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Chapter 4 - Managing Nicknames

Guidelines for nicknames
Adding nicknames
Obtaining nickname information
Deleting nicknames

Nicknames

Example Creating a Nickname

Edward D. DeAubinville

EdD

General Nickname Rules

Nicknames refer only to users, lists, services, and other nicknames. They cannot refer to groups, organizations, or servers.
An item can have more than one nickname.
You can add nicknames for a user when you add the user to the network, as well as later when you manage that user.
If a nickname refers to a list, any operation performed on the nickname can affect all items in the list.
To manage nicknames, you must belong to the AdminList for the appropriate group.

Using a Nickname

Example Entering a Nickname

Jerilyn Dana Holzberger@Sales@WCTUS

jeri

jeri@Sales

jeri@Sales@WCTUS

jeri@Finance@WCTBE

Jerilyn Dana Holzberger@Sales@WCTUS

jeri

To Add a Nickname

1. Click the New Nickname icon.

2. Enter the real name or another nickname in the new nickname in the Real name dialog box, and the new nickname in the Nickname dialog box.

3. Click Finish.

1. Enter MNICK at the command line. The Manage Nicknames menu appears.

2. Select ADD a nickname. The Add A Nickname screen appears.

3. Enter the nickname and the full name. If the object has a nickname, you can use that nickname when MNICK prompts you for the full name.

4. The group and organization portions of the nickname's StreetTalk name appear. MNICK prompts you to confirm the add operation. Select YES to add the nickname.

Note: Use a name that clearly indicates what the nickname represents because your system can have many nicknames. For example, to refer to Curtis VanDemark@Sales@WCTUS, you could use his initials, CVD, as the nickname.

Obtaining Nickname Information

The name a nickname refers to
All the nicknames for a name

To Find the Name Referred to by a Nickname

1. Click the Browse Nicknames icon.

All the nicknames in the group display in the right pane.

2. Right-click the nickname and select Properties from the shortcut menu. The full name displays on the property sheet.

See Introduction to StreetTalk Explorer for a description of StreetTalk Explorer.

1. At the Manage Nicknames menu, choose SELECT to select a nickname from the list or use the SEARCH function to locate the nickname. The full StreetTalk name and other relevant information for the nickname you selected appears.

2. You have the option of deleting the nickname. Since you only want to view information, select NO.

To Find All the Nicknames for a Name

1. Click the Browse All icon in the toolbar.

2. Right-click the full StreetTalk name of the item in the right pane and select Nicknames from the shortcut menu.

All nicknames for the item display on the property sheet.

1. At the Manage Nicknames menu, select FIND Nicknames for a full name. The Find Nicknames screen appears.

2. Enter the full name of the person for whom you want nicknames.

3. At the next screen, use the default search pattern or enter a new one.

A list of all the nicknames associated with that name within the nickname's search pattern appears. Note that if you select a nickname, you are asked if you want to delete it.

To Delete a Nickname

1. Click the Browse Nickname icon.

The nicknames display in the right pane.

2. Right-click the nickname and select Delete, or select the nickname and select File, Delete.

3. Confirm that you want to delete the nickname.

See Introduction to StreetTalk Explorer for a description of StreetTalk Explorer.

1. At the Manage Nicknames menu, use SELECT from list below to select a nickname from the displayed list, or SEARCH for other nicknames to locate the nickname you want. The Delete Or View a Nickname Screen appears with the full StreetTalk name and other relevant information about the nickname you selected.

2. Select YES to delete the nickname. MNICK requests a confirmation before deleting the nickname.

When you delete a nickname, users can no longer refer to the item by that nickname. However, they can still use the item's full StreetTalk name.

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