6.5 Working with Files Folders

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.

6.5.1 Adding Files to a Files Folder and Other WebDAV-Enabled Folders

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 3.2 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:

Adding a File as a New File Entry

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 5.7.3, Importing Files into the Files Folder.

Adding a File by Dragging and Dropping

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 5.7.1, Dragging and Dropping Files.

For more information about file versioning, see Section 7.13.8, Using Version Control with Files.

Adding a File through WebDAV

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.

6.5.2 Customizing Columns in Files Folders

For information on how to customize the columns that appear in Files folders, see Section 5.12, Configuring Folder Columns.