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Calendar entries on BB device different from Outlook’s

You will need to re sync BB calendar: To do that
1. On the Blackberry device, go to Calendar
2. Press on Options button
3. Change Wireless Synchronization to No and save the option
4. Than Open Blackberry Desktop Manager run Backup and Restore.
5. Press on the advanced button, In the right hand window, find Calendar, select it and click on Clear.
6. Repeat steps 1-3 on step 3 instead disabling wireless synchronization set it to Yes

How to force calendar synchronization on BlackBerry/BES
One of the major features in BES sp6/ BlackBerry Enterprise Server for Microsoft Exchange – 4.1.6 is Calendar Synchronization Tool.
The blackberry calendar synchronization tool can be found on setup installation Media/Download under tools folder, the file name is TraitTool.exe
Before running TraitTool.exe please read the following documentation
Examples on how to run TraitTool.exe
Turning on the BlackBerry Calendar Synchronization Tool for all users
TraitTool -global -trait SmartSyncEnable -set true
Configuring the BlackBerry Calendar Synchronization Tool to run on weekdays for all users
TraitTool -global -trait SmartSyncSchedule -set Weekdays
Configuring the BlackBerry Calendar Synchronization Tool to check calendar entries 3 days in advance for all users
TraitTool -global -trait SmartSyncDays -set 3
Configuring the BlackBerry Calendar Synchronization Tool to run at 10:00 PM for all users on the messaging server SERVER01
TraitTool -server SERVER01 -trait SmartSyncTriggerHour -set 22
Configuring the BlackBerry Calendar Synchronization Tool to run at 11:00 PM for all users on the messaging server SERVER02
TraitTool -server SERVER02 -trait SmartSyncTriggerHour -set 23
Configuring the BlackBerry Calendar Synchronization Tool to correct calendar synchronization errors for a specific user
TraitTool -user scott_wyatt@test.rim.com -trait SmartSyncSendUpdate -set true

Wrong time on Blackberry Calendar Entries
This is most likely caused by either your Blackberry, your Computer or BES server is being set to the wrong time zone.

How to check your computers time zone:

Double Click on the Clock on your start bar.
Click on the Time Zone tab.
Verify that your time zone is set correctly.

On the Blackberry:

Select Options.
Select Data and Time.
Verify that your time zone is set correctly.
The problem also may be related to DST you will need to configure those settings or you BES server , Exchange server and local PC/Laptop.
Steps required on Microsoft Exchange: The guide
Steps Required on BES server: The guide

Additional Blackberry DST tools
DST Repair Tool

Fix Blackberry Duplicate Calendar Entries issue
1. Go to the calendar.
2. Click on one of the duplicate entries.
3. Press the menu button in order to open appointment details
4. Scroll down and there’s an option called recurrence, just change it to no recurrence

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Use Separate Icon for SMS messages, and for regular email messages.

Since OS 4.2.1.xx on Curve and Pearl Blackberry Devices ,there is possibility to separate email messages and SMS/MMS messages indicators .

Go under Messages, hit on menu button, go to General Options, scroll down to SMS and Email boxes and you now have three choices!

• Theme Controlled – Some themes automatically have a separate SMS icon . That option just leaves it up to the theme default.

• Combined – Will deliver SMS messages to the same mailbox as your email.

• Separate – Will deliver SMS messages and Email messages to a separate mailbox

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Users Not Receiving Messages to Handheld After Mailbox Move

BlackBerry server maps user mailboxes by using a process called worker treads. Blackberry version [4.0.4.5], is capable of mapping worker treads back to a user mailboxes when a mailbox gets moved to a different store by scanning the GAL for changes in the Server DN.BES users may not receive messages to their handheld device after a mailbox move .

After mailbox move the BES server should pick up the new mailbox location and start sending again within 15min.

The only thing you have to watch is moving the BES service account mailbox, Also be sure the BES service account has the appropriate permissions on the new Exchange server Information Store before you start moving user mailboxes, full send as/receive as. I would suggest moving the user mailboxes and then the service account

To move user mailboxes:

Move them as you normally would, use the Exchange mailbox move wizard.

RIM suggests you run the mailbox cleanup utility on the BES server after mailbox move

Restart BES Services:

* Mailbox move within the same server are not updated by BES and messages are not received by BB devices until BES services are restarted. This is because BES scans user’s mailboxes for changes in the Server DN. Since mailboxes are moved within the same server, BES is unaware of the mailbox move.

Using Cleanup Utility:

* Run C:\Program Files\Research In Motion\Blackberry Enterprise Server\Utility\handheldcleanup -u

Move BB Service Account:

* Log in to Blackberry Enterprise Server as the blackberry system account
* Stop all Blackberry Enterprise Server services
* Move the blackberry system mailbox to Exchange 2003
* On the blackberry Server: Go to Start-> Programs-> Blackberry Enterprise
* Server-> Edit the MAPI Profile for the Blackberry Server
* Type “new Exchange server name” in the Microsoft Exchange Server field
* Type “blackberry service account name” in the Mailbox field
* Run Handheld Cleanup utility on BES Server “C:\Program Files\Research In Motion\Blackberry Enterprise Server\Utility\handheldcleanup -m”
* Start Blackberry Enterprise Server service

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Solution: Generate a new Encryption Key.

1. On your BlackBerry handheld, click Options > Security
2. Scroll down to the Services section.
3. Select the listing that is like “Desktop [some number] (3DES)
4. Click the trackwheel and select Regenerate Encryption Key.

Note:  If you don’t find this option under Options > Security, you may need to look under Options > Security > General Settings on your device.

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I had this problem, and I didn’t want to wipe my device and run activation again ..

So why it happens?
The message list corrupts from some reason and as result BB OS cannot reference the message ID and delete the message.

Solution:

Conect your device with USB cable , run BB desctop Manager and select backup and restore.
Press on Backup , save the file on your local computer.
Then Pres Advanced on backup menu , select messages on Handheld DB and press Clear
Now the corupted messages list is cleared .
All you need to do is to restore it back.

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Reasons to do do the update.

If you receive errors

1. Unable to initialize the MAPI using profile BlackBerry Server Management! Please contact your BlackBerry administrator.
2. Unable to initialize the RIMDatabase class
3. Unable to save configuration settings or statistics

If you are moving mailboxes across information stores and you don’t want to reboot server or restart services.

And if you are using multiple domains

Procedure

The LDAPDomain , LDAPSearch , LDAPport , LDApssl , LDAPALPSearch registry entries are used to configure the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) for the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. These registry entries allow the BlackBerry Enterprise Server to use LDAP instead of the default Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI) for specific functions.

LDAPDomain

The LDAPDomain entry configures the BlackBerry Enterprise Server to use a specific domain when performing LDAP searches.

Note: In an environment with multiple domains, the LDAPDomain key is required.

1. Open the Registry Editor by clicking Start > Run . Type regedit and click OK .
2. Go to the following path in the registry:
   • For BlackBerry Enterprise Server software version 4.0 and laterHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Research In Motion\BlackBerry Enterprise Server\Agents
   • For BlackBerry Enterprise Server software versions 3.5 and 3.6HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Research In Motion\BlackBerry Enterprise Server\Servers\
3. Create a new String Value called LDAPDomain and change the entry in the Value data field to the Global Catalog and Port that the BlackBerry Enterprise Server will use. If the BlackBerry Enterprise Server must connect to multiple Global Catalogs for name resolution, specify all of them in this value with their fully qualified domain names (FQDNs) as follows:: : :

Example : dc01.domain.com:389
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1. Press ENTER .
2. If you are not configuring other entries, close the Registry Editor.

LDAPSearch

The LDAPSearch entry is used for address resolution only.

1. Go to the following path in the registry:
   • For BlackBerry Enterprise Server software version 4.0 and laterHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Research In Motion\BlackBerry Enterprise Server\Agents
   • For BlackBerry Enterprise Server software versions 3.5 and 3.6HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Research In Motion\BlackBerry Enterprise Server\Servers\
2. Create a new DWORD Value called LDAPSearch and change the entry in the Value data field to 1 .
3. Select the Hexadecimal option and press ENTER .
4. If you are not configuring other entries, close the Registry Editor.

LDAPport

The LDAPport entry configures the BlackBerry Enterprise Server to use a specific LDAP port for searches.

1. Go to the following path in the registry:
   • For BlackBerry Enterprise Server software version 4.0 and laterHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Research In Motion\BlackBerry Enterprise Server\Agents
   • For BlackBerry Enterprise Server software versions 3.5 and 3.6HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Research In Motion\BlackBerry Enterprise Server\Servers\
2. Create a new DWORD Value called LDAPport and change the entry in the Value data field to the specific LDAP port that will be used.
3. Press ENTER .
4. If you are not configuring other entries, close the Registry Editor.

LDAPssl

The LDAPssl entry enables the use of LDAP over Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for searches or lookups.

1. Go to the following path in the registry:
   • For BlackBerry Enterprise Server software version 4.0 and laterGo to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Research In Motion\BlackBerry Enterprise Server\Agents
   • BlackBerry Enterprise Server software versions 3.5 and 3.6Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Research In Motion\BlackBerry Enterprise Server\Servers\
2. Create a new DWORD Value called LDAPssl and change the entry in the Value data field to 1 .
3. Select the Hexadecimal option and press ENTER .
4. If you are not configuring other entries, close the Registry Editor.

LDAPALPSearch

The LDAPALPSearch entry is used for address lookups from the BlackBerry smartphone.

Note: This entry only applies to BlackBerry Enterprise Server software version 4.1.

1. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Research In Motion\BlackBerry Enterprise Server\Agents .
2. Create a new DWORD Value called LDAPALPSearch and change the entry in the Value data field to 1 .
3. Select the Hexadecimal option and press ENTER .
4. Close the Registry Editor.

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