How do I configure GroupWise to Outlook?

GroupWise is an instant messaging, email, and calendaring tool from MicroFocus that comes with a host of benefits such as dynamic flexibility, secure messaging gateway, web-based access, and more.
While these benefits have helped to streamline communications within an organization, GroupWise fades out when compared to Microsoft Outlook as the latter offers better GUI, mobility, integrations, and performance.
This is why many organizations are increasingly choosing to migrate to Microsoft Outlook.

If you're one such organization that is looking to migrate GroupWise to Outlook, you would have realized that this is not an easy task because of the different data formats used by both email clients. While Outlook uses PST, GroupWise uses GWI file extension. So, when you want to move from GroupWise to Outlook, you will have to migrate data from GWI format to PST.

Let's look at two ways to do it.

Using GroupWise Client

The GroupWise email client is versatile and allows you to migrate data to other tools.
Here is a step-by-step guide on how you can do it.

• Install GroupWise and Windows Outlook clients if you don't have them already.
• Open GroupWise and log into it with your credentials.
• Navigate to GroupWise's File menu and from there, click Import/Export.
• Next, select the "Export to a File" option, and from the drop-down menu, choose Ics, CSV or available other file formats.
• You will be prompted to choose the files and folders that you want to export, so make your choices as per your needs.
• Choose the location where you want to save the Exported file.
• Click Finish.

This process can take a few minutes depending on the size of the data you're moving.

Once it is done, open Microsoft Outlook. Navigate to File > Import and select the exported CSV file formats. You should be able to see all the content that was present in GroupWise.

Thus, this is how you can migrate data from GroupWise to Outlook.

But as you can see, it is an arduous process and requires a fair amount of technical knowledge and experience.
An easier option is to use tools like Stellar Converter for GroupWise because it comes with a simple and intuitive interface that masks all the complexity.

Using Stellar Converter for GroupWise

Stellar Converter for GroupWise is a comprehensive and powerful utility that can extract emails, attachments, contacts, and other information from GroupWise and migrate them to a PST file, so you can access these contents in Microsoft Outlook.

A highlight of this tool is its simplicity, as all that you have to do is choose the GroupWise file you want to migrate. The rest is handled automatically by the tool and requires no additional effort from your end.

Let's take a detailed look at its features before heading to how you can use it.

Features of Stellar Converter for GroupWise

The salient features of Stellar Converter for GroupWise are:

• Converts all the items in your mailbox to a PST file.
• Offers a preview of the contents of GroupWise files, so you can decide what data must be converted into PST.
• The file and folder hierarchy is maintained throughout the migration process.
• It supports four modes - online, archive, caching, and remote.
• Has the capability to migrate items even while you are working.
• This can remotely migrate data from another computer.
• Its caching mode includes all the locally-stored data as well, and they will also be a part of the new PST file
• Extracts data from archived mailboxes when you choose the Archiving mode.
• Saves the converted data into other formats too, such as EML, MSG, HTML, etc.
• The Technician Edition can migrate the data directly to Office 365.
• It can convert group mailboxes as well, depending on your needs.
• The contacts from GroupWise can be saved in a CSV format, especially if you want to port them to other platforms.
• Generates a log report that you can use for auditing and analysis.
• Comes with advanced filters to selectively convert just the content you want.
• Compatible with all versions of GroupWise and Microsoft Outlook.

As you can see, Stellar Converter for GroupWise is a comprehensive tool that comes with many convenient features that make it a truly powerful tool to have in your arsenal.

Moving on, let's see how you can use Stellar Converter for GroupWise to migrate data from GroupWise to Outlook.

How to use Stellar Converter for GroupWise?

Below are detailed instructions on how you can use this tool.

Step 1: Download and Install

As a first step, download the Stellar Converter for GroupWise and run the .exe file.

The installation wizard will guide you and there is nothing much for you to do besides accepting the terms and conditions.

Step 2: Choose the GWI file

After installing the tool, open it. The home screen will prompt you to choose from four options to convert the GroupWise mailbox to other formats.

On the same page, fill in the GroupWise credentials and press OK.

Step 3: Preview the Contents

Based on your input, the Stellar Converter for GroupWise will access the GroupWise mailbox, scan the contents, and will display them for you.

You can preview the emails and attachments and accordingly decide which ones have to be migrated.

Step 4: Choose the File Format

After making the selection, choose the file format in which you want them saved. As mentioned earlier, you can save the data in EML< MSG, HTML, PDF, and HTML formats, besides PST.

Simply click the Save button on the left-hand corner after selecting the items for conversion. This will open a dialog box where you can select the format of the end-file.

That's it! This tool will convert the items into your desired file format. Note that it may take a few minutes depending on the size of the items you want to migrate. Once it completes, simply open the new PST file in Outlook (provided you had chosen the PST format for conversion) and view the contents.

Thus, these are the two ways to move data from GroupWise to Microsoft Outlook.

Conclusion

To conclude, migrating GroupWise to Outlook is fairly easy when you use the Stellar Converter for GroupWise. This is a versatile tool that allows you to convert data not just to PST, but also other formats like EML, MSG, etc. Further, its simple user interface makes it easy for users of all technical levels.

For more details on this tool, contact Stellar.