Blackbe;rry CLIENT FOR IBM LOTUS SAMETIME - S V.2.5.20 Instruction Manual

BlackBerry Client for IBM Lotus Sametime
Version: 2.5.20
Release Notes

Published: 2010-03-31
SWD-1089866-0331020114-001

Contents
1 Fixed issues................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
2 Known issues................................................................................................................................................................................ 3
3Related resources........................................................................................................................................................................ 5
4Legal notice.................................................................................................................................................................................. 6

Fixed issues 1
User was logged out unexpectedly after receiving an email message when the BlackBerry® device was idle. (DT 392498)
Help files were launched using the browser instead of the Help application. (DT 390698)
User was logged out unexpectedly after adding a public group. (DT 368545)
A contact who was not in the user's contact list showed up in the "offline" folder list when the contact sent a message to the
user. (DT 359810)
If a user changed an option in the Options menu while performing a search from the contact list, the contact list did not display
any contacts and the user could not sign out of the client. (DT 358831)
The Help screen did not display correctly if the user was running BlackBerry® Desktop Software version 4.7.0 or higher. (DT
355485)
The font color used to show a contact's status in the Contact Info screen was too light and difficult to read. (DT 351423)
If a user transferred a .wpd file, the recipient received a file transfer message that displayed for approximately 10 minutes
followed by a message stating that the sender canceled the file transfer and the sender’s screen displayed a message stating
that the receiver did not accept the file transfer. (DT 348861)
In the Help screen, the Return link did not work. (DT 345478)
In a conference, the number of participants that appeared in the Participants field on the device did not match the number
of participants that appeared in the Participants field on the computer. (DT 291521)
When a desktop user was in a conversation with a device user and then invited another device user to the same conversation,
the first device user was unexpectedly logged out. (DT 139088)
User could bypass the "allowed file transfer types" IT policy by using the Send File menu option directly from the online contact
list, and not from a conversation window. (DT 102423)
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Known issues 2
If a user transfers a file and selects the Optimize checkbox, the recipient cannot use the Download File option. (DT 348820)
In the localized versions of the client, the word “participants” at the top of the conversation window is not translated. (DT
346625)
In the Japanese version of the client, if a user adds an emoticon in a conversation when the input language is set to Japanese,
the emoticon appears as text on the sender’s BlackBerry® device. (DT 345573)
If a user transfers a file and selects the Optimize checkbox, an error might display on the device when the recipient tries to
open the file, and the file does not open. (DT 344897)
In the localized versions of the client, the file transfer message is not translated from English into French, German, Italian, or
Spanish. (DT 344521)
In the French version of the client, the Related Information, Contents, and Return fields in the Help screen are not translated
into French. (DT 344410)
The status icon changes if the user changes the device screen from Portrait to Landscape or from Landscape to Portrait mode.
(DT 326724)
The status icon for the client does not show the user’s updated status on the device if the user signs in to the client on another
device. (DT 238151)
If a user transfers a .pdf file and selects the Optimize checkbox, the device displays a blank screen if the recipient tries to view
the file as an image. (DT 166132)
Workaround: Instruct users to view the PDF file as an image and text.
Users can create custom status messages with no status text entered. (SDR 302901)
Users cannot create a personal group named “Test” or “Users”. (SDR 253466)
In certain circumstances, when a user sends a message in a conversation from their computer, the message might display two
times instead of once in the conversation on the recipient’s device. (SDR 196891)
In certain circumstances, a user might be added to a meeting without receiving a meeting request. (SDR 189012)
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If multiple users exist with similar user names, incorrect contacts might be added to a user's contact lists. (SDR 186581)
Workaround: When adding contacts, instruct users to select the user name from the Lookup list.
If a user has a large number contacts in the contact list (for example, more than 100 contacts in a public folder), the user might
receive a “Device has been denied access by the server” error message when logging in. This issue occurs only if the BlackBerry
Collaboration Service uses a proxy server. (SDR 181474)
Workaround: Restart the BlackBerry Collaboration Service.
Users cannot use a photo that is stored on a device as a display picture unless it is a photo that was taken with the camera
on the device. (DT 173980)
Users cannot add a public group to the contact list if a personal group with the same name already appears in the contact
list. Users cannot add a personal group to the contact list if a public group with the same name already appears in the contact
list. (SDR 171547)
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Related resources 3
Guide Information
BlackBerry Enterprise Server Feature
and Technical Overview
• BlackBerry® Enterprise Server features
• system architecture
• process flows
BlackBerry Enterprise Server
Installation and Configuration Guide
• upgrade considerations
• installation instructions
BlackBerry Enterprise Server Upgrade
Planning Guide
• system requirements
• environment-specific configurations
BlackBerry Enterprise Server Upgrade
Guide
• system requirements
• upgrade instructions
BlackBerry Enterprise ServerPlanning
Guide
• high-availability considerations
• high-availability configurations
BlackBerry Enterprise Server
Administration Guide
• system setup and management
• BlackBerry device configuration
BlackBerry Enterprise Server
Monitoring Guide
• monitoring information
• monitoring service instructions
BlackBerry Device Software Update
Guide
• BlackBerry® Device Software update methods
• update instructions
BlackBerry Enterprise Server Policy
Reference Guide
• descriptions of IT policy rules
• descriptions of application control policy rules
• configuration settings
BlackBerry Enterprise Solution Security
Technical Overview
• BlackBerry Enterprise Server security information
• security process flows
For more information about the new collaboration client features, see the BlackBerry Enterprise Server Feature and Technical
Overview.
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