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Preface

Intended Audience

Structure of the User's Guide

Related Documents

Keyboard Equivalents

1 Introduction to the Oracle Internet File System

Internet File System at a Glance

Windows Interface

Web Interface

The Web Folders Hierarchy

E-mail

FTP

Comparing Standard File Systems to Oracle iFS

How Does Oracle iFS Help Me Do My Work Faster?

2 Getting Started with Oracle Internet File System

Overview: Accessing Oracle iFS

Setting Up an Oracle iFS Account

Windows: Accessing Oracle iFS

Step 1: Map a Network Drive to Oracle iFS

Step 2: Install the Oracle iFS Utilities

Web: Accessing Oracle iFS

Logging into Oracle iFS

Parts of the Web Interface

Navigating the Folder Hierarchy

Web Folders

Installing Web Folders

Adding Web Folders

Working with Web Folders on Your Oracle iFS Drive

FTP: Accessing Oracle iFS

Configuring Your FTP Client

E-mail: Accessing Oracle iFS

Configuring Your E-mail Application to Use the Oracle iFS Sever

Using the Oracle iFS Server for E-mail Access

3 Managing Files and Folders

Working with the Folder Hierachy: An Overview

The Default Folders

Rules for Accessing Folders

XML and Oracle iFS

Windows: Working with Folders

Windows: Working with Files

Web: Working with Folders

Opening a Folder

Closing a Folder

Creating a New Folder

Renaming a Folder

Copying a Folder

Moving a Folder

Deleting a Folder

Web: Working with Files

Opening a File

Uploading Files

Copying Files

Moving Files

Deleting Files

Renaming a File

Using Links to Display the Same File in Multiple Folders

What are Links?

How Links Work

Multiple Parents

Windows: Creating a Link

Windows: Viewing a File's Parent Folders

Web: Creating a File Link

Web: Displaying a Document's Parents

Web: Deleting a File Link

Introduction to File Attributes

Working with Custom Attributes

Windows: Working with Attributes

iFS Attributes Tab: File Attributes

Changing Attribute Values

Setting an Expiration Date

Web: Working with Properties

Viewing and Editing File Properties

Setting an Expiration Date

4 Finding Information in the Oracle iFS Repository

Finding Information: An Overview

Types of Searches in Oracle iFS

About Attribute Searching

About Content Searching with Oracle interMedia Text

About Theme Searching with Oracle interMedia Text

Windows: Finding Oracle iFS Files

Windows: Searching by File Name and Location

Windows: Searching By Date Criteria

Windows: Searching by File Type and Size

Windows: Searching by Content Criteria

Windows: Executing the Search

Web: Finding Files in Oracle iFS

Web: Performing a Basic Search

Web: Performing an Advanced Search

Custom Searches in Oracle iFS

Common Search Operators

Advanced Search Operators

Web: ABOUT and WITHIN Searches

5 Content Management Functions

Overview of Oracle iFS Content Management

Introduction to Versioning

How Versioning Works

How to Copy Versioned Files

Nonversioned vs. Versioned Files

Windows: Making a File Versioned

Windows: Viewing a File's Version History

Windows: Accessing a Previous Version of a File

Windows: Removing Versions

Web: Making a File Versioned

Web: Accessing a Previous Version of a File

Web: Working With Multiple Versions of a File

Introduction to Check In and Check Out

How Does Check In/Check Out Work?

What Happens When a File Is Checked Out?

What Happens When a File Is Checked In?

Windows: Checking Out a File

Windows: Checking In a File

Web: Checking Out a File

Web: Checking In a File

Web: Canceling a Check Out

Introduction to Locking

Windows: Locking and Unlocking Files

Web: Locking and Unlocking Files

6 Managing Access to Files

Security in Oracle iFS

ACLs and ACEs

Granting Access to Files and Folders

Introduction to Permissions

ACE Precedence

Types of ACL

The System Administrator's Role

What You Can Do

Windows: Changing Your Password

Web: Changing Your Password

Windows: Assigning a Default ACL to a File

Windows: Creating an ACL

Windows: Deleting Users or Groups from an ACL

Web: Applying an Existing ACLs

Web: Creating a Custom ACL

Advantages of the Web Interface for Creating ACLs

Working with Groups

Web: Creating a Group

Assigning ACLs to Groups

Managing Access to Folders

Index