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Getting the numbers and values for users from the "My Drive"

I request an Admin option to know how many files the user have in the sync folder as we suspects to have some users with a large amount of files in the desktop connections sync folder. As admin I want to have a report and overview to see the size ...
about 3 years ago in 03. Files 1 No Plans to Implement

Connections to support .wmv extension on Files Preview

Customer would like to have ability the Preview files with extension .wmv on Files application. As per the note in the documentation below "The supported file formats are listed in this file and appear to be editable; however any changes to the fo...
over 3 years ago in 03. Files 0 Under Consideration

ODBC access to community stored files

currently files can be only accessed for download/editing/preview. However files jointly maintained in a community should be also used as a source for reporting tools (e.g. Tableau). Ensuring ODBC connectivity will allow multiple tools being able ...
over 3 years ago in 03. Files 0 No Plans to Implement

use email to upload files in a community

It would be useful being able to upload files through email with versioning support. Each folder within the community should be assigned a specific email address, in order to properly store different files in different community folders. This woul...
over 3 years ago in 03. Files 0 No Plans to Implement

Use sFTP protocol for Community file upload

It would be useful being able to upload files through sFTP, with versioning support. Each folder within the community to be handled as part of the sFTP path for properly store different files in different community folders. This would allow groups...
over 3 years ago in 03. Files 0 No Plans to Implement

When sorting files alphabetically by name, the WebUI is prioritizing capital letters over lowercase

When sorting files alphabetically by name, the WebUI is prioritizing capital letters over lowercase Example of alphabetic file name sorting in the Desktop Plugin: AAA.xlsx Abb.xlsx Acc.xlsx ADD.xlsx Example of alphabetic file name sorting in the W...
over 3 years ago in 03. Files 0 Future Consideration

Preview of Macro Documents

When i upload an excel macro to connections, then i don't see the preview when i open it. I have to download the file to see the content. Please change the preview so that excel or word documents with macros are shown.
almost 4 years ago in 03. Files 0 No Plans to Implement

FTP Upload option for files on Wiki Pages

I am planning to host Internal report on the Wiki Pages with text and pictures ( Initial page prepared / finalized with all text / Pictures / Graphs ) . These pictures ( Graphs / New Stats / numbers ) needs to be updated on regular basis ( Daily /...
almost 4 years ago in 03. Files 0 No Plans to Implement

Microsoft Office shows UUID instead of folder names at the overview with recently opened files

If I open for example Microsoft Word and want to open a recently used file it shows only the UUID of the folder instead of the name. This is very confusing since we have often the case that a file has the same name but is from different communitie...
about 4 years ago in 03. Files 0 Needs Review

Allow "Track Changes" also for Powerpoint files

IBM Docs should provide track mode for people working together on powerpoint files, so that you can see what contents were changed. Currently its not possible for Powerpoint files.
about 4 years ago in 03. Files 0 No Plans to Implement