Preparing for Verse

There are just a few things to consider before you provision users who will access the cloud service through IBM® Verse.

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Table 1. Tasks to prepare for Verse
Task	Why the task is important	Additional information	Complete?
Prepare for onboarding.	There are tasks to prepare that apply to all or most clients.	Preparing for onboarding
Review the system requirements to see which browsers and browser versions are supported for Verse, decide which to use, and upgrade browsers if necessary.	Using a supported browser version ensures the best experience for your users.	Connections Cloud System Requirements
Be aware that to take full advantage of Verse features, IBM Notes® mail file template version 9.0 or higher is required.	This version of the mail template is required for proper display of the calendar bar.	You can apply a mail file template as you provision users or after provisioning is complete. For more information, see the following topics: Onboarding users with transferred mail files Provisioning users with new mail files Changing user mail file templates Configuring mail file templates
Assess network capacity.	This step ensures that your site has the network capacity to support the number of Verse users you expect to have.	Network capacity for browser-based clients
(Optional) Enable report-to information for Team Analytics	Verse users can see, with one click, how the recipients of an email message or calendar invitation are related to one another within a company's report-to chain.	For information about enabling this feature, see Adding organizational information for use in Verse Team Analytics.
Understand which options to select to enable Verse subscriptions for your users during provisioning.	Several cloud offerings entitle your users to Verse. Which options you select to enable Verse depends on the offering or offerings you purchase.	For more information, see Enabling Verse subscriptions.
If you use Verse on mobile devices, review the device settings that are applied.	Understand the default settings in the service. Optionally, customize settings.	For more information, see IBM Traveler settings restrictions and default settings for Verse iOS mobile.