Allow sharing of folders would allow an external user to upload a new file to a net folder.
by: Jeremy L. | over a year ago | Other
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Allow sharing of a folder. Not just files.
by: Jeremy L. | over a year ago | Other
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I think this is on the roadmap to Filr 1.3.
yes
Yay !
Does being on the roadmap mean that this idea should now be flagged as Planned?
Sorry, this isn't planned for Filr's upcoming release (ver 2.0).
But we are considering this actively for the release post Filr 2.0
Instead of this constant focus on version numbers, its maybe a great idea to just get this product out. All off the sudden somebody seems to have decided to set the version up to 2.0, so I hope you are aware this set expectations. Maybe unless this was decided by the same person that had a good thought about the GroupWise R2 and Messenger 3.0 versioning:/ ... or numbering is just marketing bulls<>t. I think it's pretty clear from the start what 'we' expect for the next version of Filr which includes both an API and folder sharing, especially if that version would be 2.0 (a -big- step forward).
Some products already are using the smart year number for versions, or just use 'release.patch' numbering and maybe just stick to that.
agree, nobody cares about version numbers these days
We are anxiously awaiting this feature, just renewed our licenses and love the product.
Thanks for the inputs!!!
Ok. So it's not officially supported yet, but if you haven't seen this yet you can set "sharing.netFolders.allowed=true"
in ssf-ext.properties. Others customers are doing it now and seem to be having success.
Thanks for this info. Not sure if it's because I'm still runng V1.1, but I found this parameter in "ssf.properties" with default of "false", not "ssf-ext.properties" ...
BTW, the path is "/opt/novell/filr/apache-tomcat/webapps/ssf/WEB-INF/classes/config/ssf.properties"
Thanks for the correction Marco. It is ssf.properties. My mistake.
That setting is not supported as it has its adverse side effects & may result in issues. Thus Filr team recommends you not using it.
This would be a well received feature to promote collaboration. By being able to share a Net Folder rather than individual file, new content can be created outside of the shared folder and "published" to it when it is ready to be shared as a drag and drop action rather than going into a console and having to share a bunch of individual files.
Will the security implications be solved?
Is this a Point-In-Time view for the recipient?
What happens if files are added to the files server by another user who doesn't know that this is a shared folder?
What happens if the share owner gets extended rights at and below the shared folder? Will the presented files to the external recipient include the new files?
What happens is the share owner rights are restricted at and below the shared folder? Will the presented files to the external recipient still include all files?
Just to name a few things to consider
Filr team has started working on this!!! Will reach out to all of you on getting some early feedback on the plans.
That's good news, thx for the update.
Need this on the iOS app also!
Any hint on which parameter needed to enable this feature (although not recommended) on Filr 2.0? I need to update to version 2.0, but my users are using this feature because we needed yes or yes... thank you!
Viktu, currently sharing of files within net folders is available in Filr 2.0+, documentation on sharing files in net folders is available at https://www.novell.com/documentation/novell-filr-2/filr-2-admin/data/b131vcho.html. If you are wanting sharing of the net folders themselves, (ie a folder share not a file share), then from what is in the comments above, MF have started working on it and will be available in a future release.
What about sharing a folder inside a Net Folder? To us it is more important to be able to share a folder inside a Net Folder than the Net Folder itself. Please advise.
Thanks!
Thanks Mark, I know we can share files inside net folders. What we need is to share folders that are into Net Folders, and on Filr 1.X I enabled the sharing.netFolders.allowed=true parameter in /opt/novell/filr/apache-tomcat/webapps/ssf/WEB-INF/classes/config/ssf.properties as stated above. That allowed me to do that. In version 2 this parameter is not working, I am asking if there is a similar way to enable this in v2.0 (although I know it is not recommended by Novell)
Thank you!
In schools we frequently have to share files to different agencies on a permanent basis. If we could have the ability to grant even read only access to a folder within our net folder and generate a link as files work right now that would be awesome.
An example would be we need to share a policies folder with our police department. We don't want to have an entire list of folders under guest access because that is a really messy way IMO of making a folder public. If we can simply e-mail them a link to the folder and they can distribute it to the appropriate parties without having to login that would be a very beneficial feature.
I think back in filr infancy that "Make Public" (link) and "Guest Access" (list) got blended together when they really are two very different things.
Hi All,
Filr's next release 'Filr 2017' with Net Folder sharing is getting ready.
Those of you who are interested in seeing how it is implemented, test and provide us feedback: please do consider joining 'Filr 2017' beta program.
Here is the link to 'Filr 2017' beta program: https://www.novell.com/communities/coolsolutions/files-matter-inviting-beta-testers-micro-focus-filr-2017/
Filr 3 (which earlier planned to be called Filr 2017) which was shipped yesterday has the capability to share folders inside a net folder.