Configuring instant messaging

Note Teamcenter rich client instant messaging with Microsoft Office Communicator should continue to work. However, Siemens Digital Industries Software no longer has an environment in which to validate the instant messaging functionality. Teamcenter users can view the current status of the owning and last modified users, and, from within a Teamcenter application, can initiate communication using Microsoft Office Communicator. This capability: Is supported only on Windows systems with Microsoft Office Communicator. Lets you access all available Microsoft Office Communicator features. Is available in Teamcenter and is enabled and controlled by preference settings. The OCS_use_presence_display preference specifies whether the functionality is integrated with Teamcenter. The OCS_use_email_property preference specifies whether to use the e-mail ID from the e-mail ID field of the user Person object. The OCS_company_email_domain preference value specifies a domain name if the OCS_use_email_property preference value is false. For the rich client, integration is implemented in: My Teamcenter Summary view My Teamcenter Viewer view Workflow perform-signoffs panes Systems Engineering Structure Manager Schedule Manager Note Microsoft Office Communicator must be installed and running on your computer to use the Teamcenter integration with Microsoft Office Communicator. If you try to use this feature when Microsoft Office Communicator is not installed and running on your computer, Teamcenter displays the symbol color corresponding to the Microsoft Office Communicator Presence Unknown status. If you try to use the Teamcenter integration with Microsoft Office Communicator to contact a user for whom the system cannot find an e-mail ID, the system displays a message listing possible reasons for the inability to continue the communication.