Miscellaneous Settings

Setting

Description

Enforce a Maximum Project Size

If you want to limit the size of projects and keep them from taking up too much space, select the check box; then type the size limit in megabytes. Set the storage space according to the anticipated number and size of documents or files and their revisions.

By default, Collaboration does not limit the size of projects. If a project size limit was previously set, and you want to go back to the original setting of unlimited project sizes, clear the check box.

The size limit is for individual projects, not the entire collection of projects in Collaboration. This setting affects every project in Collaboration. A project administrator can define the maximum size for a specific project in that project's General Settings page; the size defined on that page cannot exceed the value that you type into this text box.

Note: Collaboration includes objects in the Project Recycle Bin when calculating a project’s total memory usage.

Enable Personal Projects

If you want your users to have personal projects A private project for your own use. It includes Notes, Documents, Tasks, and Calendar functionality that are similar to a shared Collaboration project, which you could use to store your own files, appointments, and to-do list., select the check box. Personal projects let users store their own files, appointments, and to-do list in Collaboration. You can give your users unlimited storage or set a limit to conserve space. To restrict the size of each personal project, type the size in megabytes.   

By default, Collaboration does not limit the size of personal projects. If a project size limit was previously set, and you want to go back to the original setting of unlimited project sizes, clear the check box.

Enable WebDAV

If you want your users to use Collaboration's desktop integration features, select the check box.  To be able to select and clear this check box, you must set the fullWebDAVAccessToThisServer parameter in the config.xml file to yes.  Config.xml also includes other parameters that you must set for WebDAV. Changes that you make to this option are never carried over to config.xml.

Enable WebEdit

If you want your users to directly edit Microsoft Office documents on their desktop, select the check box. To be able to select and clear this check box, you must set the webEdit enabled parameter in the config.xml file to yes. Config.xml also includes other parameters that you must set for WebEdit. Changes that you make to this option are never carried over to config.xml. See the Administrator Guide for BEA AquaLogic Interaction Collaboration for information about making the Collaboration Office Tools Add-In available to end users.

Enable bulk upload

If you want your users to upload multiple files and folders or map Web folders to Collaboration, select the check box. To be able to select and clear this check box, you must set the bulkUpload enabled parameter in the config.xml file to yes. Config.xml also includes other parameters that you must set for Bulk Upload. Changes that you make to this option are never carried over to config.xml.

Enable zip download. Maximum zip file size in MB

If you want your users to be able to download folders and multiple documents as .zip files, select the check box. Type the size limit for the .zip file in the text box. The download aborts if the .zip file exceeds the size limit.

Hide project folders that contain only projects a user cannot access

If you want users to not be able to access project folders when they only contain projects that the users cannot access, select the check box. By default, this check box is cleared.

Note: Enabling this option may cause the Project Explorer to perform more slowly due to the added security checks.

Maximum single file upload in MB

If you want the maximum size of an uploaded file to be anything other than the default, type a number from 1 to 999 in megabytes. The default is 10 MB. Collaboration always uses the setting that you configure here except during upgrade, when it uses the maxUploadMegabytes parameter in config.xml. Changes that you make to this option are never carried over to config.xml.

Maximum discussion message in characters

If you want the maximum number of characters in a message to be anything other than the default, type a number from 1000 to 99999. The default is 16000. Collaboration always uses the setting that you configure here except during upgrade, when it uses the maxMessageChars parameter in config.xml. Changes that you make to this option are never carried over to config.xml.