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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 4 years ago in 03. Files 2 No Plans to Implement

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 5 years ago in 03. Files 0 No Plans to Implement

Persistent sort settings in Connections Community Folders

Column sort in Files should persist so that the next time a user returns to a Files folder, the sort order remains the same. Similar to how Windows Explorer folders behave once you set a sort order.
over 5 years ago in 03. Files 1 Under Consideration

Take Original Meta Data When Uploading Files Via Browser View

When uploading a file via IBM Connections Desktop Plug-ins for Microsoft Windows the original meta data (creation data, original author) are take with it. When uploading a file via web interface, Connections takes the date of uploading the file in...
almost 5 years ago in 03. Files 0 Under Consideration

Improve handling of deleted folders

Files application works in a way that when you are working on that specific folder, and you open another application, and then go back to Files application, the system will redirect you to the last folder you visited. If someone deletes that folde...
8 months ago in 03. Files 0 Needs Review

Moving shared files and folders to community folders

At the moment, personal files shared with a community cannot be added to a community folder there. Likewise, a shared folder cannot be added to any other folder in a community. We therefore request the ability to share shared files and folders w...
about 4 years ago in 03. Files 0 Under Consideration

Request a function to see folder size

We request to add a function that users have the ability to determine size consumption of a folder on Files app and in Communities, There is "About this Folder" when a user opens a Folder and users expects folder size is listed there.
about 5 years ago in 03. Files 0 Future Consideration

Files section cursor

In the "Files" section, when moving the cursor over "All Community Files" instead of turning into a pointer as it does with "Community Folders", it becomes a text cursor (bracket). Same for "Trash". While not impossible to use, users who are not f...
about 2 years ago in 03. Files 1 Needs Clarification

Expiration-date for files that are shared with few persons only

There shoud be the option to add an expiriation date or -period to files, that are shared with single persons only. The file will automatically move to the recycle bin after the expiration time and be processed as usual (extinction after defined p...
about 2 years ago in 03. Files 0 Under Consideration

File Preview shall be able to display XMind mind maps

When looking at Files, several file formats are supported, like .gif, .pptx, .docx, .pdf etc - but there is no support for displaying mind maps from e.g. XMind. Please include a preview function for .xmind files as well. We often use Xmind mindmap...
over 5 years ago in 03. Files 0 Under Consideration