HCL Connections Ideas Portal

Welcome to the HCL Connections Product Ideas Lab! The place where you can submit product ideas and enhancement request. We encourage you to participate by voting on, commenting on, and creating new ideas. All new ideas will be evaluated by the HCL Product Management & Engineering teams, and the next steps will be communicated. While not all submitted ideas will be executed upon, community feedback will play a key role in influencing which ideas are and when they will be implemented.

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    ER: Seeking a future version of IBM Connections Files will offer the user an option to include a password with an uploaded encrypted file

    Offer the end user an option to include a password with an uploaded encrypted file. As an Administrator, I need the ability to turn File Encryption ON by default.
    over 7 years ago in 03. Files 0 Under Consideration

    Possibility to add formatted URL in status update

    When posting on a forum or a blog entry, a full-text editor appears where you can insert (for instance) URL's, pictures and tables. When posting an update, there's no editor, so it's impossible to inserta link in the text. Users have to copy/paste...
    over 7 years ago in 05. Blogs/Wikis/Forums/Activities 0 Under Consideration

    Provide API to register Embedded Experience Org Extensions

    Currently, the only organization extension that can be managed (create, update, delete) via REST API is Community Apps (widgets). We will need to have the same type of API for all organization extension types, namely *Activity Stream's Embedded Ex...
    over 7 years ago in 01. General/Multiple Areas 0 No Plans to Implement

    File explorer widget should show a message for non invited memebers

    After adding more channels in Highlights at the Files Explorer widget, but I am not a member of the community, for example, it would be nice if the info is displayed to the end-user instead of just remaining blank. 1) Create community with members...
    almost 4 years ago in 03. Files 0 Needs Review

    Easy Upgrade/Migrate Data to New Version

    Easy Upgrade/Migrate Data to New Version.
    over 4 years ago in 01. General/Multiple Areas 0 Needs Clarification

    Introduce the ability to restrict the use of certain search keywords for searching Connections

    Introduce an option/configurable method for administrators to specify a list of restricted keyword strings that users are not permitted to use to search Connections content. Similar to the blacklisting of certain search keywords in the environment.
    over 4 years ago in 01. General/Multiple Areas 0 No Plans to Implement

    Adjust folder sorting in the Files app

    It is currently not possible to sort the folders in the Files app as desired. It would be great if each user could individually adjust the sorting of the folders in the Webview. For example by folder size or by name.
    over 4 years ago in 03. Files 0 Under Consideration

    Delete the current search history in the app

    Give the users the opportunity to delete their current search history in the HCL Connections app. This helps if the overview is no longer given by the search results.
    over 4 years ago in 11. Mobile 0 Under Consideration

    "Forum application default view" does not work function as expected

    Under Community Actions > Edit Community > Forums you have the following settings: Communities overview page > Show topic list by default Forum application default view > Show forum list by default From the Overview page if you click o...
    over 4 years ago in 05. Blogs/Wikis/Forums/Activities 0 Under Consideration

    When clicking on a document in the activity stream unable to open in a new tab

    The communities when opened in a new tab open properly. The activity stream document links when opened in a new tab does not open and shows about:block page. This only works on the Files component.
    over 4 years ago in 01. General/Multiple Areas 0 Under Consideration
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