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Methods of Applying Updates There are a number of different ways in which you can make changes to your own Directory and in which you can inform other computers of these changes if you are part of a large network. The methods you can use are detailed below, together with examples of when you might use them.
NOTE Before you update the Directory, make sure that there is enough space left in the databases to accommodate any additions. For example, if the LOCAL-USER dataset is approaching full capacity, you might not be able to add all of the new users you want to.
Check the Local and Global (and Native if applicable) Data Set Summary Reports to see if any of the datasets are getting full. If they are expand the database before attempting to make significant additions to the Directory. Local Updates The Configurator Used for one-off changes such as adding a single user or unusual changes which involve a number of associated transactions, such as adding a remote computer, configuring a route to it, and so on. Batch Configurator Used for large-scale changes, such as adding a sublocation and all of its users. Mailutil Used for simple one-off changes, such as changing a user's name. The Directory Update Used in local networks where the same batch facility (*ADMIN) configuration file has to be applied to a number of machines. Network Updates The Directory Update Used for major updates where a batch facility configuration file can be applied automatically to the recipient HP Desk system. Mailutil Used for major updates to systems which do not want to have changes applied using the Directory Update facility. The method you use for remote updates will depend on the preference of the recipient HP Desk system. For a high degree of security, the HP Desk Administrator might want to receive a batch configurator file rather than using the Directory Update facility. Sequenced Updates Sequenced Directory Updates are a set of tools which can be used to automate the distribution of Directory updates within an HP Desk network. These tools can be used for either: * Automatic reporting of Directory changes to a central location * Automatic updating of HP Desk Directories within a local cluster of HP Desk systems. Transferring Users The final type of update you might have to perform involves the movement of staff from one part of your organization to another. For example, due to a reorganization a department might be moved from one HP Desk location to another. This new location could be on a completely different computer, perhaps in another country. This type of change would require using Mailutil to store details of the users in question and restore them at their new location.
NOTE If you transfer user information from a computer with a Native Database installed to one with no Native Database, any native user names and language IDs included will be ignored by the receiving computer.