Contacts and Distributionlists, Features and Functions
A list of Contact features and functions and their benefits.
| Name | Function | Benefit |
| Storage | All OX Contacts are stored in the database. Also Contacts with the global and the private right are stored in Directory-Server (LDAP) | This makes it possible to connect any third-party application to the Directory-Server and use it as the Global- or Privateaddressbook. |
| Information Storage | Each Contact can be filled with more than 80 fields of informations | Store private and business addresses, all kind of telephone, fax or other communication numbers and other business and private informations in a single Contact |
| Dynamic Storage | 20 free dynamic fields are available for usage | Define your own fields for any kind of information storage which is not provided by the other main fields |
| Categories | Provide each Contact with basic and individual categories | This allows you to provide each Contact with extra information to create a group of Contacts |
| Linkage of Contacts | Link a Contact with other Contacts. There is no limit for the number of linked Contacts | Create a unlimited structure with all your Contacts. Connect workers with their company and private contacts to a family |
| Search | Search in Folder and Subfolder, search with all 80 Contact fields | A powerfull search which allows you to search in every contact field including all dynamic fields and categories. Also a range-search is available like every Contact with the birthday between date x and y |
| Image | Upload a Contact Image | Give every Contact a image so you allways know how he/she looks like |
| List View | A list View with dynamic content and dynamic field selection, sorted by any specified field, including starting letter of a contact name | Create a dynamic Contact list with all the information you need from a folder or from a search result. Sort this list, switch the shown fields from private to business or birthday informations or just get all Contacts which start with a given letter and use it for a print job |
| Distribution List | Individual Distribution lists with OX Contacts and independent eMails | Create Distribution lists for your business communication and newsletter |
| Attachments | Attach a unlimited number of files of any type to a Contact | Upload additional files and informations as a attachment on a Contact |
| Notes | Provide a Contact with important Notes | Information for your company about this Contact, additional information and hints can be displayed here |
| Link | Link a Contact with other Objects in the System | Link the Contact with a Task or with an Appointment. Keep all the informations, for one event, together |
| Delete multiple Contacts | Delete multiple Contacts at once | Delete obsolete and unnecessary Contacts at the Contact list-view. Save time and delete them at once |
| WebDAV | Get the control of all Contacts from the Groupware via the WebDAV Interface | Get all Contacts, edit all Contacts and delete all Contacts. Every function of the Groupware Contacts can be accessed via the WebDAV interface. This makes it possible to connect any third-party-product to the Open-Xchange Contact Management |
| vCard | Import and Export all Contacts as vCard Files | This makes it possible to connect any third-party-product, that can handle the vCard standard, to the Open-Xchange Application via the WebDAV interface |
| API | All functions and features can be accessed via the OX-API | Create your own application that provide the OX-API and use all functions of the Contacts-Management |
Written by BenPahne
