TPU: Team Productivity Update Release Notes (Part 2 of 2)

ID: Q241468

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Team Productivity Update for BackOffice Server 4.5

SUMMARY

This article contains a portion of the information in the Microsoft Team Productivity Update (TPU) Release Notes file. The file (Readme.htm) is located on the TPU Installation CD-ROM and can be viewed from any Web browser.

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Team Workspace

Install on Demand Components

When using a Team Workspace, an Internet Explorer 5, Outlook 2000, or MDAC component may require an update or need to be installed. During the install on demand process, users may have to provide a path to the installation location of the component. The installation location for Internet Explorer 5, Outlook 2000, or MDAC is the client share directory on the TPU server. The default path to the client share directory is \\servername\TPUShar, where servername is the computer name of the TPU server.

Accessing a TPU Server Using an IP Address

If you attempt to access a TPU server using its IP address, the Enter Network Password dialog box appears. You must enter your user name and password. When you click OK, the Enter Network Password dialog box appears again. You must enter your user name and password a second time. When you click OK, you will be able to access the TPU server.

Domain Selections Can Time Out With Large Domains or With Mixed Domains

When a user attempts to select a domain in the Team Workspace Creation Request Wizard or the Team Workspace Owner/Member Modification Request Wizard, a time-out can occur if the domain selected is a large domain or a domain that contains both Windows NT and Windows 2000 computers.

Team Workspace Groups and Shortcuts Do Not Appear on the Outlook Bar

When a new Team Workspace is created or when you change from your current Team Productivity Update server to a new Team Productivity Update server, some Team Workspace groups and shortcuts may not appear on the Outlook Bar. To display the missing Team Workspace groups and shortcuts, exit and then restart Outlook. If the groups and shortcuts do not appear after you exit and restart Outlook, log off and log back on to the computer.

Shortcuts Added to Outlook Bar in Outlook 2000 Do Not Appear in the Internet Explorer Outlook Bar

When you add a shortcut to the Outlook Bar in Outlook 2000, click Refresh in Internet Explorer to display the shortcut on the Internet Explorer Outlook Bar. If the shortcut does not appear, log off and log back on to the computer.

Adding Outlook Bar Shortcuts to Local Resources

Team Workspace members can add shortcuts to the Outlook Bar that link to personal resources, such as a local drive or folder. However, these local shortcuts are not available to members when they are logged on to a different computer.

File Download Dialog Box Appears When You Click Personal Shortcuts in Internet Explorer

If your Team Workspace has a personal shortcut that points to an application (*.exe file), Internet Explorer will always display the File Download dialog box. For example, if you add a personal shortcut to the Calculator application in Windows, every time you click that shortcut, Internet Explorer will display the File Download dialog box to ask you if you want to run or save the file. If you select to run the file, the Calculator application will start.

NOTE: If you click the same Calculator shortcut in Outlook 2000, the Calculator application will start without displaying the File Download dialog box.

Connecting to the Team Productivity Update is Slow for Remote Users

Because the Outlook Bar must synchronize with Team Workspaces, remote users may experience delays while connecting to the TPU via a modem. If users only require Outlook while working remotely and do not need additional Team Workspace functionality, they can turn off Outlook synchronization before they begin to work offline.

To turn off Outlook 2000 synchronization:

Start Outlook 2000.

On the Tools menu, click Options.

On the Other tab, click Advanced Options, and then click Com Add-Ins.

Clear the TPU Outlook Synchronizing Add-In check box.

Click OK until all the dialog boxes are closed.

Unable to Access Team Workspace Shortcuts Without a Mouse

There are no keyboard shortcuts associated with Team Workspace shortcuts. You must use the mouse to access any of the Team Workspace shortcuts displayed on the Outlook Bar in Outlook or Internet Explorer 5.

Unable to Take a Team Workspace Offline using Outlook

To take a Team Workspace offline, you must use Internet Explorer 5.

Unable to Enter User Names That Contain Illegal Characters in HTML Wizards

When a user attempts to type a domain\user name in the Team Workspace Creation Request Wizard or the Team Workspace Owner/Member Modification Request Wizard, the user name cannot contain any of the following characters: " [ ] : ; = , * | + ? < >. ! @ # $ % ^ & ( ) '

Cached Session Information Prevents the Team Workspace from Recognizing Membership Changes

If a user disconnects his or her client computer from the Windows NT Server computer but does not log off, the server keeps the client session information cached for a period of time; the default is 15 minutes. If membership changes are made to a Team Workspace during this time and the user reconnects to the server, Windows NT Server will use the old session information. The Team Workspace will not recognize the membership changes until the client computer has been disconnected from the server for over 15 minutes, or until the user logs off the client computer and then logs on again. To enable client computers to recognize membership changes, you can either manually reset the session or change the length of time session information is cached.

To manually reset the session:

On the server, open a command prompt.

Type the following command:
net session client/d
where client is the name of the client computer.

To change the length of time session information is cached:

Modify the Autodisconnect value. For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q138365 How the Autodisconnect Works in Windows NT

Team Documents

Pointer Remains in "Busy" Mode After Adding a Document to Team Documents

When you add a document to Team Documents, the pointer icon may remain in "busy" mode. However, you will still be able to perform actions using the mouse with the pointer icon in "busy" mode.

Unable to Edit Text Files Stored in Team Documents

If a Team Documents file has a .txt extension, you will be able to open this file, but you may not be able to edit the file. If the .txt extension is associated with Notepad or Wordpad, you will not be able to edit the file. Notepad and Wordpad do not support an HTTP connection. This HTTP connection is necessary if you want to edit a document. If you have Office 2000, change the extension of the file from .txt to .doc. This will let you open and edit documents.

Searching Beyond the Scope of a Team Documents Application Is Not Supported

When you search a Team Documents application using the Search Web Folders page, the "Find files in" field under the "Search by Location" section will contain the default location of the application. If you change the "Find files in" field, you may be searching beyond the scope of the Team Documents application. You may not be able to access all the documents in the search results.

Accessing Documents from a Team Documents Application

You can open the following file types directly from a Team Documents application:

All Office 2000 files (except Access 2000 files)

Word 97 *.doc files (No support for other Office 97 files.)

Text *.txt files

Bitmap *.bmp files

Real Audio *.ra files

To open the following file types from a Team Documents application, you must create a shortcut for the desired document on the Outlook Bar. Then you can click the shortcut to open the document.

Excel 97, PowerPoint 97, Access 97 and Access 2000 files

Media File types (*.avi, *.mov, *.wav, and *.qt)

*.gif, *.jpg, and *.mgp files

NOTE: When you click an Access document shortcut, the File Download dialog box will ask if you want to open or save the file. You can choose "Open" to open the document in the Access application.

To Create an Outlook Bar Shortcut

From a Team Documents application, drag the desired document to the Outlook Bar.

Sharing Excel Files in Team Documents

In Microsoft Excel, multiple users can work on a file concurrently. However, when an Excel file is used in Team Documents, only one member can have write permissions in a file; other team members must view the file as read-only.

Team Folders

Unable to Use Team Folder Applications

If a user belongs to the local Administrators group of the TPU server, that user will automatically have owner access to all Team Workspaces available on that computer. However, if the user has not been specifically added as a member of a Team Workspace, he or she will not be able to use any Team Folder applications included in that Team Workspace. The user must be added to each existing Team Folder application in order to use it. To add new Team Workspace members or owners to a Team Folder application, you must use the Administration page of the Team Folder application in Outlook 2000.

Unable to Add New Members or Owners to an Existing Team Folder Application

When you add new members or owners to a Team Workspace, they will not be added to any existing Team Folder applications automatically. To add new Team Workspace members or owners to a Team Folder application, you must use the Administration page of the Team Folder application in Outlook 2000.

TPU SDK

Unable to Remove Database Files When Removing an Application from a Team Workspace

When the Delete URL attempts to remove the database files, an error may occur. The error occurs because the database files are recognized as being currently in use. The database files will remain; however, all other files and directories for the application will be removed.

Understanding the Types of Instantiation When Using the RegisterAppFactory Method

An application can invoke three different instantiation modes:

Constant: TAFT_LINK
Integer value: 1
Usage: When an application only puts a link on a Team Workspace and supports none of the Team Workspace interfaces.

Constant: TAFT_DEPLOY
Integer value: 2
Usage: When an application can instantiate itself without any input from an administrator or Team Workspace owner.

Constant: TAFT_FACTORY
Integer value: 3
Usage: When an application needs information from the Team Workspace owner prior to instantiation. When this value is passed, bstrInstantiate must return an XML stream that specifies a URL for Configure, a URL for Deploy, and an optional URL for Cancel.

NOTE: If a TAFT_DEPLOY (2)-type application tries to register itself as a TAFT_FACTORY (3), when an administrator attempts to apply the registered application to a Team Workspace, the TPU will try to show a configuration dialog box. This dialog box will show a "file not found" error message because there is no configuration ASP file for a TAFT_DEPLOY (2)-type application.

Clients Will Not Be Able to Run a Team Workspace Application That is Registered with a Localhost URL

When an application registers itself with the TPU, it must use a URL that has the name of the server. If it uses a URL with Localhost in it, then clients will not be able to run the application.

Error Logging To Windows NT Event Log When Applying a Registered Application to a Team Workspace

When applying a registered application to a Team Workspace using the TPU MMC, errors will be displayed and not written to the Windows NT Event Log. However, if the registered application is applied using the Web interface, then errors will be written to the Windows NT Event Log.

Issues With the DropConfigure URL

The DropConfigure URL is called after the user cancels. It is also called from the MMC wizard after the Deploy URL is called. It is not being called as it should be when a request is approved or denied by an administrator, or approved by the auto-approve method.

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Q236103 TPU: Team Productivity Update Release Notes (Part 1 of 2)

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