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Requirements

  • UNC path is accessible on the machine that the FileShare application is installed on

  • A blank SQL database for the FileShare schema to be installed on.

  • An Active Directory connection

Unsupported

Windows does not support the following special characters:

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CON, PRN, AUX, NUL 
  COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6, COM7, COM8, COM9
  LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, LPT8, LPT9

Workflow Steps

  • Get the UNC path.

  • Install the Agent service for Fileshare.

  • Configure the FileShare application to connect to the UNC path and sync.

    • Open Database Tab first

    • Then CAM Login tab

    • Then Active Directory tab

    • Then FileShare tab

  • Create Folders through Folder Template Editor or through the FileShare.

  • Create Workspaces using the Workspace Wizard.

Installation

  • Download the installer fromAdministration->Downloads-> Fileshare within CAM.

  • There the Exe and MSI downloads available. Exe should be used for first time installations.

  • Run the installer on the machine with access to the fileshare.

  • The installer will install the FileShare Application and the CAM FS windows service.

  • The program is installed in the x86 program files folder by default.

Info

Note: If the configuration fails saying the ProgramData folder is inaccessible, the folder for Fileshare will have to be given shared security for those application users.

Configuration

  • Start the Application CAM.FileShare.UI.exe from the Prosperoware\CAM\Fileshare\Agent\ folder. It is not necessary to run as an administrator.

  • On run, the user interface will show 7 tabs: FileShares, CAM Login, Database, Active Directory, Agent, Command and Log.

Database tab

On the first run, this tab should be opened first. This tab sets the database connection string.

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Tip

Tip: The Command and Log tabs allow for pagination. Users can freely change the page size to display as many rows as they need.

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Commands can be filtered by using the filter option. KPI’s that can be filtered are: The Fileshare path, Command, Status, Created, Updated.

Log

This tab displays all the Sync logs.

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