Fine-tune HCL Connections to your needs - Jan Valdman, Whitesoft

Let'sConnect Connects Virtual May 2021

Fine-tune HCL Connections to your needs

Once you finish installation of HCL Connections, there are dozens of features you can enable or disable in so called post-installation steps. Unfortunately many of the useful features are not enabled by default and therefore missed by many admins to the detriment of users. In this session we will walk through most of the features and advice how to make Connections users engaged and happy.

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Transcript

1. O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E May 11, 2021 Fine tune Connections to your needs Jan Valdman, Whitesoft @jan_valdman
2. Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E Introduction
3. Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Agenda • What are user-faced configuration options in Connections • Where is the configuration stored • Non-technical session • Intermediate
4. Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 About me • Manager in Whitesoft • Connections addict • PM / architect / admin • „WebSphere“ guy – troubleshooter • Let‘s Connect staff 2013+ • IBM Champion 2014-2019 • HCL Ambassador 2019+
5. Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E Introduction (a bit technical)
6. Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Why fine-tune Connections? • Cool features with every version or CR • We have a checklist.. • Many configurations are lost during uogrades • Every customer has a different versions or settings
7. Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Where is configuration stored? • WAS artefacts • Connections XML files • Theme JSP+CSS files • Webserver (+plugin) config file • Connections DB
8. Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 wsadmin
9. Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Edit XML files
10. Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Gatekeeper
11. Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 General settings • Enable disable application • such as metrics • Change application URL • Anonymous access to applications • ACL in general
12. Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E Homepage
13. Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Top bar • Logo • Extra menu items • Logout
14. Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Language Selector • Allow switching of languages • (does not work for Docs)
15. Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Typeahead Search • Typeahead only in Communities • Install SOLR or Elastic Search
16. Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 E-mail notification • Enable custom templates • Profile photos
17. Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E Files
18. Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Enable Docs • Enable online editors for DOC, XLS and PPT • If you have license…
19. Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Roundtrip editing • Edit files via desktop Conenctors • Not enabled by default
20. Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Allow preview of old Office files • Also needs to be enabled
21. Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Enable filesync • Sync files accross dekstops • Only for personal files
22. Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Upgrade file upload limits • Default value is nowadays low • Up to 2 GB
23. Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Change file quotas • For personal libraries • For community libraries
24. Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Enable richtext editors • Instead of plaintext editors • For certain little parts of Connections
25. Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E Profiles
26. Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Allow External Users • Not enabled by default
27. Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Customize attributes • Add custom • Manage visibility
28. Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E Communities
29. Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Enable surveys • Must be installed separatedly
30. Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Mail Community • Enable to send email to all members
31. Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E Blogs
32. Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Enable moderation • Pre-moderation • Post-moderation
33. Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Increase file limits • Each blog has its own storage
34. Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E Forums
35. Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Enable non-members to comment • Quite interesting…
36. Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Enable reply-by-mail • Can be useful …sometimes
37. Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E O-N-L-I-N-E Sumammary
38. Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Conclusion • Useful features • Many technical settings • Study product documentation • For your version! • Check AHA