Problem: You are not sure if you want to use mirrored folders, because you do not understand the concept or how they work.
A mirrored folder is a library folder within Novell Teaming that is synchronized with a folder located outside of Novell Teaming, on a system drive. When performing basic actions (adding subfolders and files, modifying files, deleting folders and files) using either the Novell Teaming interface or by accessing the file on the drive, the change is reflected in the other interface. The advantage to using mirrored files is that you can apply Novell Teaming tools to files on a drive, which includes tools such as text search, workflow, and discussion (in the form of comments applied to the entry in the library folder).
Novell Teaming supports two types of external folders:
A directory on a file system
A folder on a SharePoint* server
Here are tips for using mirrored files:
When specifying the path to the system folder, specify the full (absolute) path to the folder.
After creating the mirrored folder, you cannot alter the pathname, and you cannot reconfigure the Novell Teaming library folder to be a non-mirrored folder.
To initialize the new mirrored folder, click > , and use the Synchronize tool.
Do not attach additional files to entries in a mirrored folder. Behavior regarding additional attachments is unpredictable.
Synchronization happens only manually by using the Novell Teaming menu items; Novell Teaming does not support scheduled synchronization. Synchronizing behaviors occur only upon using the Novell Teaming manual synchronization.
When you delete a file on the server, Novell Teaming deletes the entire entry in the library folder (not just the attached file).
Adding and deleting subfolders adds and deletes subfolders in the other system. When you delete a subfolder, you delete all of its contents in both places.