Contents
Overview 1
Introduction to Public Folders 2
Creating Public Folders by Using
Outlook 2000 10
Using Public Folder Servers 17
Using Exchange Server Public Folder
Replication 30
Lab A: Creating the Public Folder
Hierarchy for the MoveApp 34
Review 41

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Group Product Manager: Robert Stewart Module 2: Creating and Managing Public Folders iii Instructor Notes Module 2: Creating and Managing Public
Folders
This module provides students with an introduction to public folders. They will
learn how public folders can be incorporated into a collaborative solution. They
will also learn how to create a new public folder and set its properties. The
module concludes with an introduction to how Microsoft
®
Exchange Server
replication can be used to manage public folder data.
Materials and Preparation
This section provides you with the materials and preparation needed to teach
this module.
Materials
To teach this module, you need the following materials:
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Microsoft PowerPoint
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file 1593a_02.ppt
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Module 2, “Creating and Managing Public Folders”


Describe the different types of folders that can be created in Outlook 2000:
file system folders and Outlook 2000 folders. Review some of the basics of
creating a new public folder and setting folder properties. Describe how to
use an existing folder as the basis for a new folder.
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Using Public Folder Servers
Show some of the public folder collaboration features in more detail.
Set permissions for public folders. Use the default form and default views
for a public folder. Define rules and show how to set condition and action
properties of rules. Describe the architecture of moderated folders and
explain how they are implemented.
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Using Exchange Server Public Folder Replication
Provide a brief overview of public folder replication. Describe how the type
of collaboration server dictates the type of replication required by the
application.

Module 2: Creating and Managing Public Folders 1 Overview
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Introduction to Public Folders
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Creating Public Folders by Using Outlook 2000
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Using Public Folder Servers
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Using Exchange Server Public Folder Replication

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Introduction to Public Folders
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Exchange Server Hierarchy
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Using Public Folders in a Collaborative Solution
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Public Folder Collaboration FeaturesPublic folders play a central role in the process of developing collaborative
solutions by storing the data that is the basis of your solution. Understanding
the capabilities of public folders will help you design and develop effective
collaborative solutions for your organization.
Slide Objective
To outline this topic.
Lead-in
To fully use the capabilities
of public folders, it is
important to understand
their features.
Module 2: Creating and Managing Public Folders 3 Exchange Server Hierarchy

The Organization Level
The largest administrative unit in Exchange Server is the Organization. An
Organization is a collection of all Exchange Server sites within a company. As
a general rule there should be only one Organization within a company for ease
of administration. Exchange Server does not support multiple-Exchange
Organization configurations as a single installation.
The Site Level
To simplify the administration of a large Organization, servers can be grouped
into units called sites. A site consists of one or more Exchange servers within a
local area network (LAN) or high-bandwidth permanent wide area network
(WAN). These servers work together to route messages and exchange
supporting data. Sites can be configured and managed as a single unit.
The Server Level
Exchange servers are computers running Microsoft Windows NT
®
Server, with
the Exchange Server software installed. Exchange servers maintain all
messages, public folders, and other information for the site.
Slide Objective
To present the hierarchical
model used by Exchange
Server.
Lead-in
The Organization appears at
the top of the hierarchical
model that Exchange Server
uses to organize resources.
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Using Dedicated Public Folder Servers
A dedicated public folder server is an Exchange Server computer that is
configured with only the Public Information Store services. These servers are
storage locations for the data that can be accessed through collaborative
applications. These servers can be dedicated to providing collaboration services
to a select department or group, or to an entire enterprise.
The dedicated public folder server configuration allows groups to set up team
workspaces and collaborative applications that are insulated from the
organizational Exchange Server infrastructure. Yet, the stand-alone servers can
still take advantage of the directory, security, and messaging services of the
surrounding infrastructure. These servers are optimized storage and publishing
spaces for Microsoft Office documents, Web documents, and collaborative
applications.
Slide Objective
To describe the differences
between the two types of
Exchange Server
collaboration servers.
Lead-in
There are two types of
collaboration servers that
can be deployed in your
solution: dedicated public
folder servers, and shared
messaging and public folder
servers.
Module 2: Creating and Managing Public Folders 5 Advantages of Dedicated Public Folder Servers

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• Few servers to manage. An advantage of this configuration is that there are
fewer servers in the enterprise to manage.

Disadvantages of Shared Messaging and Public Folder Servers
Messaging and public folder servers have the following disadvantages.
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Processor intensive. Processor intensive collaborative applications can
negatively impact the messaging environment.
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Increased hardware needs. Hardware must be scaled up to support all
offered services. For more information on deploying public folder, see the “Deploying,
Managing, and Using Public Folders” white paper on the Student Materials
compact disc for course 1593, Building Collaborative Solutions Using
Microsoft Outlook 2000.

Note
6 Module 2: Creating and Managing Public Folders Public Folder Collaboration Features
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Automating Folder Activity
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Offline Folders
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Posting and Viewing Public Folder Information

applications.
Lead-in
There are many built-in
features of public folders
that you can use to build
collaborative solutions.
Module 2: Creating and Managing Public Folders 7 Scripting Agents
The Exchange Server Scripting Agent lets you use server-side scripts that run as
a result of events occurring in folders. Events can take place in personal folders
(mailboxes) or public folders. A Scripting Agent can be applied to the
following four types of events:
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When a new message arrives into a folder. This type of event is useful for
building applications that need to check new items as they arrive.
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When a message is changed. This event is useful if the contents of a public
folder need to be synchronized with another data source such as a Microsoft
SQL Server
™
database or another Exchange Server folder.
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When a message is deleted. This event can be used to provide
synchronization capabilities between different data sources and the public
folder.
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A timer-based event. Agents can fire based on timer events.


8 Module 2: Creating and Managing Public Folders Offline folders are stored in the offline folder (.ost) file. This file is located on
your computer hard disk and is available even when the network is unavailable.
The .ost file can be compacted to save space on your computer.

For more information on setting up a public folder for offline use, search
for “offline folders” in Outlook 2000 Help.

Posting and Viewing Public Folder Information
Public folders allow you to choose which standard and custom forms to use for
postings to the folder. Often it is important to control what information is
posted to a public folder. For example, help desk applications require a certain
amount of information to be collected. You can ensure that all pertinent
information is provided by specifying a custom form that requires users to fill
in the necessary information. Furthermore, you can specify that only the custom
help desk form be allowed to post to the folder by using the Properties page on
a public folder. Using forms in public folders also takes advantage of the
replication features of Exchange Server so that the forms replicate with the
folder to other public folder servers.
Presenting Application Data to the User
Another aspect of developing a public folder collaborative solution is
determining the best way to make your application’s data visible to the user.
Two common ways of presenting this information include:
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Custom views. You can create custom views of public folders to help users
find information in a folder.

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posted into the folder by creating a custom form. Once the form is created and
published, you can specify which forms are associated with a folder. You can
also restrict which forms users can post to the folder.
Message Tracking
Exchange Server supports more than delivery and read receipts. When message
tracking is enabled, Exchange Server keeps logs of the items that have entered
the Exchange Server system from other systems. Exchange Server also logs
where items were routed to, which Exchange Server components routed them,
and when the items were delivered to their final destinations. Message tracking
enables you to find the route of an item based on specific criteria such as the
sender of the item, the intended recipient, or even the component of Exchange
Server that handled the message. This tool enables you to trace any item in your
application and determine whether it reached its destination.
Message tracking logs are created when message tracking has been enabled on
either the Information Store Site Configuration object or the MTA Site
Configuration object in the Microsoft Exchange Administrator program. These
objects are in the Configuration container.
The message tracking logs are stored in the \Exchsrvr\Tracking.log
subdirectory. This subdirectory contains logs for each day message tracking has
been enabled. The log files are named according to the day they were created.
For example, a log file created on 7/1/99 is named 19990701.log.
Viewing the Tracking.log File
You can view the Tracking.log file by using one of two methods:
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View the Tracking.log file by using the Message Tracking Center. The
Message Tracking Center is used to selectively query the tracking log files
and track a particular message to find out if or how it was delivered. To
open the Message Tracking Center, on the Tools menu of the Microsoft
Exchange Administrator, click Track Message.
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Creating a new Outlook 2000 folder is as simple as creating a new folder,
modifying an existing folder, or duplicating a folder design.
When developing a collaborative solution, it is a good idea to start with a new
personal folder if you do not already have a folder design in place. If you do so,
users cannot accidentally use the folder before it is ready. However, a personal
folder offers only limited testing capabilities. Personal folders are used as a
starting place when you are testing forms, views, and rules. To test security and
scripting, personal folders must be converted to public folders. You can convert
an Outlook 2000 personal folder to a public folder to quickly populate a public
folder with existing items.
Copying a Folder
To copy a folder:
1. On the View menu, click Folder List.
2. Click the folder you want to copy.
3. On the File menu, point to Folder, and then click Copy Folder name.
4. In the Copy the selected folder to the folder list, click the location you
want the folder copied. You must use Exchange Server to use the Delegate Access feature and to
share your personal Outlook 2000 folders. The personal folders must be stored
in the Exchange Server mailbox, not in an Outlook 2000 personal folder or a
.pst file.

Slide Objective
To outline this topic.
Lead-in
You can use Outlook 2000
to create a new public folder
and set its properties, such

File system folders created in Outlook 2000 are equivalent to folders created in
Microsoft Windows
®
Explorer, and inherit all of the native operating system
properties and functionality. To view or open any of the files on your computer
as well as on any network drive to which you are connected, on the Outlook
Bar, click Other or Other Shortcuts, and then click My Computer.
Outlook 2000 Folders
Outlook 2000 folders can only be created within Outlook 2000 and are only
visible from within Outlook 2000. There are six types of Outlook 2000 folders:
Contacts, Tasks, Journal, Appointment, Note, and MailItem.
Outlook 2000 folders are different from personal folders. Personal folders are
saved with the extension .pst, and the items contained in your personal folders
remain on your computer, not on the server. In contrast, Outlook 2000 folders
are part of your mailbox and are stored on the Exchange Server computer.
Slide Objective
To describe the two types of
folders you can create by
using Outlook 2000.
Lead-in
You can use Outlook 2000
to create two types of
folders: file system folders
and Outlook 2000 folders.
This module focuses on
creating Outlook 2000
folders.
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b. Click Appointment Items, Contact Items, Journal Items, Note Items,
or Task Items to create a folder that will contain items of the associated
type. For example, if you click Appointment Items, Outlook 2000 will
create a Calendar folder.
5. Click OK.
6. In the Add Shortcut to the Outlook Bar message box, click Yes or No to
indicate whether to create a shortcut to this folder in the Outlook Bar.

Slide Objective
To present the Create New
Folder dialog box, which is
where a new Outlook 2000
folder is created.
Lead-in
You can create a new public
folder by using the New
Folder command.
Module 2: Creating and Managing Public Folders 13 Setting Folder Properties
Move Application Properties
General Home Page
Forms Permissions
This folder is available to:
OK Cancel
A
pply
A
pply

Item Function

Initial view on folder Choose between the built-in and custom views defined for
the folder.
Drag/Drop posting is a Determine whether an item is forwarded, moved, or copied
when an item is dragged to the folder.
Add folder address to Add the folder to the default address book, by default the
address will be added to the Contacts personal folder. This is
helpful if the address for the public folder is unavailable in
the Global Address List.
This folder is available
to
Select All users with access permission or Owners only.
Select Owners only when testing a folder.
Folder Assistant Click this button to provide a folder equivalent to the Rules
Wizard.
Moderated Folder Click this button to specify that a folder is moderated, and to
select moderators for the folder.

Slide Objective
To present the Properties
dialog box.
Lead-in
Folder properties are
configured in the Properties
dialog box.
14 Module 2: Creating and Managing Public Folders Using the General Tab to Set Folder Properties

default for this folder
Specify that a Web page will be visible by default in the
Outlook 2000 pane when you click on the folder.
Address Type the Web page Uniform Resource Locator (URL) or
document path name for the folder home page.

Using the Forms Tab to Set Folder Properties
By associating a form with your folder you can quickly and easily standardize
the way information is distributed and collected. The following table lists and
describes the folder options for the Forms tab.
Item Function

Forms associated with
this folder
Lists the forms you copied or set up in the folder. These
forms are located in the Folder Forms Library.
Manage Copies a form from a different forms library, sets up a new
form, enables an existing form to be exported as an .fdm,
deletes forms from selected form libraries, and sets form
properties.
Description Displays a description for the selected form.
Allow these forms in
this folder
Select the group of forms you want to use in the folder. When
a user posts a message by using a form that is not in the
groups of forms you selected, the message is returned to the
sender.