Removing unwanted status messages from the Sametime Clients
To remove all custom status messages, reset the status messages to product defaults. To
remove select status messages, edit the community-config.xml
file.
Procedure
Remove all custom status messages or just selected status messages by completing one of the
following procedures:
-
To remove all custom status messages, reset the status messages to the product defaults.
- From the Sametime® Connect Client or the Sametime Embedded Client, click File > Preferences > Sametime > Status Messages > Restore Defaults.
-
To remove select unwanted status messages, complete the following steps:
- Locate the
community-config.xml
file. For Sametime 9.0 and more recent, thecommunity-config.xml
file is stored in the following locations:- Windows™:
- Sametime Connect Client: AppData\Roaming\IBM\Sametime\.metadata\.plugins\com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.community.sametime\community-config.xml
- Sametime Embedded Client: Lotus\notes\Data\workspace\.metadata\.plugins\com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.community.sametime\community-config.xml
- Mac OS X
- Sametime Connect Client:
$HOME/Library/Application Support/IBM Sametime
Data/.metadata/.plugins/com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.community.sametime
Where $HOME is the user's Home directory.
Note: Library is a hidden file. To access the Library file, use Cmd-Shift in an Open File dialog in TextEdit or other plain text editor. You can also use Cmd-Shift-G to type in a specific folder. - Sametime Embedded Client: /Users/Support/Library/Application Support/IBM Notes Data/Expeditor/Applications/.metadata/.plugins/com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.community.sametime
- Sametime Connect Client:
$HOME/Library/Application Support/IBM Sametime
Data/.metadata/.plugins/com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.community.sametime
- Windows™:
- For the Sametime Connect Client or the Sametime Embedded Client, open the file in a text editor and
remove the unwanted status messages. The syntax in the
community-config.xml
displays as:<activeText>I am available</activeText> <activeText>Delete this status</activeText> <awayText>Gone to lunch</awayText> <inMtgText>I am in a meeting</inMtgText> <dndText>Please do not disturb me</dndText>
The text in brackets defines the purpose of the text message. For example,
<awayText>
is used when the user is away from their desk. - Remove unwanted status messages by competing these steps:
- Highlight the entire line in the file, for example, highlight
<activeText>Delete this status</activeText>
- Delete the line. Repeat this for all instances of the
Delete this Status
text in the file. - Save the file and exit the text editor.
- Exit the Sametime client.
- The next time you start Sametime client the unwanted status message is not removed.
- Highlight the entire line in the file, for example, highlight
- Locate the