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03. Files

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Safe migration path from CCM to Files

CCM feature has an unclear future, would be good to have a standard migration Path from CCM to Files. Filenet integration is really complex and with an high volume of files is not quite easy to manage.
over 6 years ago in 03. Files 0 No Plans to Implement

Share community file with other communities

Today, you can share a file only with multiple communities if you store it in your personal files. Besides other limitations of this approach (e.g. you cannot add a shared file into a community folder), the major problem is that this file is lost ...
over 5 years ago in 03. Files 2 No Plans to Implement

Allow community owners to decide how they want the files in their community sorted

Currently files in community files/folders are sorted by last edit date. Sometimes owners want it to be sorted alphabetically. Please allow community owners a setting to do this. As an example, in CCM libraries this is also possible .
about 4 years ago in 03. Files 0 No Plans to Implement

Share by link also for anonymous users

A new feature share-by-link introduced in 6.0 CR4 still requires users (who receive the link) to log in in Connections to be able to access the shared file. However, users expect that the links should work for everybody, i.e. for all anonymous use...
over 5 years ago in 03. Files 0 No Plans to Implement

Same functions for the uploaded files

If a file is uploaded to the files app, you can use the files viewer, edit in Docs, can have multiple versions and so on. These functions are missing for files directly attached to Wikis, Activities, Forums and Blogs. Please give us here the same ...
over 5 years ago in 03. Files 0 No Plans to Implement

Convert community file to personal file

Currently it is possible to convert a personal file to a community file, but not yet the other way around
almost 5 years ago in 03. Files 0 No Plans to Implement

Support for viewing and editing of files with encryption methods other than RC4

Steps to reproduce issue: Using MS Office Word 2013 create a document and then use the option "File" --> "Protect Document" --> "Encrypt with Password" After the file is encrypted with password upload to IBM Connections Cloud "My Files" Afte...
over 6 years ago in 03. Files 0 No Plans to Implement

Deleting folders doesn't delete files within that folder

If a folder is deleted inside a Community, the files that were contained in the folder are not deleted. Instead they are still available in the "All files" section of the Community. Only the association of the file with the folder is being deleted...
over 5 years ago in 03. Files 2 No Plans to Implement

Block/Restrict personal files upload - My Files

Customer would like to have the ability to block or restrict users (by role) to upload personal files on Files application (My Files), and allow them to use the Files into the Communities
over 3 years ago in 03. Files 0 No Plans to Implement

Administrator can turn off to share Files to externals.

Many customers request the feature to prohibit user to share files to external for their security policy. Org admin should have the option to turn off to share files to externals.
over 5 years ago in 03. Files 0 No Plans to Implement