Some changes are about to take place with Synchronize that we felt you should know about. As many of you know, Synchronize is a multi-user, time management program that allows you to maintain an on-line calendar and address book, schedule appointments, write notes to yourself and send messages to others. Last week we upgraded the machine on which Synchronize runs to enhance performance, and this week we are making some system changes which will affect how you view different groups/departments in Synchronize. CCIS has developed a new structure for the groups and users listed in Synchronize which more closely reflects the University's administrative structure and addresses the problems caused by the current long list. To view this structure choose EPOCH, ALL, and then PROPOSED from the list of group options available. The PROPOSED group structure breaks the University's hierarchy into 10 main categories, with the relevant subcategories flowing from this. As more people are added to Synchronize, the structure will change to accommodate them. On the evening of Thursday, July 20th, the proposed structure will become permanent. One ramification of the structural change is to those users who have defined a default group. A new default group will have to be set up. Each individual user can do this on their own by following these instructions. FOR WINDOWS CLIENT USERS 1) First look at the structure and decide which group you would like as your default. 2) Choose OPTIONS from the main Synchronize window. 3) Choose CONFIGURATION from the pull down menu. 4) Choose DASHBOARD from the menu items. 5) Click on OPTIONS from the top right folder tabs. 6) Click on USERLIST from the menu items. 7) Click in the DEFAULT GROUP box, and type in the default group you've chosen. FOR MOTIF, (X-SESSION) USERS 1) First look at the structure and decide which group you would like as your default. 2) Choose OPTIONS from the main day-at-a-time window. 3) Choose CONFIGURATION from the pull down menu. 4) Scroll through the options and click on DEFAULT GROUP. 5) Click in the TEXT box on the right top side. 6) Type in the default group you've chosen. Because of the machine upgrade and structural changes, some problems may occur with individual Synchronize users. (for instance, if you don't have the latest Synchronize client you may have trouble getting Synchronize to run) If this happens, please contact the helpdesk at Ext#55800 for assistance. If you have any comments about the structure, or wish to define your groups more specifically, please send mail to [log in to unmask] Thank you, CCIS -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- George Kahler e-mail: [log in to unmask] UNIX Systems Administrator humans: (416) 736-5257 x.22699 CCIS, York University machines: (416) 736-5830 Ontario, Canada, M3J-1P3