Outlook as Mail-Client

[HommelIT]

Hello,
is it possible to set a external mail-client as default for every user?
At the moment, the user must change it in preferences.

Thanks, with regards
Torsten

[yuri]

Hi Torsten,

Admin can edit preferences for existing users.

For new users, which will be created in future, you can set the default value to true.

1. Create a file custom/Espo/Custom/Resources/metadata/entityDefs/Preferences.json

{
    "fields": {
        "emailUseExternalClient": {
             "default": true
         }
    }
}

2. Clear cache in Espo.

I didn't check it though.

[HommelIT]

Hi Yuri,
OK, thanks.
But how can I edit the preferences for all users?
I only found it when the user himself is logged in.

[yuri]

An admin user can change preferences of another user. Administration > Users > a specific user > the top-right dropdown > Preferences.

[HommelIT]

Yes, I know.
But how can I change for all users with one click?

[yuri]

There's no such a feature. I would have written otherwise. If you have about 10 users, it wouldn't take a lot of time to change.

[HommelIT]

Ok, thanks.
I have about 40 Users.
But it is no problem to change it manual

[yuri]

You can reset all preferences to defaults by deleting entries from preferences table. After metadata change, the new default true value will be applied. But users will lose their preferences.