New Features in Alfresco 4 - Uploading Multiple Users

Alfresco 4 comes with the feature of Uploading Multiple Users at one go. In Alfresco 4 Admin can upload multiple users at a time via CSV file. For this you need to create a CSV file either from a text file or from a Microsoft Office spreadsheet. You need to create the file using named headings and the following order:

User Name,First Name,Last Name,E-mail Address,Password,Company,Job Title,Location,Telephone,Mobile,
Skype,IM,Google User Name,Address,Address Line 2,Address Line 3,Post Code,Telephone,Fax,Email

1.) Create a text file "multipleUser.txt". Write the following details for creating a multiple users inside it:-

User Name,First Name,Last Name,E-mail Address,Password,Company,Job Title,Location,Telephone,Mobile,

Skype,IM,Google User Name,Address,Address Line 2,Address Line 3,Post Code,Telephone,Fax,Email

mani,Manish,Yadav,manish.yadav@gmail.com,,Alfresco,Trainee Software Engineer,noida,01122474444,9678484645,skype,,,,,,,,,

afshan,Mohd.,Afshan,xyz@yahoo.com,,Alfresco,Trainee Software Engineer,noida,01122473333,9678484655,skype,,,,,,,,,

2.) Save the above file and change its extension from ".txt" to ".csv". Now you can upload this file

into Alfresco.

Consider the following steps for Uploading Multiple Users:

A.) Open the Admin Console, and then click Users.

You'll see the User Search page.

B.) Click on Upload User CVS File button.

C.) Locate and upload the CSV file:

1. Click the Select file(s) to upload icon.
2. Browse for the CSV file containing the users. The CSV file has an extension of .csv.
3. Select the file, and then click Open.
4. Click Upload File(s).

The users from the CSV file are uploaded into Alfresco and you see the Upload Results page showing the list of user names and status. An email will be sent to the user informing them of their new Alfresco user account.

Points To Remember :

1. For two users "User Name" should not be same.

2. Values for User Name, First Name, Last Name, E-mail Address are mandatory.

3. You can create this file, either from a text file or from a Microsoft Office spreadsheet.

For exploring other new features of Alfresco 4 check out the given link: 

http://mafshan89.blogspot.in/2012/05/new-features-in-alfresco-4-alfresco.html

Alfresco 4 - Alfresco in the Cloud

Alfresco as an Enterprise Content Management System has done a significant job by adding below stated features in Alfresco 4 beside managing content of all sorts in an organisation.

In Alfresco 4 some of the striking features are:

• Alfresco Mobile.
• Social Interaction. Example "like content", "follow other users" etc.
• Alfresco integration with productivity apps like Microsoft Office, GoogleDocs etc.
• Publishing content to social media channels right from Alfresco.
• Alfresco in the Cloud.

Outstanding feature that amused me is Alfresco in the cloud and i would like to share some information about it in this blog.

Alfresco in the cloud is in Beta as if now but it is all set to be implemented in any organisation. Alfresco in the cloud is expected to emerge out of beta period in late spring 2012. Geting started with Alfresco in the cloud is absolutely easy on your pocket as it is a Free resource. 
Once you sign-up, you join your company's private collaboration network. You need your company email id for signup. Each company collaboration network starts with 10GB of storage for free (that's potentially thousands of documents) and unlimited users from your company domain. You can set-up as many content collaboration 'sites' as you would like (you set-up sites for projects, teams or content groupings).

Alfresco in the cloud is like a Shared drive on steroid which enables you to :

• Drag and drop upload document of any type.
• Preview files in the browser itself .
• Start tasks and simple workflows.

 

Alfresco in the cloud makes your tablet behave like a Mobile Workspace. One can access their document across the globe and round the clock.

Alfresco is emerging as a "profit profit" deal as it provide free iPhone and iPad apps.

At last i would conclude that in today's world of mobility Alfresco Cloud could be seen as one of the most important and significant step taken by the Alfresco team.

Its a complete gourmet treat to techies and corporates