How To Properly Create
A Vacation Rule
Click Tools ==> Rules
Click New...
Type a name for the rule, something like "Re-Usable
Vacation Rule."
Make sure that under When Event Is, New Item is selected,
and Received is selected.
Under Item Types, select the item types you care about.
If you don't want your auto-reply to go out to appointment setters
or to tasks, don't select appointments or tasks.
Click "Define Conditions..." and select "To"
and enter your GroupWise User ID in the To: field. Click
OK to close the dialog box. This will prevent you from replying
to group messages or any Carbon/Blind Copies (list servers).
MUST DO -- This step is important because it prevents infinite
loops. Click on “Define Conditions…” Choose “Subject”
for the first field and click on the logic button on the right of
the first field to change it from [ ] to [*] and type
in “out of office” or the subject that you'll include in
your reply message. in the third field.
Click OK
Under Then actions are; click on Add Action and select
Reply
Now select Reply to sender only, don't include message received
from sender.
Click OK
In the From: line your name will appear.
Type your subject and your message stating the duration of your
vacation and who should be contacted during your absence, then click
on OK.
You should only see one Reply action listed in the Add Action
Window.
Click Save.
Before Closing the Rules window, you Must Run the
rule, otherwise the Rule will not be executed.
Click Close.
You have finished setting up your vacation Rule.
After you come back from vacation you should disable this rule.
Click Tools, Options, Rules
Click Disable, then click Close.
You have disabled your vacation rule.
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