With no intention of duplicating answers already posted by Sue....
#1 - Changing workstations
Bottomline - each individual workstation needs to be changed in
terms of the default folder msgclass - either directly (which ever
method is chosen based on other responses) or via the method I
described in original answer
#2 - Automatic method to change default for folders?
None that I am aware of at present with anything that exists but will
easily stand corrected on that if someone knows of something. And
remember, once the default msg class has been changed - still need
to run something like DocMsgClass or the MCls Change function in
CG Toolkit to change existing contact items.
There is going to be functionality added to CG Toolkit to address
both of the issues described in item#2 at some point but that
unfortunately doesn't help you with the task at hand today.
Karl
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"ed" <ed> wrote in message
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> Great thanks.
> > #1) The form should be published to the Exch Org Forms library
> will it change the new contact form for all users if I publish to the exch
> org?
>
> >Change Folder Default
> To make a form the default for a folder, publish the form to the folder or
> to the Organizational Forms library on Exchange server. Once you've
> published
> the form, right-click the folder, and choose Properties. Then, select your
> form from the When >posting to this folder list
> I have to go toeach workstation to change folder default too, right? any
> automatic way?
> Thank you for your time and help.
> "Karl Timmermans" wrote:
>
> > Sue (or anyone else) may offer a better and/or more complete answer but
> > from
> > where I sit -
>
>> #1) The form should be published to the Exch Org Forms library
>
>> #2) If you do not want to go to each person's computer - then the Exch
> > admin
> > will need to access each individual's contact folder to change the
> > "Default
> > Msg Class" for the folder to the new custom form name. Not aware of
> > anything
> > off hand that allows changing this programmatically and/or in bulk since
> > the
> > folder DefaultMsgClass property is read-only.
>
>> #3) The real problem (and time consuming effort) is going to be accessing
> > all
> > the user's contact folders to change the existing contacts since
> > DocMsgClass
> > (as does the current equivalent CG Toolkit MsgClass function for that
> > matter)
> > requires that the target contact folder appear in an Outlook profile (I
> > believe I'm
> > correct on that) which would mean adding each user to a profile and then
> > processing the contact folder. That could take a while with 800 users and
> > would
> > be a tedious process but may still be easier/faster than going to each
> > user's
> > workstation.
>
>> Karl
> > > > ______________________
> >
> > ContactGenie - QuickPort/DataPort/Exporter/Toolkit/Duplicate Contact Mgr
> > """
> >
>
>
>> "ed" <ed> wrote in message
> > news:FE8C8681-835F-4149-B011-0E5912D63969@microsoft.com...
> > > Thank you for your great help.
> > > sorry about that I did not state my questions clearly.
> > > Yes. my question is:
> >>> >> "(a) how do I change multiple user contact folders to use a new
> > >> message class for both new and existing contacts in each user's
> > >> contact
> > >> folder without going to each user's computer?"
> >> > We are using exchange2003/outlook2003/outlook2007.
> > > we need to change users's oulook default contact folder. Which form
> > > library
> > > should I publish to and every user's default contacts folder to use the
> > > new
> > > customized folder?
> >> > Thank you and thank you. (we have around 800 users )
> > > "Karl Timmermans" wrote:
> >> >> What exactly is/are your question(s)? Not clear what you mean by
> > >> "user"
> > >> in all cases within your question.
> > >
>> >> #1 - If it is purely on how to change existing contacts to use a new
> > >> message
> > >> class - then DocMsgClass is definitely all you will need to change all
> > >> contacts in any given contact folder (ContactGenie Toolkit also
> > >> includes
> > >> a
> > >> similar free message class change function)
> > >
>> >> #2 - Or is your question:
> > >> "(a) how do I change multiple user contact folders
> > >> (b) to use a new message class for both new and existing contacts
> > >> in
> > >> each user's contact folder OR ...
> > >> (c) have all users use the same custom form for a public contact
> > >> folder
> > >> (d) without going to each user's computer?"
> > >
>> >> If any part of it relates to item #2 - are you using Exchange?
> > >
>> >> Karl
> > >> > > >> ______________________
> > >>
> > >> ContactGenie - QuickPort/DataPort/Exporter/Toolkit/Duplicate Contact
> > >> Mgr
> > >> """
> > >>
> > >
>> >
>> >
>> >> "ed" <ed> wrote in message
> > >> news:A50CC33D-06DC-4796-B613-0E248D9EE163@microsoft.com...
> > >> > Hi all,
> > >>> >> > We create the new contact form and we want users to use te
> > >> > customized
> > >> > contact form for old existing and new contact.
> > >>> >> > I found this http://www.plustech.co.uk/Products/docmsgclass.html
> > >> > to modify each indiviual user.
> > >>> >> > Are there a way to change all users to use the new customized form
> > >> > for
> > >> > old
> > >> > existing form?
> > >>> >> > thank you!
> > >>> >
>> >
>> >
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> > >>
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