Responding to a Stored Collaboration Request

Push Mode

In Push mode, the invitation is opened on the desktop. You can accept it, and then close it to be answered later. The invitation is then stored in the Collaboration Workbin.

When you are ready to reply to the person who sent you the invitation:

  1. Open your Workbin and select the invitation on the Collaboration E-mail tab (shown below).

  1. Click the Actions button (), and then select Reply to open the reply on the desktop. An Outgoing E-Mail form appears. Fill in the form just as you would if you were writing a standard outgoing e-mail.

Note: If you try to reply to an invitation that no longer requires your answer, the following message appears on the Status bar:

The interaction is updated and you can click Done to delete it from the Collaboration E-mail tab.

Pull Mode

In Pull mode, the  invitation is not opened on the desktop; it is stored in the Collaboration Workbin. You can choose to accept it but respond to it later.

When you are ready to reply to the collaboration request:

  1. Open the Collaboration Workbin and select the invitation from the list.

  2. On the View Details tab, click the Actions button (), and then select one of the following actions:

With the reply open on your desktop, click Save and then Close to store your reply in the Collaboration Workbin.