What is a Message Group Exclusion?

Exclusions have first been introduced with version 1.8 in order to prevent information transmission via IBI-aws messages to certain users or computers. Exclusions deposited in this area are valid for every message within a message group. No further messages will then be displayed on the corresponding Clients. If needed, individual messages may ignore these exclusions.

Create a new exclusion

1. In the navigation tree select Exclusions of the corresponding message group for which you intend to create an exclusion.
2. Select eithe the subitem Manage Network Excludes or Manage Active Directory Excludes.
3. Within the actions select Add new exclusion...
4. Within the following dialog look for the corresponding item an select it.
5. The item has now been added to the exclusion list. To activate the exclusion the modifications that have been made in the message group need to be published. To do so select the corresponding message Group in the navigation tree and click on Publish...

Display exclusions in messages

Message Group Exclusions will also be displayed within a message. In the dialog for creating and editing messages the exclusions appear under the tab Network and Active Directory as greyed item in the list. It is not possible to modify them from this location. However, inclusions an exclusions may be added on the message level. To simplify the general view, the menu item Show in both lists allows you to hide the Message Group Exclusions.

Ignore exclusions for an individual message

If necessary, message group exclusions can be skipped for an individual message. This individual message will then be displayed on clients which originally were excluded.

1. Select the corresponding message or create a new one.
2. Tick Ignore Message Group Exclusions.
3. Save the message and publish it.

Priorization of exclusions

Inclusions and exclusions in IBI-aws underlie a prioritization comparable to the Windows access authorization. Simple rule: An exclusion is always high-order and thus overrules an inclusion.

Example: Network address range 192.168.1.100 - 192.168.1.200 have been excluded within the message group exclusions. Within a message a network address 192.168.1.150 has been included. As exclusion overrules inclusion the message will not be displayed on the computer with network address 192.168.1.150 for the network address range mentioned above has been explicitly excluded.