Terminology

This documentation uses the following terms.

OX App Suite

The software described in this documentation.

Application

An application is a component that provides certain functions. Example: With the E-Mail application you can send, receive and organize E-Mails.

Objects

Objects are created and organized by the user. Examples: E-Mails, contacts, appointments, tasks, documents.

Function

An action performed by the user. Example: sending an E-Mail, deleting an appointment.

User interface

This refers to the OX App Suite user interface. The user interface consists of individual elements.

Elements

Elements of the user interface. Example: windows, labels, buttons.

System windows

Dialogue windows that offer certain operating system functions. Examples of functions are: printing, opening an E-Mail attachment, and selecting a file. Depending on the operating system on your local machine the look of the system windows may vary.

User

A person working with the OX App Suite . Each user has a username and a password. All OX App Suite users make up the internal users group.

Global address book

Contains the contact data for all internal users. The users can edit their own personal data in the global address book.

Participant

A user invited to an appointment or task.

External participant

A person that is not a user but that participates in an appointment or task.

Internal E-Mail account

Your OX App Suite E-Mail account. You will automatically get this account. You can not delete this account.

External E-Mail account

An E-Mail account that you have set up with another provider e.g., a Google E-Mail account. You can access external E-Mail accounts from within the OX App Suite .

E-Mail thread

An E-Mail thread is an E-Mail conversation and a running list of all the subsequent replies pertaining to the original E-Mail. All E-Mails in an E-Mail thread have the same subject. The current E-Mail corresponds to the last reply.