XCLN: How to Update Exchange Forms Designer Forms
Article ID: 183531
Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Exchange Client 5.5
- Microsoft Exchange Client 5.0
- Microsoft Exchange Client 4.0
- Microsoft Exchange Client 5.0
This article was previously published under Q183531
SUMMARY
Exchange forms administrators may find it necessary at times to update an
existing Exchange form and reinstall it to a message store (for example, a
public folder). However, after a form has been cached locally on the
Exchange client workstation, the Exchange client may not always download
the updated version of the form from the message store.
MORE INFORMATION
There are two ways to ensure that the updated version of a form will be
used on the client:
Method 1
From the Exchange client, select Tools, Options, Exchange Server page,
Manage Forms button. From the Forms Manager, select the folder by clicking
the Set button located in the right-pane list box. Choose the folder in
which the updated form is installed. Click the Update button.
For this method some type of notification is required, so that the user
knows to perform the above steps. One recommendation is to send a detailed
message to all those affected after a form has been updated.
Method 2
From the Microsoft Exchange Electronic Forms Designer, load the form that
is to be updated. Select View, Form properties. From the General page,
change the Item Type to a unique name, different from the original. (Note:
The item type must remain in the form IPM.Vendorname or
IPM.Vendorname.Subclass.)
For this method, the form is automatically downloaded, because this is a
new item type. However, unless the display name has been changed on the
form, the Exchange client's Compose menu will list multiple forms with the
same display name.
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