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If you are the first LAITS Team member to gain access to a Shared Resource or you create one please add DL.LAITS.O365.Admins@austin.utexas.edu to the Manager List. |
The Office365 Resource Admin Tool is furnished by ITS for creating and modifying resource accounts, often referred to as "shared mailboxes".
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- Type: "room", "equipment", or "shared mailbox"
- Display Name: readable name of the resource in the Global Address List
- Can be changed at any time
- Email Address: desired email address
- Must not be an existing address
- Its not necessary to add "res" to the prefix of the name for any room or other resource. This was an old practice.
- Can use vanity email domains, e.g., @blantonmuseum.org
- Cannot be changed after creation without intervention from postmaster@utexas.edu
- Managers: EIDs of user(s) that should be granted Manager permissions
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- Click the appropriate "Modify" tool link for the resource type
- Locate the desired resource from the list
- CTRL+F/CMD+F works best
- Click "Select Resource" and wait for the page to load
- Once the page has loaded, the details of the selected resource should now be displayed
- In the "Managers" section, enter the LAITS O365 Admins distribution list, DL.LAITS.O365.Admins@austin.utexas.edu
- Click "Add Manager" and wait for the page to reload
- After the page has reloaded, confirm that "DL-LAITS-O365-Admins" is in the Managers list
- If it is not in the list, repeat from step 5 until successfully added
- Continue processing the creation request
- Optionally, you may remove your own EID from the Managers list before proceeding
- If you create a Room Resource add yourself to the Full Access list and get into the Settings for the Room and check the Time Zone. Its often incorrect. Set to Central Time US.
Common Resource Options
Each resource account type has a section titled "Mailbox Permissions". This is where individual users can be granted any requested access.
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If the user needs to retain the existing resource account data, contact postmaster@utexas.edu with all relevant details, including at least the existing resource account email address and the desired email address.
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Related Processes
Publishing Room/Equipment Resource Calendars
Room/equipment resources' calendars can also be "Published", which creates an HTML or ICS link to the calendar. This also publishes the calendar on the web and allows people who have the URL to view it live.
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