Editing the install.addon.xml file for the Sametime Embedded Client

You can customize the install.addon.xml file for the Sametime® Embedded Client on Microsoft™ Windows™ and on Mac OS X. Optional features are not available on the Linux™ version of the embedded client.

Before you begin

Download the client installation files to prepare them for customizing.

About this task

Follow these steps to customize the install.addon.xml file to add optional features to the Notes® embedded client installation package.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to the .\deploy folder for the appropriate client operating system. Open the install.xml file in a text editor.

    Mac

    \sametimeclient\MacOSX\deploy\install.addon.xml

    Windows

    Save_files_in_folder_directory\deploy\install.addon.xml

  2. Locate the section that starts with the following statement near the end of the file:
    The following Sametime features are optional, 
and may be uncommented in order to be deployed.
  3. Remove the comment markers to enable appropriate features:
    • By default, all of the features in this section are disabled because they are commented out.
    • You can enable any combination of features.
    • You can enable any, or all, of these features by moving the comment markers to the appropriate position.
    • Make sure to comment entire features (from the opening <feature marker through the closing /> marker.
    • Begin a comment with this marker: <!--
    • End a comment with this marker: -->
    <!-- This is a sample comment;
it can run across multiple lines in the file -->
<!--
The marker can be on the same line as other text, or on its own line.
-->

    For example, you may want to enable one or more Microsoft Office Integration features for clients running on Windows:

    Table 1. Microsoft Office Integration features available on Windows
    Feature Description
    com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.exchange Provides automatic availability status updates in Sametime livenames based on Microsoft Outlook calendar entries.
    com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.oi.sharepoint.feature Provides awareness and instant messaging among Sametime users who are using an Office SharePoint site.
    com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.oi.toolbar Provides an action toolbar in Microsoft Outlook containing Sametime instant messaging actions, including access to the contact list, status, and location information.
    com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.oi.webConfTab Provides the ability to include Sametime meeting room information in Microsoft Outlook meetings.
    com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.oi.smarttags Provides Sametime instant messaging actions in the Microsoft Office document Smart Tags menu and the toolbar for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  4. Save and close the deploy\install.addon.xml file.
  5. Repackage the download image before distributing to your users.