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Zimlets are a mechanism to integrate ZCS with different third-party applications to enhance the user experience from the Zimbra Web Client. With

Zimlets, users can look at information and interact with the third-party application from within their email messages. Zimlets can be made available from the Zimbra Web Client Overview Pane to users by modifying the Class of

Service (COS).

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Managing Zimlets from the Administration Console

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Managing Zimlets from the Command Line Interface, on page 311 .

ZCS includes several predefined Zimlets. You can also create Zimlets or download them from the Zimlet Gallery located on the Zimbra Web site.

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Predefined Zimlets when enabled let users preview the following:

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Mouse over a date or time and see what is in calendar.

Mouse over a name or email address and see details from the address book for this name.

Right-click on a phone number to make a call with your soft-phone.

Right-click on a date to schedule a meeting.

Right-click on a name, address, or phone number to update address book information.

For information about creating Zimlets, see the Zimlet Development section on the Zimbra Wiki.

Managing Zimlets from the Administration Console

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The following Zimlet management tasks are available from the Zimbra

Administration Console.

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Deploy a Zimlet, which creates the Zimlet entry in the LDAP server, installs the Zimlet files on the server, enables the Zimlet and makes it available to the members of the default COS.

Make a Zimlet available or not available per COS or account.

Make a Zimlet mandatory.

Disable a Zimlet, which leaves it on the server, but the Zimlet is not used.

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Undeploy a Zimlet, which removes it from the COS listings and the Zimlets list but does not uninstall the Zimlet from the server.

Note: You cannot uninstall the Zimlet from the Administration Console.

Deploying Custom Zimlets

You can download and deploy custom Zimlets from the Zimlet Gallery located on the Zimbra Web site. When a Zimlet is deployed, it is available immediately to everyone in the default COS. If a Zimlet is not deployed to another COS directly, the COS displays the Zimlets but they are not enabled.

Admin Console:

Configure> Zimlets; go to Gear icon and select Deploy.

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Browse to the Zimlet you want to deploy, then click Deploy.

The Zimlet deploys to the server. A dialog displays indicating the server name where the Zimlet is deployed and the status of the deployment.

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Click Finish.

Verify the Zimlet is enabled by viewing the Zimlets page.

Enable, Disable, or Make Zimlets Mandatory

You can enable or disable Zimlets, or make them mandatory. You can also use the toggle feature to enable or disable an installed Zimlet.

Admin Console:

On a class of service Zimlets page, select the default Zimlets you want to enable, disable, or make mandatory to users in the COS.

Table 25: Zimlet Operational Status Settings.

Setting

Mandatory

Disabled

Enabled

Description

Zimlet will always be enabled in user accounts. Users do not see these Zimlets on their Zimlet page.

Zimlet will not be immediately available to users in the associated COS.

All deployed Zimlets will be enabled.

Note: Users can enable or disable optional Zimlets from their account’s

Preferences > Zimlets page. If you select a Zimlet as mandatory, it cannot be disabled by the user.

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