Oracle Internet File System. User's Guide

Oracle‚ Internet File System......Page 1
Send Us Your Comments......Page 9
Structure of the User’s Guide......Page 11
Keyboard Equivalents......Page 12
1 Introduction to the Oracle Internet File System......Page 15
Windows Interface......Page 16
Web Interface......Page 17
The Web Folders Hierarchy......Page 18
E-mail......Page 19
FTP......Page 21
Comparing Standard File Systems to Oracle iFS......Page 22
How Does Oracle iFS Help Me Do My Work Faster?......Page 23
2 Getting Started with Oracle Internet File System......Page 25
Setting Up an Oracle iFS Account......Page 26
Step 1: Map a Network Drive to Oracle iFS......Page 27
Step 2: Install the Oracle iFS Utilities......Page 29
Logging into Oracle iFS......Page 32
Parts of the Web Interface......Page 33
Banner......Page 34
Directory Tree......Page 35
Toolbar......Page 36
File List......Page 38
Navigating the Folder Hierarchy......Page 41
Installing Web Folders......Page 42
Adding Web Folders......Page 44
Configuring Your FTP Client......Page 45
E-mail: Accessing Oracle iFS......Page 46
Configuring Your E-mail Application to Use the Oracle iFS Sever......Page 49
Using the Oracle iFS Server for E-mail Access......Page 50
3 Managing Files and Folders......Page 51
The Default Folders......Page 52
The Home Folder......Page 53
Rules for Accessing Folders......Page 54
Windows: Working with Folders......Page 55
Opening a Folder......Page 57
Copying a Folder......Page 58
Opening a File......Page 59
Uploading a File Using the File Browser......Page 60
Uploading a File Using Drag and Drop......Page 63
Copying Files......Page 65
Renaming a File......Page 66
How Links Work......Page 67
Windows: Creating a Link......Page 68
From Windows Explorer:......Page 69
From the Start Menu:......Page 70
View the Parent Within the Folder Hierarchy......Page 71
Web: Deleting a File Link......Page 72
Windows: Working with Attributes......Page 73
iFS Attributes Tab: File Attributes......Page 75
Changing Attribute Values......Page 76
Setting an Expiration Date......Page 77
Web: Working with Properties......Page 78
Setting an Expiration Date......Page 80
4 Finding Information in the Oracle iFS Repository......Page 83
Types of Searches in Oracle iFS......Page 84
About Content Searching with Oracle interMedia Text......Page 85
About Theme Searching with Oracle interMedia Text......Page 86
Windows: Finding Oracle iFS Files......Page 87
Windows: Searching by File Name and Location......Page 90
Windows: Searching By Date Criteria......Page 91
Windows: Searching by File Type and Size......Page 93
Windows: Searching by Content Criteria......Page 95
Windows: Executing the Search......Page 96
Web: Finding Files in Oracle iFS......Page 97
Web: Performing a Basic Search......Page 98
Adding and Removing Search Criteria Fields......Page 100
Executing the Find Command......Page 102
Search Criteria on the Advanced iFS Find Window......Page 103
Custom Searches in Oracle iFS......Page 104
Advanced Search Operators......Page 105
Web: ABOUT and WITHIN Searches......Page 106
5 Content Management Functions......Page 109
Introduction to Versioning......Page 110
How Versioning Works......Page 111
How to Copy Versioned Files......Page 112
Nonversioned Files......Page 113
Versioned Files......Page 114
Windows: Making a File Versioned......Page 115
Windows: Viewing a File’s Version History......Page 116
Windows: Removing Versions......Page 117
Web: Making a File Versioned......Page 118
Web: Accessing a Previous Version of a File......Page 119
How Does Check In/Check Out Work?......Page 121
What Happens When a File Is Checked In?......Page 122
Windows: Checking In a File......Page 123
Web: Checking In a File......Page 124
Introduction to Locking......Page 125
Windows: Locking and Unlocking Files......Page 126
Web: Locking and Unlocking Files......Page 127
6 Managing Access to Files......Page 129
ACLs and ACEs......Page 130
Granting Access to Files and Folders......Page 132
Introduction to Permissions......Page 133
ACE Precedence......Page 134
Types of ACL......Page 135
User-defined ACLs......Page 136
What You Can Do......Page 137
Windows: Changing Your Password......Page 138
Web: Changing Your Password......Page 139
Windows: Assigning a Default ACL to a File......Page 141
Windows: Creating an ACL......Page 144
Windows: Deleting Users or Groups from an ACL......Page 146
Web: Creating a Custom ACL......Page 147
Advantages of the Web Interface for Creating ACLs......Page 149
Web: Creating a Group......Page 150
Editing Groups......Page 151
Assigning ACLs to Groups......Page 152
Managing Access to Folders......Page 153
Index......Page 155