Workgroup and Workflow Technologies

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Workgroup and Workflow Technologies

• CDO for Exchange 2000 Server
• CDO for Exchange Management
• Workflow for Exchange 2000 Server

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Using ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) and
Collaboration Data Objects (CDO) for Messaging
and Collaboration
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CoClasses of the CDO for Exchange 2000 Server
(CDOEX) Object Model
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Sending Collaboration Data Objects (CDO) Messages

• A message item is created in the originators
  Outbox.
• The message data is streamed into the message
  item.
• The Information Store is informed to deliver the
  message.
• A copy of the message is saved in the Sent Items
  folder.

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Collaboration Data Objects (CDO) Calendar Objects

• Appointment objects are created in public and
  private calendars.
• CalendarMessage objects are meeting requests.
• Addressee objects allow address-to-recipient
  resolution.

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Contact Management

• Access contacts in the Microsoft Web Storage
  System with a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for
  a mailbox or public folder object.
• Access contacts in Active Directory directory
  service with a URL for a directory object.

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Managing Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server with CDO
for Exchange Management (CDOEXM) and Active
Directory Services Interface (ADSI)
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The CDOEXM Object Model
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Workflow Basics
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Workflow Basics (continued)
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Creating and Configuring the Workflow System
Account

• Create a mailbox-enabled user account in Active
  Directory.
• Make the account a member in the Exchange Domain
  Servers group.
• Grant the account the Act As Part Of The
  Operating System right.
• Configure the event sink to use this account.
• Grant the administrator permission to author
  workflow applications.
• Grant the administrator Owner role to the
  workflow folder.

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A Basic Exchange 2000 Workflow
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Chapter Summary

• CDO for Exchange 2000 Server
• CDO for Exchange Management
• Workflow for Exchange 2000 Server