How to export and import personal address books in GroupWise

  • 7004826
  • 09-Nov-2009
  • 26-Apr-2012

Environment

Novell GroupWise 5.0
Novell GroupWise 5.1
Novell GroupWise 5.2
Novell GroupWise 6
Novell GroupWise 6.5
Novell GroupWise 7
Novell GroupWise 8

Situation

How to export and import personal address books in GroupWise

Resolution

 Importing an address book out of GroupWise users account

1. Open the address book in the client.
2. Select FILE | EXPORT.
3. Select the option you want of items to export.
4. Select location to save file to within the browse window.
5. Save file. (This will create a .NAB file)

Importing the Address book in to GroupWise users account


1. Select FILE | IMPORT at the address book location you want to bring the addresses to and select the .NAB file that was created with export.

For 3rd party address book import there is a site that has 3rd party tools that are not supported nor endorsed by Novell, but have been helpful in migrating to GroupWise.  This is provided as a courtesy to our customers.  www.slewis.org.

Additional Information

Formerly known as TID# 10010295