GroupWise 2014 R2 Readme

Default Directory for Opened Attachments: You can change the default directory where opened attachments are stored. For more information see Changing the Default Location of Opened Attachments in the GroupWise 2014 R2 Client User GuideGroupWise 2014 R2 Client Help.

Email Windows Remembers “Aero Snap” Location: In previous versions of GroupWise, cycling through email items by opening an item and using the Previous and Next arrows would not preserve the aero snap location of the item. The location is now maintained as you cycle through email.

New Options when Dragging Email and Attachments to the Desktop: When you drag an item or attachment to the desktop (or any other folder) and an item or attachment of the same name exists in that location, you will be presented with the standard Windows copy/move dialog, which will allow you to replace the item or attachment, keep both the old and new items or attachment with a number to the new version being appended, or cancel the operation.

Photos in Client: In previous versions of GroupWise, photos were shown when hovering over a name in the From, To, CC, and other similar fields in the read view. The photo options have now been added next to the sender name in the read view and next to names that appear during name completion when you are addressing an item. Also, if enabled by the Admin, you can change the picture used in the GroupWise Address Book via the client with Edit > Change GroupWise Picture. If there are different photos for the same user in the GroupWise Address Book and in a Personal Address Book, the photo in the Personal Address Book will be shown.

Quick Response: Quick Response lets you share your input on an item without sending a reply email. In the lower right corner or in the read view for an item, select the response from the list of standard responses or choose Respond with comment. The sender of the item will see the response in the header and the item summary.

Remember Client State on Crash: The Windows client can now save the state of the client every 5 minutes in case of an unexpected termination or crash. This way, when the client is reopened, it will go back to the state it was in the last time it was saved before the crash.

Sent Items Properties Enhancements: The Properties tab for a sent item will now only show the Advanced Properties information. The Quick Properties are now available in the item header through the summary line and a pull-down menu. In the menu, you can use the icon on the right to toggle between Simplified view (by item status) or Basic view (by user). You can choose whether you want sent items opened in the Properties tab or the Message Body view by going to Tools > Options > Environment > Default Actions and selecting Open item or Show properties.

Shortcut Keys: The following shortcut keys have been added to the client:

Vacation Rule Widget: A vacation rule widget icon has been added to the bottom right corner of the client, which allows you configure and quickly turn on your vacation rule. It appears as a luggage icon. The color of the icon will change depending on whether your vacation rule is on or off.

Invite vs Delegate and Delete: In previous versions of GroupWise, Delegate allowed you to invite more people to an appointment while still keeping the appointment yourself. This functionality has changed. There are now two options: Invite and Delegate and delete.

Propose New Time for an Appointment: This feature allows the recipient of an appointment to perform a busy search of attendees and propose a new time. The new time is then sent back to the original sender, who can then decide whether to accept the new time.

Proxy Calendar Multi-User Check Boxes: You can now use the check boxes next to users in the multi-user calendars while in proxy mode. This allows you to select the users you want displayed in the proxy user’s multi-user calendar.

Recurrence Enhancements: The following enhancements have been made to recurrence items:

Remember View Mode of Multi-User Calendar: When moving between multi-user calendar and regular calendars, the last view settings for both the multi-user calendar and the regular calendar are “sticky”, meaning they are retained so you don’t have to change back to the view you were using previously.

Address Book Changes: Functionality is moving from the Address Book executable to the address books listed in the folder list of the client. The changes made are:

Paste Special: We have added three new paste options to the right click menu. The options are dynamic and will change with what you have copied in your clipboard. The three options are as follows:

Signature Enhancements: The following enhancements have been made to signatures:

Sticky Notes: In previous versions of GroupWise, this was called Discussion Note or Personal Note in the Windows client. Changing the name facilitates synchronization via GroupWise Mobility Service 2.1 and ActiveSync 14.x to notes applications on mobile devices such as Notes on iOS devices. When notes sync is enabled on the mobile device, a new folder called Mobile Notes is created in GroupWise. Sticky Notes created in or moved to the Mobile Notes folder will be synced to and from mobile devices. If you are using a version of the GroupWise client previous to GroupWise 2014 R2, the Mobile Notes folder will instead be named Notes. In either case, the folder will be created just below the Tasklist folder in the client interface.

Voting: Voting allows a user to send a topic with a list of responses to other users, who can then select a response.

Actions Column: The Actions column is added to a folder view by clicking in the column headers, selecting More, and adding the Actions column. This can also be added through a folder’s properties page. This column adds hover icons next to the items for the most commonly used tasks, which include Reply, Move To, and Delete. When selecting Move To, possible destinations are presented in the following order:

Category Enhancements: Items can now show multiple category colors assigned to them by adding the Categories column to the folder view or by displaying the folder in summary view.

Protected Folders and Items: You can protect items in folders so that they are not removed when automatic cleanup or automatic archiving occurs. The option must first be enabled in the Admin console before you can protect items.

Quick Tasks/Follow-up Flag: In the GroupWise client, a quick task/follow-up flag option has been added to the left of an item icon. This allows you to click the flag icon and “flag” an item and signify that you want to follow-up on that item. This option is not available for discussion threads, proposed appointment lists, or the summary calendar. When the item is flagged, it also appears in the Tasklist folder.

QuickFinder Improvements: The QuickFinder box, which is found at the top right of all folder views, now searches the message body and any attachments of items instead of just the header fields. This gives you greater access to any item that contains the string for which you are searching. If a user name is typed the QuickFinder box, the user name will be looked up in the Address Book and QuickFinder will also search for items addressed to the email address associated with that name.

Undo and Redo: The ability to undo or redo multiple actions has been added to the client. Undo negates any change that you made, and Redo will make the change again if you have previously undone an action. The options are available in the Actions menu or by using the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+z for Undo and Ctrl+y for Redo. You can undo or redo the following actions:

Access and Proxy Record Clean up: Proxy and access records are verified again existing GroupWise users during startup idle time. If records need to be removed, you are notified that the record is being deleted. If you are using caching mode and an online connection cannot be made, the records are not verified.

AES/SHA Enhancements: The option to select Microsoft Enhances RSA and ASE Provider is now available in Tools > Options > Send > Security > Select a security service provider. If you then select Advanced Options, you can select form the different versions of AES for encrypting and the new SHA-256 and greater algorithms for signing. Previously, AES was not available in GroupWise and signing was hard coded to SHA-1. This new set of algorithms is more secure and, in some locales, mandated for government use.

Multi-User Calendar Rights More Consistent with Originally Granted Rights: This resolves issues where a user might use multi-user calendars to view calendars for which they have not been given specific rights. For example, User A has rights to view User B’s calendar, but User C does not. If User C has rights to view User A’s calendars, User C should not be able to view User B’s calendars by using User A’s multi-user calendar. This fix enforces that setting by disallowing unintended viewing of calendars by one user piggybacking on another’s multi-user calendars. Rights are set in Tools > Options > Security > Proxy Access. The proxy access dialog has also been cleaned up to remove user names for which proxy access has no longer been granted.

Proxy Options Enhancements: When granting proxy access to your mailbox, you can now specifically restrict access to the options in Tools > Options > Security > Proxy Access. Previously, these options were included when you granted access to the Options in general. The options are: