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Error message shown every few minutes in IBM Connections-Desktop-Plug-ins for Windows

In remote sites (e.g. VPN) we have this issue: We were able to configure the plug-in and it works fine, but every few minutes a popup is shown with the error "IBM Connections Server for lappnet sync is currently unavailable". - The notification ...
over 6 years ago in 12. Desktop Plugins 0 Under Consideration

Enhancements to the Community Email functionality

On behalf the customer, I am creating this Enhancements to the community email functionality: * community to store an email from an external source * the email address for the community page * send an email that is saved in a forum * email to be s...
over 6 years ago in 02. Communities 1 No Plans to Implement

In a community, the horizontal menu will disappear when creating a new Wiki or Blog, if you have enough text that requires to scroll down the page.

In a community, the horizontal menu will disappear when creating a new Wiki or Blog, if you have enough text that requires to scroll down the page. NOTE: Once the Wiki or Blog page is saved, the horizontal menu is visible- working as designed Repr...
over 6 years ago in 02. Communities 1 Already Exists

Surveys - change hint text size

a customer requests to change hint text size in surveys as it is not readable. Unfortunately this is not possible due to the product architecture/limitation. Leap support passed this to Connections support with a recommendation to create ER. I su...
over 6 years ago in 13. Other 2 No Plans to Implement

Left side menu width

Enable the option to enlarge the width of the left-side menu in order to be able to see the entire title of folders and sub-folders.
over 6 years ago in 02. Communities 0 Future Consideration

Request for later release of Connections 5.5 and 6.0 to support ST Widgets

Sametime Widgets are unsupported in Connections 5.5 and 6.0 I'm raising an enhancement request for future releases of Connections onprem to support and update the Sametime Widgets, namely; Sametime Meeting Widget Sametime Chat Widget Sametime Vide...
almost 7 years ago in 13. Other 0 Future Consideration

The iFrame widget message should contain the complete current URL for allowing 3rd party deep linking

It is currently impossible to create deep links to objects in 3rd party community widgets that open Connections, the widget and the desired object within the widget. The reason is that the community widget can not „see“ any additional url paramete...
almost 7 years ago in 08. Third Party Integration 1 No Plans to Implement

To Do Items the comments on a To Do are not shown.

Customer Rijk Zwaan asks for an Enhancement Request.In the "view" To Do Items the comments on a To Do are not shown.Only of click "Link to this Entry".Users are making comments but they do see the comments.
almost 7 years ago in 13. Other 0 No Plans to Implement

New API to retrieve microblogs

Customer would like to retrieve microblog entries of a given user, but only those created by the actual user. The API call that currently gets closer to what customer needs is this: Considering UserA the user passed in the URL, and UserB as anothe...
almost 7 years ago in 13. Other 0 Needs Review

Option to mark email from community/IBM Connections as "private"

We like to have an option to mark (or have set) emails send from IBM Connections as private. We wish to restrict the content of this messages to the owner of the mailbox and to hide it from those who are mandated to view the content of these mailb...
almost 7 years ago in 02. Communities 0 No Plans to Implement