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Collaboration Folders

Manage Files and Items in ML-Structs

Adds handling of multi-level Folder structures. (new Item Types, see data model). On top of Aras Solutions "Product Engineering" and "Program Management"

Each Folder can list simple attachments (files) or controlled (related) items, like Documents or Parts (Poly Item List).

Multi-level folder tree grid allows dropping files onto folder rows. And it provides actions to view, lock/unlock items. And actions to add controlled items or sub folders to folder rows

Folder Templates: Allow creating pre-defined folder structures with pre-defined files or controlled items linked. These get copied to folders created from a template.

Team access: Enables collaboration on data managed in folders by allowing access permissions to team members with roles: Manager, Member, Guest. The entire folder structure or sub structures can have their own "private" teams.

folder structure or sub structures can have their own "private" teams.

History

This project and the following release notes have been migrated from the old Aras Projects page. Unlike community projects that have been migrated and archived, this project will be updated for compatibility with the latest release of Aras Innovator.

Release Notes
v6.0 Aras 11 SP14. Updated packages and documentation to support 11 SP14.
v5.5 Aras 11 SP11
v5.4 Aras 11 SP7-SP9. Fix structure of optional import folders.
v5.3 Aras 11 SP7-SP9.
v5.0 Aras 11SP6 & SP7. Read the Readme.txt for a functional overview and installation instructions.
v4.0 Aras 11 only. Read the Readme.txt. Collaboration Folders Add-On Package. Please also read the documentation.
v3.1 Aras 10 only. Read the Readme.txt. Collaboration Folders Add-On Package. Please also read the documentation.
v3.0.1 Aras 10 only. Read the Readme.txt. Collaboration Folders Add-On Package. Please also read the documentation.
v3.0 Aras 9.x only. Read the Readme.txt. Collaboration Folders Add-On Package. Please also read the documentation of v2-1.
v2.1 Collaboration Folders Add-On Package. Enhanced Folders Life Cycle and Permissions (for Team and Archive scenario). Improved performance for large structures (level by level). Requires 9.3SP6 or higher !!
v1.7 Item Folders Add-On Package. Enhanced Folders Life Cycle and Permissions (for Archive scenario). Requires 9.3SP6 or higher !!
v1.6 Item Folders Add-On Package. Enhanced Folders grid. File drag-n-drop. Enhanced folder templates.
v1.5 Item Folders Add-On Package. Displays folder related documents before sub folders in Navigator, now.

Supported Aras Versions

Project Aras
v6.0 11 SP14
v5.5 11 SP11
v5.4 11 SP7-SP9
v5.3 11 SP7-SP9
v5.0 11 SP6-SP7
v4.0 11
v3.1 10
v3.0.1 10
v3.0 9.x
v2.1 9.3 SP6+
v1.7 9.3 SP6+
v1.6 9.3
v1.5 9.3

Installation

Important!

Always back up your code tree and database before applying an import package or code tree patch!

Pre-requisites

  1. Aras Innovator installed
  2. Aras Package Import tool
  3. collab-folders import packages
  4. collab-folders code tree overlay

Install Steps

  1. Backup your code tree and store the backup in a safe place.
  2. Copy the Innovator folder from the project's CodeTree subdirectory.
  3. Paste the Innovator folder into the root directory of your Aras installation.
    • Tip: This is the same directory that contains the InnovatorServerConfig.xml file.
  4. Backup your database and store the BAK file in a safe place.
  5. Open up the Aras Package Import tool.
  6. Enter your login credentials and click Login
    • Note: You must login as root for the package import to succeed!
  7. Follow the instructions in Import/READ_ME.txt for importing packages.
    • Note: Steps 2-3 replace the code tree overlay steps in the READ___ME.txt instructions.

Important!

If you are using a language pack, some default variables will be changed. To use Collaboration Folders with a language pack, you must do the following.

  1. Navigate to Admin > Variables within the TOC.
  2. Find the variables related to Collab Folders by searching tGridCfg*
  3. Modify the values to the following:
Variable Value
tGridCfg cFolder Template Client/Solutions/ItemFolders/xml/cFolderStructureConfig.xml
tGridCfg Project Client/Solutions/ItemFolders/xml/cFolderStructureConfig.xml
tGridCfg Root Folders TOC Client/Solutions/ItemFolders/xml/cFolderStructureConfig.xml
tGridCfg User Folders TOC Client/Solutions/ItemFolders/xml/cFolderStructureConfig.xml

Usage

See Collaboration Folders Concept v3-0.pdf or Collaboration Folders User Guide v3-0.pdf for more information on using this project.

Screenshot of Collaboration Folders

Contributing

  1. Fork it!
  2. Create your feature branch: git checkout -b my-new-feature
  3. Commit your changes: git commit -am 'Add some feature'
  4. Push to the branch: git push origin my-new-feature
  5. Submit a pull request

For more information on contributing to this project, another Aras Labs project, or any Aras Community project, shoot us an email at [email protected].

Credits

Created by Rolf Laudenbach, Aras Corporation.

License

Aras Labs projects are published to Github under the MIT license. See the LICENSE file for license rights and limitations.