Release Notes
Release 9.0
E63672-01
September 2015
This document provides release notes for Oracle Communications Connector for Microsoft Outlook, which consists of the following sections:
This section describes the new features in this release of Connector for Microsoft Outlook.
Connector for Microsoft Outlook has been enhanced so that administrators can configure end-user packages with connection information to an update site where they can publish updates and upgrades for Connector for Microsoft Outlook. Each time a user logs in to Microsoft Outlook with his Oracle Communications Unified Communications Suite profile, Connector for Microsoft Outlook checks the update site for an update or an upgrade. When an update is detected, Connector for Microsoft Outlook notifies the user and gives the user options to install the update or upgrade.
See the discussion about automatically updating Connector for Microsoft Outlook in Connector for Microsoft Outlook Installation and Administration Guide for more information.
The Deployment Configuration Program (DCP) for Connector for Microsoft Outlook has been enhanced so that administrators can run the DCP from the command line to silently create end-user packages. By providing the path to a prepared INI file, administrators can generate end-user packages without having to open the DCP user interface.
See the discussion about running the DCP in silent mode in Connector for Microsoft Outlook Installation and Administration Guide for more information.
Connector for Microsoft Outlook is enhanced to integrate with Oracle Communications Contacts Server to provide the address book service. You now have the option of providing the address book service with Contacts Server or with Convergence and the directory server. Administrators specify the address book provider in the DCP.
Connector for Microsoft Outlook is enhanced so that administrators can customize the branding for Connector for Microsoft Outlook and the end-user package installation wizard. For example, administrators can specify a company name, a product name, customized artwork, copyright, trademark name, and other customized fields and attributes.
See the discussion about customized branding in Connector for Microsoft Outlook Installation and Administration Guide for more information.
Table 1 lists and describes the bugs fixed in this release of Connector for Microsoft Outlook.
| Reference | Description |
|---|---|
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SR #: 3-10500777161 Bug #: 20913240 |
Running an end-user package that updates user settings no longer requires admin rights on the end-user computer. |
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SR #: 3-10217203391 Bug #: 20469561 |
Replying to an email message no longer causes Connector for Microsoft Outlook to become unresponsive. |
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SR #: 3-10474803521 Bug #: 20874317 |
Mail synchronization of large mail folders no longer causes Connector for Microsoft Outlook to become unresponsive. |
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SR #: 3-10237576511 Bug #:20987621 |
Email attachments contained in a forwarded message can be opened and viewed as normal. |
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SR #: NA Bug #: NA |
The Mail Quota and Folder Size dialog box are now localized. |
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SR #: NA Bug #: 17197558 |
Text with formatting (such as bullets) copied from an email in Connector for Microsoft Outlook can be pasted into other applications. |
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SR #: NA Bug #: 12208507 |
Connector for Microsoft Outlook can open Internet Calendar ICS attachments sent by email for a non-default shared calendar. |
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SR #: NA Bug #: 14074145 |
Korean localization for shared calendar folder is now correct. |
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SR #: NA Bug #: 18417024 |
You can now perform an advanced search by first name in non-English locales. |
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SR #: NA Bug #: 18417089 |
You can now perform an advanced search by last name in non-English locales. |
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SR #: NA Bug #: 14553920 |
Translation for suggested contacts is corrected for zh_CN locale. |
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SR #: NA Bug #: 14553896 |
Translation for suggested contacts is corrected for zh_TW locale. |
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SR #: NA Bug #: 14553792 |
In the zh_TW locale, the placement of colons is corrected. |
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SR #: NA Bug #: 18922004 |
Profile upgrade messages are now translated correctly. |
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SR #: NA Bug #: 17462487 |
Connector for Microsoft Outlook now successfully pulls user certificates from GAL. |
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SR #: NA Bug #: 14472204 |
Self-extractor title windows for Asian languages appear correctly. |
This section describes the known problems that exist in this release of Connector for Microsoft Outlook. Problems are grouped in the following sections:
This section describes the limitations in this release of Connector for Microsoft Outlook.
Every distinct identity in the directory server (for example, users, resources, conference rooms) must have an email address.
Message recall functionality is not available.
Description of events is not available when checking availability.
If a message is sent from Outlook in Rich Text format, the message contains a plain text body with no formatting and a WINMAIL.DAT attachment.
The WINMAIL.DAT attachment contains the Rich Text message along with any other attachments that may have been added. Because the format is Microsoft proprietary, only Outlook can read the WINMAIL.DAT attachment. Mail clients see only the unformatted text message and a WINMAIL.DAT attachment. It is recommended that HTML format be used instead of Rich Text format to send messages.
Free/busy lookup does not display TENTATIVE or OUT-OF-OFFICE color coding.
You cannot install Connector for Microsoft Outlook on Exchange servers.
Offline limitations:
During an offline session, if any item in a Calendar, Task, mail, or Contact folder is modified using Outlook, and then another client on the server is used to modify the same item, the changes made offline are lost when the user returns to online mode in Outlook. The changes made by the other client on the server remain.
When creating a new event in offline mode, the invitation is saved to the user's Outbox. If, while still in offline mode, the user opens the invitation, the invitation disappears from the Outbox once it is closed.
Junk Mail Filter does not work for Outlook 2010 or Outlook 2013.
The Junk Mail feature available in Outlook 2010 and Outlook 2013 does not function with Connector for Microsoft Outlook. Senders that are set to be filtered using this tool are not filtered.
Because Outlook's Junk Email feature relies on the client to filter unwanted messages, Oracle recommends using a server-side solution. In client filters, like the one Outlook utilizes, the messages arrive in the user's Inbox, which is then moved to the Junk folder. This could potentially create unnecessary network traffic and slower response time.
Users can choose the Mail Filter option from the Tools menu, which utilizes the server-side filtering function. A more efficient solution would be to use a server-side virus or junk mail filter that is compatible with Oracle Communications Messaging Server. Unsolicited email may be rejected by the Messaging Server message transfer agent (MTA) and never arrive in the user's Inbox, saving resources and disk space.
Quick Steps, a new feature in Microsoft Outlook 2010 that applies multiple actions at the same time to email messages, is not supported.
Events with an RDATE property are not supported.
No support for social connector plug-ins, even though Outlook supports them.
If a delegate accepts a calendar invitation from the organizer's shared inbox, the event appears on the delegate's calendar, and not the organizer's.
All-day calendar events can become non-all-day events if there is a discrepancy between the end-user computer time zone and the Calendar Server time zone.
iMIP and iTIP calendar attachments are not supported
Changes to shared calendar permissions take effect after Outlook is restarted.
Tasks in a shared calendar belong to the calendar owner, and not the subscriber.
This section groups together the general known issues in Connector for Microsoft Outlook.
SR number: NA
Bug number: 20912829
The online Help for Connector for Microsoft Outlook does not open in some deployments.
To work around this issue, users must navigate to the Help directory and manually open the Help CHM file.
SR number: NA
Bug number: 19000776
Connector for Microsoft Outlook creates a profile backup file even when the profile upgrade or profile conversion processes fail.
You can delete the backup profile.
SR number: NA
Bug number: 17299326
If you migrate an Outlook Connector 8.0 profile that was created in SSL mode without a DN pattern to Outlook Connector 8.0.1, logging in to Calendar Server generates an "Error: service not available" message, and logging in to the Address Book Server (ABS) generates an "Error: server not found" message. The error messages are in error; you can expect the Calendar Server and ABS services to be working normally.
This section groups together the known issues pertaining to the calendar service in Connector for Microsoft Outlook.
SR number: 3-8941716341
Bug number: 18708443
On a subscribed calendar, an event is still visible even if the owner changed its classification to private.
Workaround: After changing an event to private on a subscribed calendar, click Empty and resync from the Advanced tab in the Properties menu, so that the event no longer displays on the subscribed calendar.
Alternatively, owner can change the event confidential. Subscribers can only see the event slot, but cannot see the title or description.
SR number: 3-7672676221, 3-5400904141
Bug number: 13809551
An event created "on behalf of" gets the name of the logged in user, not the name of the subscribed calendar as organizer because of a Calendar Server limitation, which prevents an organizer from creating a meeting in the calendar of another user. If you select "No" to the question, "Would you like to update your calendar now?" you do not encounter this issue.
SR number: NA
Bug number: 18046399
There is no workaround for this issue.
SR number: NA
Bug number: 17862688
There is no workaround for this issue.
SR number: NA
Bug number: 14006451
There is no workaround for this issue.
SR number: NA
Bug number: 13995863
There is no workaround for this issue.
SR number: NA
Bug number: 13934168
There is no workaround for this issue.
SR number: NA
Bug number: 13934266
There is no workaround for this issue.
SR number: NA
Bug number: NA
If you create a recurring event and send the invitation to a list of attendees, then you modify the event to remove a single instance from the series, the attendees may not receive the update. This happens when the modification to the event series is sent before Calendar Server processes the first event completely.
To work around this issue, delete the event series and recreate it. Wait until the attendees receive the original invitation before modifying the series.
This section groups together the known issues pertaining to the address book service in Connector for Microsoft Outlook.
SR number: NA
Bug number: 13874601
If there are two or more shared-contact folders and you unsubscribe from one of them through Shared Contacts Properties, the folder you unsubscribe from is removed from the main folder list, but is replaced by parentheses in the folder list under Shared Contacts.
SR number: NA
Bug number: Bug number: 17327431
While accessing the contact folder, the Synchronizing Contacts... window stays open so long that Outlook goes into non-responding mode. If you then close the Synchronizing Contacts... window, it generates the error message:
Network operation failed.
This section groups together the known issues pertaining to localization in Connector for Microsoft Outlook.
SR number: NA
Bug number: 17934023
There is no workaround for this issue.
SR number: NA
Bug number: 18046371
There is no workaround for this issue.
SR number: NA
Bug number: 18150265
There is no workaround for this issue.
SR number: NA
Bug number: 18181222
There is no workaround for this issue.
SR number: NA
Bug number: 18222315
There is no workaround for this issue.
SR number: NA
Bug number: 18418004
There is no workaround for this issue.
SR number: NA
Bug number: 18417562
There is no workaround for this issue.
SR number: NA
Bug number: 18417503
There is no workaround for this issue.
SR number: NA
Bug number: 14058339
There is no workaround for this issue.
This section groups together the known issues pertaining to interoperability with Convergence in Connector for Microsoft Outlook.
SR number: NA
Bug number: 16028666
If you create an event with an attachment in Convergence, then export and import the event to Connector for Microsoft Outlook, the import succeeds however the attachment name and icon are missing. You can see the content of the attachment.
SR number: NA
Bug number: 16027530
There is no workaround for this issue.
If you change the time and date of an already existing event in Convergence and then look at the event in Outlook, Outlook still displays the time and date from before the change. The time and date will stay unchanged until you manually re-synchronize the calendar or re-login to Outlook.
SR number: NA
Bug number: 17209239
If you create a time-range event (for example, from 10 AM to 11 AM) and then in Outlook and then, still in Outlook, change the event to an all-day event, when you look at the event in Convergence, the time-range is updated (for example, to from 10 AM to 10 AM), but the All Day check box is not checked. To update the box, click the Convergence Refresh button.
This section groups together the known issues pertaining to interoperability with Microsoft Exchange in Connector for Microsoft Outlook.
Support for the following products is deprecated:
Microsoft Outlook 2007
Support for the following products is removed:
Any installation of Connector for Microsoft Outlook on Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 2003 Terminal Server
Microsoft Outlook 2003
Connector for Microsoft Outlook 7.x
The installation, configuration, and administration information for Connector for Microsoft Outlook has been combined into a single guide: Connector for Microsoft Outlook Installation and Administration Guide.
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E63672-01
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