Rules; Understanding Rules; Actions A Rule Can Perform; Section 9.1, "Understanding Rules - Novell GROUPWISE 8 - LINUX-MAC CLIENT Manual

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You can automate many GroupWise
deleting items, or sorting items into folders, by using Rules to define a set of conditions and actions
to be performed when an item meets those conditions.
Section 9.1, "Understanding Rules," on page 175
Section 9.2, "Actions a Rule Can Perform," on page 175
Section 9.3, "Events That Trigger a Rule," on page 177
Section 9.4, "Creating a Rule," on page 177
Section 9.5, "Editing a Rule," on page 180
Section 9.6, "Enabling or Disabling a Rule," on page 180
Section 9.7, "Running a Rule Manually," on page 181
Section 9.8, "Deleting a Rule," on page 181

9.1 Understanding Rules

When you create a rule, you must do the following:
Name the rule.
Select an event. The event is the trigger that starts the rule.
Select the types of items to be affected by the rule.
Add an action. The action is what you want the rule to do when it is triggered.
Save the rule.
Make sure the rule is enabled.
You can specify many more options to limit which items a rule affects. For example, you can apply
a rule to only accepted appointments, to items with a certain word in the Subject box, or to items
with a high priority. Use Define Conditions to limit your rules further. See
by a Rule" on page 179.

9.2 Actions a Rule Can Perform

You can use rules to send, reply to, and forward items, to perform various actions on items in your
Mailbox, and much more.
Actions a Rule Can Perform
Table 9-1
Action Result
Send Mail Sends a prepared mail message to the recipients you specify when the rule
conditions are met. For example, if you need to inform your manager each time you
receive a monthly report from another group of people, you can have a rule send a
message as soon as you receive the report.
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actions, such as replying when you're out of the office,
"Limiting Items Affected
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