File Manager Application

Version 6.1 by Thomas Delafosse on 2012/12/13 17:09

folder_pageFile Manager Application
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Thomas Delafosse

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LicenseGNU Lesser General Public License 2.1

Description

This application let you manage your files in XWiki. It provides a viewer of supported files (pdf and libreoffice files), let you find documents thanks to their tags and enables users to download these files.

File Manager WebHome

This application's WebHome displays all the documents available, and you can search the ones you are interested in thanks to the tag cloud located over the liveTable. Then you can either download directly the file attached to the document by clicking on the attachment file name, or you can go to a page providing a description and a viewer of the file.

Add a file

To add a new file you just need to click on "Add en entry" and you will arrive on the page screened below. There you can enter a description of the file you are going to attach and choose the file to upload thanks to the "Attachments" section located at the bottom of the screen. You can also already manage the document tags thanks to the tag section.
NB:You can manage the file attached to the document any moment later by using again the "Attachements" section of the document. All the same, you can edit the document's tags whenever you want with the "tag" section 

Prerequisites & Installation Instructions

Set the language ressource

If you are using XWiki 4.2 or a version below, you will have to set the right language ressource :

  • Click on the "administration" link at the top right corner
  • In the administration menu, click on "Localization"
  • Scroll in this menu until you see "Internationalization Document Bundles"
  • In that field, copy-paste the following text : "FileManager.Translation"
  • Save the page.

Configure Office Importer

If you want to be able to display OpenOffice/LibreOffice documents, make sure to configure the Office Importer. Learn how to do it.

Add the PDF Viewer Macro

If you want to display PDF documents, make sure to install the PDF Viewer Macro First. You can either install it with the Extension Manager or download it from here.

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