XFOR: Changing the Display Name of GroupWise Users in the Exchange Server Global Address List (231687)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5
- Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server
This article was previously published under Q231687 SUMMARY
It is possible to change the display name of GroupWise users as they appear in the Exchange Server global address list. This article explains how to change the display name to be in the format of LastName, FirstName. By default, the GroupWise custom recipients are displayed in the format of FirstName, LastName.
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By default in Exchange Server, users are displayed in the global address list in the format of FirstName, LastName. In GroupWise, users appear in the address book as LastName, FirstName. For this reason, you may want to change the way the GroupWise users appear in the global address list to match the way they appear in the GroupWise system.
To accomplish this, you need to modify the Mapgwise.tbl file, which is located in the Exchsrvr\Connect\Exchconn\DxaGwise folder. In Exchange 2000 Server, the Mapgwise.tbl file is located in the \Exchsrvr\Conndata\Dxagwise folder. IMPORTANT: You should make a backup of the Mapgwise.tbl file before making any changes to it. By default, the Mapgwise.tbl file appears as follows:
TA = "GWISE:" DOMAIN "." POSTOFFICE "." OBJECT
DN = DOMAIN "." POSTOFFICE "." OBJECT
ALIAS = OBJECT
FULLNAME = ISEQUAL(FIRSTNAME AND(" ", LASTNAME), "",
ISEQUAL(FIRSTNAME, "", ISEQUAL(LASTNAME, "", OBJECT, LASTNAME), FIRSTNAME), TRIM(FIRSTNAME AND(" ", LASTNAME),"B"))
FIRSTNAME = FIRSTNAME
LASTNAME = LASTNAME
DEPARTMENT = DEPARTMENT
TITLE = TITLE
PHONE = PHONE
FAX = FAX
SMTPADDR = SMTPALIAS
To change the display name to be LastName, FirstName, modify the file so that it appears as follows:
TA = "GWISE:" DOMAIN "." POSTOFFICE "." OBJECT
DN = DOMAIN "." POSTOFFICE "." OBJECT
ALIAS = OBJECT
FULLNAME = ISEQUAL(LASTNAME FIRSTNAME, "" , OBJECT,
TRIM(ISEQUAL(FIRSTNAME, "", LASTNAME, ISEQUAL(LASTNAME, "", FIRSTNAME, LASTNAME ", " FIRSTNAME)),"B"))
FIRSTNAME = FIRSTNAME
LASTNAME = LASTNAME
DEPARTMENT = DEPARTMENT
TITLE = TITLE
PHONE = PHONE
FAX = FAX
Stop and restart the Microsoft Exchange Connector for Novell GroupWise. In the Exchange Server Administrator program, in the Microsoft Exchange Connector for Novell GroupWise Properties, click the Dirsynch Schedule tab. Click the Immediate Full Reload of GroupWise to Exchange Directory Synchronization option. You may want to do this during off-peak hours so that the impact on your messaging environment is minimal.
The GroupWise users should now be in the format of LastName, FirstName.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 4/28/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbinfo KB231687 |
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