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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    Ability for Docs to add watermark to actual file in addition to altering the browser-based preview

    Docs has the ability to configure "watermarks" for documents and spreadsheets, but these watermarks only affect the browser-based rendition visible in Viewer. Docs does not actually update the underlying document/spreadsheet with the configured wa...
    about 4 years ago in 07. Docs/File Viewer 0 No Plans to Implement

    in some cases loses customizer styling

    We have a corporate identity design on Connections and modify the IBM Connections user experience by injecting resources in the pages that are returned to users using the Customizer. The issue could be reproduced on Blogs pages, specifically when ...
    over 5 years ago in 13. Other 0 Under Consideration

    TinyMCE - clear text formatting when applying Heading so default Heading formatting applies

    Requesting the ability to choose whether applying a Heading formatting clears prior text formatting selections so that the text is treated in the default manner. This can be via a config or via a pop-up option. Right now, applying a Heading format...
    over 1 year ago in 13. Other 0 Needs Review

    Open files directly in specific applications from within the browser

    If users are receiving file links, the files get previewed within the browser. If they then want to edit the file directly in the specific application and not in the online editor the file needs to be downloaded, saved in an intermediate place and...
    almost 7 years ago in 07. Docs/File Viewer 1 Already Exists

    possibility to add a document bookmark (anchor) in wikis with Tiny MCE

    Users cannot set document bookmarks in a wiki using the Tiny MCE editor. Our users request this feature. The users need the functionality in wikis to set document bookmarks.
    over 5 years ago in 13. Other 2 Future Consideration

    Newly created folders are not immediately available in Folders widget in Highlights app from Community.

    Both the Files and the Forums XCC widget should display content changes immediately. Currently, only owners see changes directly in the Widget when a new file or forum post is created. Members see the change only after 15 minutes.
    almost 3 years ago in 13. Other 0 Needs Review

    Advanced formatting in Powerpoint presentations doesn't display correctly in Docs

    When you open a Powerpoint presentation in Docs that has advanced formatting, such as a SmartArt Graphics list, it doesn't display correctly and you get the following popup message: "Display limitations This document contains advanced formatting...
    about 7 years ago in 07. Docs/File Viewer 0 Under Consideration

    Deleting automatically the Docs temp files instead of manual intervention

    We understand that when there is an issue with the Conversion cluster, it also affects the viewer. For instance, when content fails to render, storage space is still consumed. Is there a way to automatically clear the temporary directory, rather t...
    over 1 year ago in 07. Docs/File Viewer 0 Needs Review

    Docs Document Templates.

    Docs Document Templates. Word, Excel, PowerPoint templates. Create and usage accordingly for new documents based on template
    almost 3 years ago in 07. Docs/File Viewer 0 Needs Review

    Ideation Blog Widget in CEC does not display an image entry

    The Ideation widget in Connections Engagement Center does not display an image in the Ideation blog entry. It only displays the text in the Ideation blog entry. It would be very helpful for users to be able to see the image associated with the blo...
    almost 6 years ago in 10. Engagement Center 0 Future Consideration
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