Enable File Sync and configure file synchronization properties.
Before you begin
To optimize files downloads from the mobile app, consider
using IBM® HTTP Server to manage
downloads. By default, downloads are managed by WebSphere® Application Server, which keeps
the web container connection open while the file is downloaded. IBM HTTP Server, however, can determine
whether the download file is accessible from the cache. In that case,
the request to the server can be redirected to IBM HTTP Server so that the web container connection
becomes available for other download requests. For more information,
see the Configuring file downloads through IBM HTTP Server topic.
About this task
File Sync is an extension to IBM Connections
that synchronizes files between a user's computers (including mobile
devices) and the IBM Connections
server. Users can synchronize their own files, files that are shared
with them, and files that are referenced in communities. Users can
add files to the sync list from anywhere within the mobile app.By
default, File Sync is disabled in IBM Connections.
To enable and configure File Sync, edit the File Sync section of the mobile-config.xml file.
If the File Sync section does not exist in the file, you must add
it.
To enable and configure File Sync, complete the following
steps:
Procedure
- Check out the mobile-config.xml file
for editing. For more information about checking out the file, see
the Changing Mobile configuration property values topic.
- Open the mobile-config.xml file
in a text editor.
- Add a section that contains all the File Sync configuration
properties. For details of these properties, see the File Sync section
in the Mobile configuration properties topic.
- To enable File Sync, specify true for
the FileSync enabled property.
- Specify values for the remaining File Sync properties,
according to the requirements of your organization.
- Save and check in the mobile-config.xml file.
What to do next
To be notified when files on your sync list are updated,
the Push Notification service must be enabled. Files that are configured
for auto sync are automatically updated on your device. Files that
are configured for manual sync must be synchronized manually. If the
Push Notification service is not enabled, users must open the File
Sync service in the mobile app to check for and synchronize new file
updates. For more information, see the Configuring Push
Notifications topic.