Organizer migration utility (R5.0.2)

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Organizer migration utility (R5.0.2)

For those users running with an Organizer 4.1 GS/Notes R4.x setup, there is a utility available to move the Organizer Calls and Notepad entries into Notes. Organizer 4.1 GS/Notes R4.x already share the Organizer Calendar, Address Book, Anniversary, and To Do information.

The migration utility introduced in Notes 5.0.2 converts Calls and Notepad entries from an Organizer format within the Notes data store (.NSF) to a Notes format. Converted entries appear in the R5.0.2 To Do view and the Notes Journal database. The Organizer Calls entries will be displayed in the Notes To Do view and will be identified with the header "Call Entry." The Organizer Notepad section will get mapped into the Notes Journal database (JOURNAL.NSF). The title of the Organizer Notepad entry is what will appear in the Notes Journal view, and within this document will be the original content from the Notepad page.

NOTE: Due to a software limitation, linked or embedded applications on the converted Notepad page will not be accessible. Please create copies of the applications on your file system should you wish to continue to use the embedded application.

To invoke this utility, follow these steps:

2. Open your Organizer 4.1 GS/Notes R4.x mail file and select File->Database->Replace Design and select "Mail50.ntf".

3. Close and reopen your mail file.

4. Go to the To Do view.

5. Select Tools->Migrate Org 97 GS.

This migration is meant to be a one-time operation and is not intended for interoperability back and forth with Organizer GS and Notes. However, the Organizer data is saved in the .NSF datastore after migration in case the migration utility needs to be used again.

NOTE: For problems with the migration utility, see the Release Note titled "Issues in migrating from Organizer to Notes" under Troubleshooting/Migration.