Advanced filter settings for Exchange migration

Advanced settings and options

Migration from one environment to another requires proper planning with advanced techniques. EdbMails provides advanced settings and additional options for the effective migration process. You can set the parameters as per your requirement prior to the migration job.

Settings:

Click on the ‘Settings’ as highlighted in the main application window. It offers you to apply various filters and to migrate accordingly.

Include /Exclude filters for export and migration:

Select ‘Include /Exclude filters for export and migration’ option to activate the filters. You may select either Include or Exclude option.

Filters:

You can apply various filters such as Date, Subject, Attachment, From, To, Cc, Bcc.

Date:   You can include or exclude the items to be migrated based on the items received date ‘After Date’ and ‘Before Date’.

Subject: You can include or exclude the items to be migrated as per the subject for mailbox items.

Attachment: You can include or exclude the items to be migrated based on the attachment names.

From: You can include or exclude the items to be migrated based on the attachment names.

To: You can include or exclude the items to be migrated as per the ‘To’ address.

Cc: You can include or exclude the items to be migrated as per the ‘Cc’ address.

Bcc: You can include or exclude the items to be migrated as per the ‘Bcc’ address.

Based on the filter settings the mailbox items may be included or excluded for the migration operation.

Apply filter if all the conditions match (<and> condition): You can restrict the filters to be applied if all the above-mentioned conditions match.

Apply filter if any one of the conditions match (<or> condition): You can apply the filters if any one of the above conditions is matched.

Split PST:

You can use the Split PST option for the large files. You can split the PST to be created from 1GB to 100GB. The application splits the PST size to the set size programmatically. By default, it creates a single PST file for each individual mailbox.

Exclude Standard Folders:

If you do not require migration of some standard folders, click the button ‘Exclude Standard / Custom folders’.

You can exclude the folders like ‘Inbox’, ‘Contacts, ‘Calendars’, ‘Tasks, ‘Journal’, ‘Sent Items’, ‘Outbox’, ‘ Drafts’, ‘Notes’, ‘Deleted Items’. By default ‘Conversation History’ and ‘Junk Email’ folders are excluded.

Exclude Custom Folders:

There is an option to exclude the custom folder. Just type the folder name and click on ‘Add’. Then click the ‘OK’ button.

Save the settings by clicking the ‘Save’ button.