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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    Automated file compression

    Especially for media files - all uploads should automatically be optimized to minimize memory impact.
    about 7 years ago in 03. Files 0 Future Consideration

    Bundle Connections with all supporting 3rd party product and sell it with 1 part number

    There are several third party products that enhance the usage / adoption of IBM Connection, such as : Panagenda Connections Expert, give meaningful statistic to whether your adoption is successful Connections Administration Toolkit, provide UI fo...
    about 7 years ago in 13. Other 0 No Plans to Implement

    Linux client support to mount IBM Connections cloud storage

    It should be possible to mount the cloud files as a mount point on Linux desktops, allowing to seamlessly open and save cloud files from any Linux desktop.
    about 7 years ago in 03. Files 0 No Plans to Implement

    Add enhanced help manual or video for Surveys

    As an end-user I want to use Surveys with all of the capabilities. There is no manual or video explaining how to.
    about 7 years ago in 13. Other 0 Under Consideration

    Video in a powerpoint cannot be read with the preview

    A video is inserted in a powerpoint. At the preview, we don't even know there is a video : the slide is empty. Seen in Connections on prem.
    over 7 years ago in 03. Files 0 No Plans to Implement

    Moderation features for IBM Connections Cloud

    We are happy to use the moderation features in IBM Connections on prem. When these features will be available for IBM Connections Cloud?
    over 7 years ago in 09. Administration 0 Under Consideration

    Support for 99.9% SLA with App+DB on workloads SAP Managed Apps

    Despite being a common practice on our on premise GTS-SO (IS) clients, and competitors solutions, the high availability of App+DB (to achieve 99.9% SLA) configurations is not supported in the C4SAP offering. As SAP guidelines does not restrict the...
    over 7 years ago in 13. Other 2 No Plans to Implement

    Allow extended formatting to be rendered in PPTX files

    In the preview and in the edit mode, the background image is displayed mirrored. On a slide, the text is rotated 90 ° to the right. In a round element, the font is not displayed in the right place and not rounded. We have a sample document, if thi...
    over 7 years ago in 13. Other 0 No Plans to Implement

    Search result ranking

    When searching for something specific (or even general) the ranking of the search results is really wonky and not consistent. For example when searching for the "ConNext IT" Blog and using the advanced search looking for content and select ONLY bl...
    over 7 years ago in 13. Other 0 Under Consideration

    Copy Paste from Editor to Editor shall keep HTML Source code the same

    Copy/Paste from one Editor to another Editor shall keep HTML Source code the same.
    over 7 years ago in 13. Other 0 No Plans to Implement
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