Availability Status
The availability status shows in the form of an icon whether portal users are available in the portal for collaboration through services, for example, e-mail, instant messaging, or application sharing.
The availability status icon appears in front of the user name. In the portal, it appears in the following iViews:
- Collaboration Launch Pad (CLP)
- Member List in Rooms
- User Details iView
- Who's Who iView
Displaying the Availability of Other Portal Users
The availability status provides the following information about the availability of other portal users:
| Displayed Availability Status | Meaning |
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For the contact or room member, the display of the availability status is suppressed. |
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The contact or room member is online and available for collaboration in the portal. |
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The contact or room member is logged on to the portal (online), but is not available for collaboration in the portal (does not want to be disturbed). |
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The contact or room member is offline. |
Setting Your Own Availability Status
In the CLP, each user can set the display of his or her own availability status.
If your company is not planning to allow users to set their own availability status, you can hide the corresponding Collaboration Launch Pad (CLP) iView component.
| Setting of Your Own Availability Status | Definition | Effect |
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Suppress status |
In front of your user name, the system displays the Other portal users cannot see whether you are online. Note
This setting is required for example, if displaying the availability status is forbidden for data protection reasons. |
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Determine status automatically |
The system shows other portal users whether you are |
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Not available |
The system shows that you are online, but |
Availability status suppressed icon.
Online or 
Offline.
Not available for collaboration in the portal.