Integrate business contacts to networked computer

[Guest]

Two of us in the office have been entering business contacts into our
Outlook separate databases but now we need to combine all of the information
into one. How can I get the Business Contacts from the other computer to
mine without losing my entries? How can we just share one Outlook through
our network?

 

[raul]

Hi

Can you tell the version of Business Contact manger that you are running .

Raul Thomas

 

[Guest]

Two of us in the office have been entering business contacts into our
Outlook separate databases but now we need to combine all of the information
into one. How can I get the Business Contacts from the other computer to
mine without losing my entries? How can we just share one Outlook through
our network?
Outlook 2003 - Windows XP

 

[Bob Cooley [MSFT]]

You could backup the database on machine A and either burn it to a CD, copy
it to a USB drive, or send it via email to machine B. Restore the db from
machine A to machine B first, resolve any duplicates that BCM missed and
otherwise clean up the db. Then, download the BCM v2 Update from
Microsoft's download site
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...42-6dc5-4922-9dfb-1c82237d6b62&DisplayLang=en)
It's been available since June, and supports sharing in a networked
environment. Install the update on both machines. Then you can share the
database from machine B back to machine A, which enables both of you to
view/edit the shared db at the same time.
--
Regards,

Bob Cooley, [MSFT]


This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

 

[Guest]

just one thought...

if two of you have been entering data separately, I guess you don't wantt to
overwite one with the other. You may want to Export the data from Machine A
and Import it to Machine B. Machine B will then have the entire d/b which you
can back up.

You could backup the database on machine A and either burn it to a CD, copy
it to a USB drive, or send it via email to machine B. Restore the db from
machine A to machine B first, resolve any duplicates that BCM missed and
otherwise clean up the db. Then, download the BCM v2 Update from
Microsoft's download site
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...42-6dc5-4922-9dfb-1c82237d6b62&DisplayLang=en)
It's been available since June, and supports sharing in a networked
environment. Install the update on both machines. Then you can share the
database from machine B back to machine A, which enables both of you to
view/edit the shared db at the same time.
--
Regards,

Bob Cooley, [MSFT]


This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Two of us in the office have been entering business contacts into our
Outlook separate databases but now we need to combine all of the
information
into one. How can I get the Business Contacts from the other computer to
mine without losing my entries? How can we just share one Outlook through
our network?

 

[Tim P via OfficeKB.com]

Hey Ian,

I have been following this and other related data sharing threads with great
interest and I would like to eventually attempt this in my own office. I
want to make sure I understand what you have just suggested above because I
think it makes sense. A few questions about your suggested example: Once
Machine B contains the entire d/b (after the import from A) and is backed up,
could I also then overwrite this new unified d/b back over onto Machine A
thus creating 2 identical matching databases that are fully merged? Would
this be a preferred starting point from which to then proceed with setting up
the domain workgroup that (Bob?) outlined in a different thread here?
Currently I have just been overwriting back and forth between 2 separate
Tablet and Laptop PCs via a crossover cable peer to peer network between the
2. I would like to evolve this current little network of mine in order to
utilize the new sharing allowed by BCM v2 but quite frankly, this whole
"sharing" thing kind of baffles me still and I have been too busy running my
business to pay a lot of attention to how exactly this is done correctly. It
appears that you and I are in similiar situations of need in this regard and
I'd like to tap into your trial and error with this as my test guinea pig.

Are you willing to step up and become my BCM data sharing guru master role
model?

-THP

just one thought...

if two of you have been entering data separately, I guess you don't wantt to
overwite one with the other. You may want to Export the data from Machine A
and Import it to Machine B. Machine B will then have the entire d/b which you
can back up.

You could backup the database on machine A and either burn it to a CD, copy
it to a USB drive, or send it via email to machine B. Restore the db from

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[Bob Cooley [MSFT]]

Hi Tim,

Could you email me directly so we can talk about this? I'd also like to ask
you a few other questions. My email is bobcool at microsoft dot com. Just
put it in correct format and shoot me an email so we can discuss. Thanks!

--
Regards,

Bob Cooley, [MSFT]


This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Hey Ian,

I have been following this and other related data sharing threads with
great
interest and I would like to eventually attempt this in my own office. I
want to make sure I understand what you have just suggested above because
I
think it makes sense. A few questions about your suggested example: Once
Machine B contains the entire d/b (after the import from A) and is backed
up,
could I also then overwrite this new unified d/b back over onto Machine A
thus creating 2 identical matching databases that are fully merged? Would
this be a preferred starting point from which to then proceed with setting
up
the domain workgroup that (Bob?) outlined in a different thread here?
Currently I have just been overwriting back and forth between 2 separate
Tablet and Laptop PCs via a crossover cable peer to peer network between
the
2. I would like to evolve this current little network of mine in order to
utilize the new sharing allowed by BCM v2 but quite frankly, this whole
"sharing" thing kind of baffles me still and I have been too busy running
my
business to pay a lot of attention to how exactly this is done correctly.
It
appears that you and I are in similiar situations of need in this regard
and
I'd like to tap into your trial and error with this as my test guinea pig.

Are you willing to step up and become my BCM data sharing guru master
role
model?

-THP

just one thought...

if two of you have been entering data separately, I guess you don't wantt
to
overwite one with the other. You may want to Export the data from Machine
A
and Import it to Machine B. Machine B will then have the entire d/b which
you
can back up.

You could backup the database on machine A and either burn it to a CD,
copy
it to a USB drive, or send it via email to machine B. Restore the db
from

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mine without losing my entries? How can we just share one Outlook
through
our network?

 

[Guest]

Hi Tim,

Ill try anything once!

I'm not technical, but I can tell you that we are backing up machine A,
exporting the data and importing it to machine B, to achieve a full d/b.

Yes, this machine B can then be backed up and rstored to machine A to enable
2 fully updated d/bs.

We have however experienced some user permission issues whcih I don't fully
understand and don't have the error messages with me now to provide you.
These errors relate to follow up activity, e.g tasks and may not be BCM
related, for example one message is "Cannot perform the requested operation,
the command selected is not valid for the recipient". Again, not usre what
this is but it only happens afther the process above.

Bob, I hope your in on this because any ideas are welcome and to reply to
our previous dialogue re. sharing , it would be great to know (even loosely)
what plans are in progress to help us businesses with remote users, who are
not big enough for CRM but have grown (by using BCM!) to the extent where we
need the application to help us move forward?

Thanks.

Ian

Hi Tim,

Could you email me directly so we can talk about this? I'd also like to ask
you a few other questions. My email is bobcool at microsoft dot com. Just
put it in correct format and shoot me an email so we can discuss. Thanks!

--
Regards,

Bob Cooley, [MSFT]


This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Hey Ian,

I have been following this and other related data sharing threads with
great
interest and I would like to eventually attempt this in my own office. I
want to make sure I understand what you have just suggested above because
I
think it makes sense. A few questions about your suggested example: Once
Machine B contains the entire d/b (after the import from A) and is backed
up,
could I also then overwrite this new unified d/b back over onto Machine A
thus creating 2 identical matching databases that are fully merged? Would
this be a preferred starting point from which to then proceed with setting
up
the domain workgroup that (Bob?) outlined in a different thread here?
Currently I have just been overwriting back and forth between 2 separate
Tablet and Laptop PCs via a crossover cable peer to peer network between
the
2. I would like to evolve this current little network of mine in order to
utilize the new sharing allowed by BCM v2 but quite frankly, this whole
"sharing" thing kind of baffles me still and I have been too busy running
my
business to pay a lot of attention to how exactly this is done correctly.
It
appears that you and I are in similiar situations of need in this regard
and
I'd like to tap into your trial and error with this as my test guinea pig.

Are you willing to step up and become my BCM data sharing guru master
role
model?

-THP

just one thought...

if two of you have been entering data separately, I guess you don't wantt
to
overwite one with the other. You may want to Export the data from Machine
A
and Import it to Machine B. Machine B will then have the entire d/b which
you
can back up.

You could backup the database on machine A and either burn it to a CD,
copy
it to a USB drive, or send it via email to machine B. Restore the db
from
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mine without losing my entries? How can we just share one Outlook
through
our network?