on Novell GroupWise Cool SolutionsDo you work in an environment where it would be valuable to have GroupWise Distribution Lists membership be automatically updated based on the values of multiple eDirectory Group and/or dynamic LDAP query? Riva's GroupWise Dynamic Distribution List Module solves the challenge encountered in many GroupWise environments where distribution lists need to be updated manually to reflect frequent changes.
Riva GroupWise Dynamic Distribution Module Now Available
Omni Technology Solutions' Riva GroupWise Dynamic Distribtuion List Module allows administrators to populate the membership of a GroupWise distribution list by associating it to an eDirectory group and/or LDAP query. GroupWise customers are invited to register for a web seminar to learn more about Riva's Dynamic Distribution List and other GroupWise Collaboration Integration Modules.
How GroupWise Dynamic Distribution Lists Work
The Riva Dynamic Distribution List Module leverages the GroupWise Trusted Application architecture that first became available with GroupWise 6.5. The Trusted Application architechture allows an application to be registered to carry out tasks that are otherwise restricted to individual user actions. Riva's GroupWise Dynamic Distribution List application allows an administrator to create multiple Dynamic Distribtuion List policies to update multiple distribution lists on a scheduled basis.
In basic mode, the Dynamic Distribution List Module allows you to link and synchronise multiple eDirectory groups, conatiners or sub containers to a single distribution list. Each time the DDL policy is executed, Riva reads the membership information from the eDirectory group and updates the membership of the GroupWise distribution list. For more advanced requirements, you can configure LDAP queries (based on a container root), that allows you to create a GroupWise distribution list that is populated with the results of the queries. This effectively allows for nested groups to create distribution lists.
An example of a simple LDAP query that would add all users whose "Department" attribute is set to "Sales" or "Accounting" under the Parent Container of ou=Users,o=Omni would be:
(|(ou=Sales)(ou=Accounting)
where “ | ” is the logical OR operator
and “ ou “ is the LDAP attribute for “Department”
The above example would also add anyone from the cn=Sales,ou=Users,o=Omni group because it is identified as the source group on the “General” page. It's as simple as that!
Confirming a GroupWise Dynamic Distribution List Policy
After saving a DDL policy, the quickest way to confirm it is properly configured is to right-click the policy and select "Preview Items to Push". This will cause Riva DDL to poll the eDirectory group and run the LDAP query to provide you with the list of accounts that will be pushed to the GroupWise distribtuion list. After confirming the preview results are as expected, you can choose to run the DDL policy manually or schedule it to run at your preferred interval.
If a member of the eDirectory group or a member of the LDAP query does not have an associated GroupWise account, the account will not be added to the GroupWise distribution list . DDL ignores any GroupWise external entity accounts or accounts with no eDirectory email attribute or an internet eDirectory email address value.
Riva Modules and Reports
- Managed Calendar Utility »
- Managed Proxy Access »
- Internet Address Clean-up »
- GroupWise Dynamic Distribution Lists »
- Birthday Reminder »
- Password Reminder Expiry Email »
- GroupWise Archive Path Report »
- GroupWise Proxy Report »
More Information
- For more information about Omni, visit www.omni-ts.com
- For more information about Riva, visit GroupWise Integration Modules
- Read the Riva Groupwise Collaboration Integration Installation and Setup Guide.
- Register for a Riva Web Seminar