Search terms let you find InfoStore entries in the current InfoStore folder. The search term defines the character string to be searched for.
All InfoStore entries containing the search term in their title will be found.
Example: In order to find the InfoStore entries with the titles "marketing editions" and "basics on marketing", use the search term "marketing".
How to search for an InfoStore entry:In the folder tree select the InfoStore folder to be searched.
Open the H Split or List view.
To select one or more search criteria click the icon on the left of the input field.
Enter the search term in the input field.
Click the .
Result: The overview window only displays InfoStore entries matching the search term.
How to display all InfoStore entries in the currently selected InfoStore folder:Click the .
All the data entered when creating the InfoStore entry can be edited later.
Note: In order to be able to edit an InfoStore entry in a public or shared folder, you need to have edit permissions for the objects in the respective folder.
How to edit an InfoStore entry:Select an InfoStore entry in the H Split or List view.
In the The panel tab click on . If using the compact panel, click the panel entry . InfoStore item window opens.
Edit the data for the InfoStore entry. A detailed description of the data can be found in 7.5: Creating an InfoStore item. Instructions for working with document versions can be found in 7.6.2.3: Working with document versions.
Click
in the panel. The window will be closed.Result: The InfoStore entry is modified.
If you do not want to accept the changes, click the panel entry
.Tip: You can also use the context menu to edit the entry.
If you edit an InfoStore entry you should lock the entry. The lock has the following purpose:
The lock indicates to other users that the InfoStore entry is currently being worked on and might not be up-to-date.
If the locked InfoStore entry is located in an InfoStore folder shared with other users who have modify rights, those other users cannot edit the locked InfoStore entry.
Select one or several InfoStore entries in the H Split or List view.
In the
panel tab click . If using the compact panel, click the panel icon .Select one or several locked InfoStore entries in the H Split or List view.
In the
panel tab click . If using the compact panel, click the panel icon .Tip: You can also activate the and functions in the context menu.
You can delete the document from an InfoStore entry. This deletes all document versions. Further information on working with document versions can be found in 7.6.2.3: Working with document versions.
Note: This function does not delete any documents from your local disk.
How to delete the document from an InfoStore entry:Select an InfoStore entry in the H Split or List view.
In the The panel tab click on . If using the compact panel, click the panel entry . InfoStore Item window opens.
Click the Remove file window opens.
button. TheIf you are sure you want to remove all file versions of the document from the InfoStore entry, click
.Result: All file versions of the document are removed from the InfoStore entry. The InfoStore entry remains.
If an InfoStore entry contains a document you can perform the following actions:
Add a new document version
Delete a document version
Set a document version as the current version
Select an InfoStore entry in the H Split or List view.
In the The panel tab click . If using the compact panel, click the panel entry . InfoStore Item window opens.
Click the
button.Click the
button.Select the file to be added as an attachment. Close the file selection dialog window.
Click the
icon in the panel. The window will be closed.If need be enter a comment in the Version comment pop-up window.
Click
in the pop-up window. If you do not want to enter a comment, click . To cancel the process, click .Result: The document is transferred to the server. As soon as the process is finished, the InfoStore Item window is closed.
Note: Depending on the file size of the document and the connection's transfer rate, this process might take a while.
How to delete a document version from an InfoStore entry:Open an InfoStore entry in the H split view.
Select the
tab.Right-click on a document version in the list view.
Click The in the context menu.Delete version window opens.
If you are sure you want to delete the document version, click
.Result: The document version is deleted from the InfoStore entry.
Note: This function does not delete any documents from your local disk.
How to set a document version as the current version:Open an InfoStore entry in the H Split view.
Select the
tab.Right-click on a document version in the list view.
Click in the context menu.
Result: The selected document version is set as the current version.
The following possibilities exist for printing InfoStore entries:
Printing a list of InfoStore entries
Printing the data for an InfoStore entry
Open the List view in the panel.
Select the InfoStore entries to be printed.
In the A new window with the print preview and the panel tab click . If using the compact panel, click the panel icon . Print system window opens.
If need be, change the print settings in the system window.
In the system window click
.Result: The list of InfoStore entries is printed.
How to print the data for an InfoStore entry:Open an InfoStore entry in the H Split view.
In the A new window with the print preview and the panel tab click . If using the compact panel, click the panel icon . Print system window opens.
If need be, change the print settings in the system window.
In the system window click
.Result: The data from the InfoStore entry is printed.
The following possibilities exist for moving InfoStore entries:
With the panel function
With drag & drop
Note: When moving InfoStore entries from a source to a target folder you need to have the following permissions:
Delete rights for the objects in the source folder
The folder right for creating objects in the target folder
Select one or several InfoStore entries in the H Split or List view.
In the The panel tab click . If using the compact panel, click the panel entry . Select folder window opens.
Click on an InfoStore folder in the Select folder window. You can only click on folders where you can move InfoStore entries to.
Result: The InfoStore entries are moved.
If you want to cancel the process, click the Select folder window.
How to move InfoStore entries with drag and drop: button in the upper right part of theSelect one or several InfoStore entries in the H Split or List view.
Drag a selected InfoStore entry to an InfoStore folder. An icon next to the mouse pointer indicates the following:
When dragging to a valid target a green tick is displayed.
When dragging to an invalid target a red prohibit icon is displayed.
Release the mouse button over the target folder.
Result: The InfoStore entries are moved.
If you want to cancel the process release the mouse key over an invalid target.
You can do the following:
Assign categories to existing infostore items,
Remove assigned categories.
Information on defining categories can be found in 8.2.3: Managing Tags.
How to edit the categories of an infostore item:Select an infostore item in the list or h split view.
In the panel tab The click on . If using the compact panel, click the panel entry . InfoItem window opens.
Edit the categories of the infostore item. A description can be found in 7.5.2: Adding categories.
Flags are colored labels for marking InfoStore entries. You can decide upon the meaning of the individual colors.
In the H Split and List view the flags are displayed in the last column.
How to mark InfoStore entries with flags:Select an InfoStore entry in the H Split or List view.
In the
panel tab click on any entry. If using the compact panel, click the panel entry and then on an entry.Result: The selected InfoStore entries are marked with flags.
How to delete flags:In the H Split or List view select InfoStore entries marked with flags.
Click on in the Flags panel tab. If using the compact panel, click the panel entry .
Result: The flags are deleted.
Warning: Deleted InfoStore entries can not be restored. Prior to deleting an InfoStore entry, make sure you no longer need the InfoStore entry.
Note: If you want to delete an InfoStore entry in a public or shared folder you need to have delete permission for the objects in these InfoStore folders.
How to delete one or several InfoStore entries:Select one or several InfoStore entries in the H Split or List view.
In the The panel tab click . If using the compact panel, click the panel entry . Delete items window opens.
If you are sure you want to delete the InfoStore entries click
.Result: The InfoStore entries are permanently deleted.
Tip: You can also delete InfoStore entries by using the context menu or the <del> key.
With WebDAV you can access InfoStore entries in the same way as when accessing local files on your disk. Compared with the access from the Groupware GUI, WebDAV has advantages and disadvantages:
The advantage is the quick and direct access with the browser or Explorer. You need not be logged in to the Groupware GUI.
The disadvantage is that you can only see the current document version. The document's history and additional information, e.g. comments, are not displayed.
Warning: When you delete a file entry with WebDav, you will delete all file versions, not only the current version. In order to delete a specific document version, exclusively use the methods described in 7.6.2.3: Working with document versions.
Depending on the operating system installed on your machine, the WebDav access to the InfoStore is set up in a different way.
Open KDE Konqueror or a similar browser.
Enter the following address in the Open-Xchange server.
field: webdav://<address>/servlet/webdav.infostore where <address> needs to be replaced by the IP address or URL of theEnter your username and your password. Use your login data for the Open-Xchange server.
Result: The InfoStore entries are displayed in the browser.
In the My Computer window click on or double-click the icon in the Windows Desktop.
Go to Network tasks, open the dialog window Network places and click on
. A wizard for adding network resources is launched. Click on .In the next dialog window select
.Enter the following address: https://<address>/servlet/webdav.infostore where <address> needs to be replaced by the IP address or URL of the Open-Xchange server.
Enter your username and your password. Use your login data for the Open-Xchange server.
In the next dialog window you can assign a name to the network resource.
Note: If you have set your encoding to ISO, please do not use any special characters for file or folder names. The Open-Xchange server uses UTF-8 encoding.
In the next dialog window click on
.Result: You can use the network place to access your InfoStore entries.
Before using WebDAV you have to install a Microsoft Software Update.
How to install the Microsoft Software Update for WebDAV:Open a web browser.
Enter the following address: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/907306
Browse to More Information and click on .
On the download page click on
. The file Webfldrs-KB907306-ENU.exe will be downloaded.Double-click on the file. The installation will be launched.
In the Windows Explorer open
.Right-click on a free area in the right pane of the Explorer. From the drop-down menu select Add network location dialog window opens. Click on .
. TheSelect
. Click on .In the Add network path dialog window enter the following address: https://<address>/servlet/webdav.infostore whereas <address> has to be replaced by the Open-Xchange server's IP address or URL.
Enter your username and password. Use your login data for the Open-Xchange server.
In the next dialog window you can assign a name to the resource.
In the next dialog window click on
.Result: Below you can access your InfoStore entries.
Tip: You can also use the OX Updater for setting up WebDAV access. Information can be found in the OX Updater user documentation.
Prior to setting up WebDAV access as described below, you have to install a Microsoft Software Update. Instructions can be found in 7.6.8.3: Accessing under Windows Vista.
How to set up WebDAV access under Windows 7:In the navigation area of the Windows Explorer select the entry
.In the icon bar click on Connect drive window opens.
. TheClick on Add network address window opens. Click .
. TheSelect
. Click .In the Internet or network address input field enter the following address: https://<adresse>/servlet/webdav.infostore Replace <adresse> with the IP address or URL of the Open-Xchange server.Click .
Enter your username and password for the Open-Xchange server. Click .
On the next page you can assign a name to the network address. Click
.Click
.Result: Below you can access your InfoStore entries.