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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

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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

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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

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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+

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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)

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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

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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

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Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 wsadmin

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Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Edit XML files

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Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Gatekeeper

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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

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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

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Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Top bar • Logo • Extra menu items • Logout

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Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Language Selector • Allow switching of languages • (does not work for Docs)

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Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Typeahead Search • Typeahead only in Communities • Install SOLR or Elastic Search

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Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 E-mail notification • Enable custom templates • Profile photos

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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

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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…

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Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Roundtrip editing • Edit files via desktop Conenctors • Not enabled by default

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Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Allow preview of old Office files • Also needs to be enabled

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Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Enable filesync • Sync files accross dekstops • Only for personal files

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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

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Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Change file quotas • For personal libraries • For community libraries

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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

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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

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Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Allow External Users • Not enabled by default

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Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Customize attributes • Add custom • Manage visibility

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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

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Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Enable surveys • Must be installed separatedly

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Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Mail Community • Enable to send email to all members

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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

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Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Enable moderation • Pre-moderation • Post-moderation

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Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Increase file limits • Each blog has its own storage

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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

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Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Enable non-members to comment • Quite interesting…

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Let’s Connect O-N-L-I-N-E March 16, 2021 Enable reply-by-mail • Can be useful …sometimes

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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

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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