Navigation:  Managing a Site > Services > FileBox

 

Overview

 

Filebox is a virtual storage and forwarding space for business files. It allows for direct file-exchange between the mobile devices and MCL-Mobility Platform.

The Filebox service allows the mobile devices to send data to a central location (which renders the implementing of in-house file servers to host data unnecessary).

Filebox can be organized into a shared or a private space. A shared Filebox is accessed by all the sites in the account. A private Filebox is only accessed by the site that created it (to create a site's private filebox, see Site Details).

The Filebox sub-module displays, by default, the shared filebox content. However, if the site includes a private filebox, the filebox sub-module will only display that site's private filebox content. It is NOT possible to access both filebox spaces, simultaneously or alternately.

The Filebox (shared or private) is divided into two areas: the Inbox (which includes incoming files) and the Outbox (a container for outgoing files).

 

An external system can access the filebox 's private or shared spaces via web services. To access the private filebox, the external system needs to use the Administrator user role credentials. To access the shared filebox, the external system needs to use the Filebox user role credentials.

 

 

To access the Filebox sub-module, click and, in the resulting row below, select .

 

 

The image below illustrates the page that is accessed when clicking .

 

 

 

Filebox areas

 

The Filebox is divided into two main areas:

 

 

By default, the Filebox page opens with the Inbox area, but you can change the display to the Outbox area.

Click (located below the filebox icon) to access and (to the right of the panel) and click the corresponding button of the area you want displayed.

 

Regardless of the selected area (Inbox or Outbox), the existing folders/files are displayed in a tree view on the left section.

 

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Use this section to view the folders included in each area as well as the sub folders/files included in each folder. To do so, double-click the selected folder OR  click the corresponding to expand its content. To hide it again, click .

The expanded content is, also, represented in a tree view. The sub-folders/files can be viewed with greater detail on the right section.

 

 

The right section displays the content of the folder selected in the tree view (left section).

 

 

Inbox area

 

 

This area displays the following information:

 

 

 

Outbox area

 

 

This area displays the following information:

 

 

 

The "Filebox" page (Inbox or Outbox areas) also offers the following options:

 

 

Use this button to display hidden options. In this case, when clicked, it expands to display the following options:

 

 

 

Use one or all of the following search parameters to filter the displayed information:

 

 

After having defined the advanced filter parameters, click to proceed.

 

 

Use the search box to look for specific list items:

 

a. Enter what you want to search for.

b. Click or press <ENTER> in your PC keyboard to initiate the search.

c. To conclude the search operation, empty the search box and click or press <ENTER> in your PC keyboard.

 

 

Click this button to refresh the page's information.

 

Use the buttons, included in this bar, to organize the listed items of the corresponding column:

 

Click this button to select all the listed items. In this case, all the folders/files/sub-folders.

 

Use and , before the folder name, to navigate to sub folders within a folder.

 

Displays the percentage of occupied space by all Filebox data (in Inbox and Outbox areas).

 

 

Available Operations in the Inbox and Outbox areas

 

To delete files/folders, use the button. For more information, see Deleting Files/Folders in Filebox.

 

To create a new folder, use the button. For more information, see Creating a new Folder.

 

To rename a folder, use the button. For more information, see Renaming a Folder.

 

To upload files into a folder, use the button. For more information, see Uploading Files to Filebox.

 

To move files/folders, use the button. For more information, see Moving Files/Folders.

 

To copy files/folders, use the button. For more information, see Copying Files/Folders in Filebox.

 

To download files/folders, use the button. For more information, see Downloading Files/Folders from Filebox.

 

 

This chapter includes the operations available in the Filebox sub-module and the user profiles that have access to them:

 

Keep in mind that the Account Administrator and/or the Site Manager, at a lower level, can restrict other users' access rights. This user guide is presenting all the possibilities in terms of access.