Managing folder members

1. To invite a new member to a folder:

1. Click on the top-level folder in question.
2. Click on the Invite-Icon-icon.

or:

1. Right-click on the folder in question.
2. Click on Invite.

or:

1. Click on the folder in question.
2. Click on the Members tab in the panel which opens up to the right of the main window and click on Invite.

3. Enter the IdM username or the e-mail address of the person you want to invite. Furthermore you can select the permission the invitee should have in the selected folder. Click on Next to continue.
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When adding more than one person, please click on the Invite-Icon-icon next to the e-mail box to add the current e-mail address to a list.

 

4. The invited user has to accept the folder invitation to become a folder member.
5. Done! The folder will now show up in the client of the user(s) you’ve just invited. Additionally they will receive an e-mail notification about the invitation, including instructions how to get and install the client, if they don’t have the client installed already.

 

2. To change the permission of a member:

To change the permission for a member of a folder:

  1. Click on the folder in question.
  2. Click on the Members tab in the window which opens up to the right of the main window.
  3. Click on the Permission of the member and select the desired access level to your desired permission.
  4. Done! Once you selected the desired permission for a specific member it will be propagated to the server and other clients.

 

Available permissions

Permissions are applied to users, not devices. Please see the list below for available permissions.

Permission Description
Remove Member Removes all permissions from the targeted user. The user will disappear from the member list after a few seconds and won’t have access to the folder anymore.
Read The targeted user is only allowed to read the content of the folder. If he tries to edit the folder content (e.g. by editing, uploading, renaming, deleting files or subfolders etc.) the changes won’t be synchronized but instead reversed shortly thereafter.
Read/Write The targeted user is allowed to read and edit the content of the folder. He can edit, upload, rename, delete (etc.) files and subfolders while the changes are synchronized and transmitted to the other folder members.
Admin The targeted user is allowed to read and edit the content of the folder. He can edit, upload, rename, delete (etc.) files and subfolders while the changes are synchronized and transmitted to the other folder members. Furthermore, as an admin he is also able to delete the top-level folder itself and to invite/remove folder members.
Owner The targeted user is the owner of the folder; meaning he is equal to an admin but the storage space occupied by the folder is deducted from the quota of this user. A top-level folder can only have one owner, therefore the owner permission will be revoked from this user if he invites another one to be the owner.

 

Default Permission


The default permission is set on Read/Write but as an admin or the owner of a top-level folder you can change the permission of the member anytime.

 

3. To remove a folder member:

To remove members from an existing folder:

  1. Click on the folder in question.
  2. Click on the Members tab in the window which opens up to the right of the main window.
  3. Click on the Permission of the member you want to remove and set it to Remove Member.
  4. Done! Once you selected Remove Member from the drop-down menu, the member will disappear from the member list and won’t have access to the folder anymore.