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12. Desktop Plugins

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Windows Desktop plugin file search option

When using the desktop plugin integration from Windows File explorer and try to search for a file in Connections files you can only use this form of search sentence : PartOfFilename* and not *artOfFilename* to find files. When you use the search i...
about 5 years ago in 12. Desktop Plugins 0 No Plans to Implement

Connections Desktop Plug-In for Microsoft Windows - allow viewing Community Files from Excel, Powerpoint, Word - "Open"

Using the Connections Desktop Plug-In for Microsoft Windows allows working with Files, e.g. from the File Component as well as Files within a Community. When the user has opened Excel, Powerpoint or Word and he will open a new file from the File -...
almost 6 years ago in 12. Desktop Plugins 0 Under Consideration

Hierarchical Display of Communities and Sub-Communities in Desktop Plugins

In Windows Explorer, communities and sub-communities are displayed at the same level and with the same icon. To find the right way around it would be very helpful to have a hierarchical view of communities and sub-communities in the Windows Deskto...
over 4 years ago in 12. Desktop Plugins 0 Under Consideration

Support for folder structures in IBM Notes/Connections "Files" sidebar plug-in

In IBM Notes, there is a Connections integration. In the Notes client, there is a sidebar plug-in for Connections "Files". The files that are being synced is just a flat list of files. We would like to get support for folder structures in the "Fil...
about 6 years ago in 12. Desktop Plugins 1 Already Exists

Ability to configure default view in Connections Desktop Plug-in

When going to My files in the Connectons desktop plugin, we default to the Tiles view. You can change to the list, details, content etc. views. However, this is not presevered ... so you have to change the view everytime. In Windows Explorer, you ...
about 6 years ago in 12. Desktop Plugins 0 Under Consideration

Provide better Error Messages for Infected Files when using Windows Plugins

When using ICAP for virus scanning and uploading an infected file via the Windows Plugins for Connections, the file gets scanned and blocked correctly. However, the users just get the response that they are not allowed to upload the file. This is ...
about 5 years ago in 12. Desktop Plugins 1 Under Consideration

Enable Desktop Plugin for SAML+Kerberos

In a SAML scenario, like IBM Connections Cloud (but not limited to), the customers IDP authenticates the user. If a browser is being used, the user is directed to the IDP server which needs to verify the users identity. In most cases, this IDP log...
almost 6 years ago in 12. Desktop Plugins 0 Under Consideration

Allow Desktop plugin to sync certain user-defined folders and its subfolders with My Files

in S1 you have 1Tb space available but can't use it to backup you local work folder to the cloud. its way more convinient to have the whole local folder and its subfolders synced with My Files. and be able to change files localy so that they chang...
over 5 years ago in 12. Desktop Plugins 0 Already Exists

Windows desktop plugin annoys with popup for login on start although nothing to do for the user

The windows desktop plugin login process for web authentication needs absolutely NO popup once the user has made use of his federated SAML login via ADFS. The popup annoys every time you start the service, saying you are being logged on, nothing t...
about 6 years ago in 12. Desktop Plugins 3 Under Consideration

Activity Reminder in Connections Plugin

We're currently using the Activities Application in Connections to follow our actions. We'd love to be able to get an alarm or a notification in Lotus (Plugin), to remember us of an activity that need to be completed soon (let's say a week before ...
about 6 years ago in 12. Desktop Plugins 0 Under Consideration