Files folders in Novell Vibe make it easy to store and keep track of your files. You can store personal files in the Files folder in your personal workspace, and team-related files in your team folders. This makes it easy to share files with your teammates and others who might be interested in viewing them.
Files folders behave differently from other types of Vibe folders. With most types of Vibe folders, Vibe allows you to add multiple files with the same name to a single folder, if each file is added as a separate entry. Files folders, however, require each file to have a unique name. Folders that have been configured to support WebDAV also require each file to have a unique name.
For information about how to configure a folder to support WebDAV, see Configuring a Folder to Support WebDAV
in the Novell Vibe OnPrem 3 Advanced User Guide.
When you add a file to a Files folder or a WebDAV-enabled folder, and the file has the same name as a file that has already been added to the folder, you see the following behavior, depending on the method you use to add the file:
When you add a file as a new file entry in your Files folder, and a file with the same name already exists in the folder, a status message informs you that a file with the same name already exists, and you are not allowed to upload the file.
For information about how to add a new file entry to your Files folder when the file entry has a unique name, see Section 5.6.3, Importing Files into the Files Folder.
When you add a file by dragging and dropping a file into a Files folder, and a file with the same name already exists in the folder, the newly uploaded file replaces the existing file, and the existing file is stored as a previous version.
For information about how to drag and drop a file into a Vibe folder, see Section 5.6.1, Dragging and Dropping Files.
For more information about file versioning, see Section 7.13.8, Using Version Control with Files.
When you add a file to a WebDAV-enabled folder, and a file with the same name already exists in the folder, the newly uploaded file replaces the existing file, and the existing file is stored as a previous version.
For more information about file versioning, see Section 7.13.8, Using Version Control with Files.
Vibe enables you to adjust the column width of the table in the Files folder.
Click and drag the arrow icons, located at the top of each column.
When the column is the desired width, release the mouse.
Vibe enables you to show or hide table columns in the Files folder. By default, the columns that are available are:
Entry Number (#): Displays the number of the entry (“1” indicates that the entry was created first)
Title: Displays the title of the entry.
Author: Displays the author of the entry.
Comments or Replies: Displays how many comments or replies have been made on the entry.
Size: Displays the file size of the entry.
Download: Enables you to download the file to your local workstation.
VIEW: Enables you to view the file in the HTML format.
State: Shows the workflow state of the file.
Created/Modified: Displays when the entry was last modified or commented on.
Rating: Displays the rating that users have given the entry.
To show or hide table columns in the Files folder:
Navigate to the Files folder where you want to show or hide the table columns.
Click > in the Action toolbar.
The Folder Options dialog box is displayed.
In the section, select , then click .
Select the columns that you want to show, and deselect the columns that you want to hide.
(Optional) Select if you want all users to see only the columns that you have selected.
Click .