Workspace http://gcube.wiki.gcube-system.org/gcube/index.php/Workspace BLUE Workspace
Workspace is a free Storage (and Sharing) area provided as-a-Service.
You can use it to store your own files and to share them with others.
As you can see it resembles your Operating System files manager, however there are few things you should know to better exploit the Workspace.
Discover the Workspace features through this quick tour, click next.
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You can Share your folders with any other user of the system.
Right click on a Folder select share and choose the users you want to share the folder with.
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Share Permissions are very important! There are 3 types of sharing permissions you can set:
  • Read Only: users can only read files;
  • Write Owner: users can write/update their own files;
  • Write Any: users can write/update any file.
Please note: the sharing permission is applied on cascade to any file or sub-folder of your shared folder. The owner of the folder is set as Administrator and can do anything she likes.
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Your Channel Folders is a special folder created automatically from the System.
It contains one folder for each channel you are subscribed to and please read:
  • The users of a channel folder are the ones subscribed to the related Channel (i.e. Staff is shared with the whole institute).
  • Any action on these special folders (upload/delete/read) is notified to the other users of the folder.
  • Any action on these special folders is tracked.
Please note: the sharing permission is applied by an administrator of the Channel.
]]> Public Link Vs. Get Link
Whenever you need to attach a file or folder of your workspace you can use this useful feature:
  • Get Link: create a short URL (e.g. http://goo.gl/TK8toC) you can attach to your emails to make users (belonging to your shared folder) point directly that specific folder;
  • Public Link: geneate a short URL to make any user (having the URL) download that file. Does not work with folders of course.
The tour is finished, remember to click on the "Don't show this again" checkbox located at the bottom of this window to not make this popup appear in the future. Enjoy using Workspace.
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